Coaching is on as usual at Drumlanrig this Thursday, so Sprogs please aim to arrive by 5pm and Yoofs by 6:45pm. Lead coach for the Sprogs group will be our new Scottish Cycling Coach, Alan Denman and the Sprogs session will focus on riding one handed. Alan will introduce bottle jousting and bike ten pin bowling as the session progresses. The lead coach for the Yoofs will be our own Ewan Clark and we will be continuing with Ewan's brand of high quality MTB based coaching and trail riding. This week, Ewan will be aiming to teach us the bunny hop, that is, how get both wheels over an obstacle.
Next week's session is replaced by the Stepping Stanes Dirt Crit Race. The race venue is the new off-road circuit that the Forestry Commission have built at Heathhall see the Root Rats blog for more details. This is the second round of the D&G Youth MTB series and we are encouraging all riders in the club to take part. The race is a Dirt Crit, which means that there will be a little bit more pedalling needed than in the last race, but it'll be fun!. Don't forget that coaching session fees are 2.50 per session.
This Friday sees town centre racing returning to our area with Elite level circuit racing on the streets of Dumfries. Racing starts just after 6pm with the start line in the region of Jessops and the race looping over a short circuit of High, Great King, English and Shakespere streets. Why note come along and see what it is all about.
Finally, two important matters. First of all our treasurer, Michelle Clark is aiming to send off the orders for Root Rats cycling shirts early next week so we are looking for any remaining order forms to be returned to her by the end of the week. Secondly, some riders have yet to renew their club membership. We'd be grateful if you could do this as soon as possible as membership is a condition for attending club sessions. Let me know by reply if you would like a membership form or shirt order form e-mailed to you.
