by Heather Bamforth | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog, Events, Helpful Information, News, Racing
It’s now time for us to look at April’s events. All of the races currently listed on British Cycling can be found here but here is our pick: 1 & 2 April Capernwray Road Race – E1234 – 47 miles – 10.02am – £20 – Lancaster....
by Heather Bamforth | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Helpful Information, Leadership
A number of photos have caught my eye recently, and not for the right reasons. When I made a generic comment about it on Facebook, it was interesting to see how many people missed my point. So I thought it would be useful to explain it further here. Last year, I was...
by Heather Bamforth | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, News, Racing
Prior to Christmas 2016, we were deciding whether or not we should enter a team into the team pursuit at the Track Nationals. The juniors were really keen to have a go, but as we only had three juniors (at the time) who were regular track riders, we enlisted the help...
by Heather Bamforth | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, Events, Leadership, Training
A big part of Racing Chance is bike riding – it’s difficult to race without it. But winter training can often be difficult – cold mornings, frost, having to get dressed up in loads of layers – all of these play their part in putting you off. So...
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...
