Events

Tudor Grange Circuit Races Thursday 5 August

June 26th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

On Thursday 5 August, in conjunction with the Bromsgrove Olympique CC, we are organising some circuit races in on the Tudor Grange circuit in Solihull .  Entry is on the line only and the timetable is :

18:15 Youth U 16 and U 14 - 30 mins - entry fee £4

19:00 3rd and 4th cats  - 40 mins- entry fee £7

19:55 2nd and 3rd cats - 50 mins - entry fee £7

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London to Paris - A Ride for Charity

June 21st, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

The Route

Paul Fairburn writes…

My wife Jo Fairburn, friend Helen Pearcey and I, decided to take on a challenge this year to raise money for Everyman – the male cancer charity. We were inspired to do it because our son Josh recovered from cancer last year. This was undoubtedly because of the research and hard work done over the years to combat cancer – and we’re keen to see this continue.
We decided to do the ride with Skyline (www.skylineoverseas.co.uk). They organize…

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Mountain Mayhem 2010

June 21st, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Well last weekend was the return of Mountain Mayhem at Eastnor Castle in the Malvern Hills, and what a weekend it was. We had two teams entered, the Red Kite All Stars (Nick Dunn, David Eaves, Deborah Whitehouse, Ben Thomas and Adrian) in the open mixed category and a four man team (Rich Harding, Thom Phillips, John Laughlin and Euan Adams) in the open men.

Our support crew headed over on the Thursday in order to set up camp at a…

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Bike Week 19-27 June 2010

June 14th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Red Kite Cycles is delighted to be supporting National Bike Week with a range of activities.

On Tuesday 22 June we are repeating out popular evening bike ride just for women, leaving the shop at 6:30 for about an hour and a half.  Our Belles on Bikes ride around the local lanes is for any women regardless of their ability or experience. With staff and experienced cyclists on hand to advise you on how to get the best out of your…

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Advice for triathlon newbies from Vicky Holland

June 2nd, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Vicky Holland is one of the country’s leading elite triathletes and Red Kite Cycles are proud to be her bike sponsors.  She has just returned to the UK after a  winter training in Australia and the first two World Championship races in Australia and Korea.  Here she provides some advice for those embarking on their first triathlon, in particular  from Liz and Anne who are competing in the the Blenheim Triathlon on 5 June which has an open water swim.

The…

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NPS 3 Mountain Bike Race Margam

May 30th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Saturday 29th May was round 3 of the mountain bike National Point Series held at the popular venue of Margam Park near Port Talbot in South Wales. Last years edition was run off under a hot sun, this year it was cold and wet.

Ross rode in the Elite race whilst Euan took the start in the Expert category. Tim and Dave were making their debut in the Sports race whilst Richard and Mark flew the flag in the ever competitive…

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Southern XC Round 2, Pippingford

May 26th, 2010 - Posted by Euski

On Sunday Ross and Euan competed in round 2 of the Southern XC Series at Pippingford Estate near East Grinstead, using the same course as the National Champs in July. With temperatures incredibly high and some good riders there, the was racing was going to be fierce. With gridding based on the results from the first round, Ross should have been on the first row but missed his call up and to start from the 2nd row. The start rose…

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Hove Park Crits 21/5

May 22nd, 2010 - Posted by Euski

Last night Euan and his new housemate Nick, went over to Brighton to compete in round 2 of the Brighton Mitre Hove Park Crit Series. Round 1 was 4 weeks ago which Euan won by lapping the bunch and putting 3/4 of a lap in to a chasing group of 3, so expectations were high. The 4th cat race was first up which Nick was competing in. As Nick is more used to riding off road for 12-24hours at time,…

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Triathlon World Championship Series, Seoul

May 10th, 2010 - Posted by Euski

After a fantastic weekend in Sydney I was really hoping for a repeat performance here in Seoul, having felt my training had been going well and that I was ready to go out there and give my all once again. Unfortunately it didn’t quite play out that way! I have only been to Asia once before – Gamagori in 2005 – and that was a pretty terrible race for me. So now with this weekends’ performance added onto that one,…

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NPS Round 2 Wasing Park

May 9th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

On Sunday, Ross, Euan and Rich headed to over to Wasing park near Reading for round 2 of the National MTB Series.

The course wound its way through the pituresque estate, taking in very little climbing but this didn’t make it any easier. The first half of the course was very heavy going through tight loamy singletrack and steep banks, opening up into a very rapid second half of fireroad and fast flowy singletrack through meadows of bluebells. Considering the rain…

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