by Heather Bamforth | Feb 28, 2016 | Blog, Events, Racing
Now February pay day has passed, here’s our pick of road races for women’s cycling in April 2016 (based on races currently on the calendar): 3 April 2016 Dave Peck Memorial Road Race E123 – start time 11am – distance 53 miles – entry fee...
by Heather Bamforth | Feb 20, 2016 | Blog, Events, Helpful Information, News
One of the big killers of women’s road racing historically has been a perceived lack of engagement from the women’s cycling community by the cycling world as a whole. Women can be an organiser’s nightmare – unlike the male racing community where races can be...
by Heather Bamforth | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog, Events, News, Racing
So the 2016 road season is just around the corner, so we had better get a move on and give you our pick of events for the end of February and March 2016. This covers road races and stage races only and not circuit races, mainly because road races are more at risk of...
by Heather Bamforth | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Racing, Training
One of the issues that many people seem to forget is that the majority of grassroots sports (not just cycling) are run by a relatively small number of volunteers. Unless there is an increase in people offering to volunteer, there is always only going to be a fixed...
by Heather Bamforth | Jan 24, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Racing, Training
We’ve just come back from an excellent training session where we spoke to the riders about different skills that can be used when racing. This session has provided the inspiration for this blog post. One of the keys to success in every walk of life is your...
by Heather Bamforth | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Events, Race Gallery
Based on feedback received during 2015, this season’s North West women’s road races feature opportunities for elite and first category riders as well as some additions (as well as date changes) to last year’s calendar. Not all races are on the...
