by Heather Bamforth | Dec 18, 2016 | Blog, News
2017 will see the inaugural Racing Chance Junior Academy. The squad comprises two second year juniors and two first year juniors, all of whom will be racing together and training together as much as possible. This year’s riders are Rebecca Gregson, Corinne Side,...
by Heather Bamforth | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, News, Racing, Training
One of our objectives as a charity is to provide opportunities for women in competitive cycling who would not otherwise have those opportunities. This means that the opportunities for riders to race near the highest level of the sport are scarce if you’re not on...
by Heather Bamforth | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog, Events, News, Racing, Training
As a charity, one of our missions is to try and develop a structured pathway to help riders develop their skills and confidence through competitive cycling. Introduction This year (our first real year of trading), we have achieved far more than we thought was...
by Heather Bamforth | Jul 3, 2015 | Blog, News, Racing
One of our key long term aims has always been to provide racing opportunities for riders, who may not otherwise have that opportunity at their disposal. Unfortunately, as we are only a small outfit with a very limited pot of money, our ability to provide racing...
by Heather Bamforth | Apr 26, 2015 | Blog, Events, Training
One of the major learning points in racing comes once you are comfortable with sitting in the bunch and have gained enough fitness so that you can stay with the race to the end. Once you are in that position, you need to start thinking about tactics to help you move...