vcnorwich

It’s all about the arrows!

Remember the Rollerdrome at the ToB finish at the showground last summer?

Well now’s your chance to have a go … and they’re setting it up just for us so please come along and support if you can.

Our good friends Kevin and Neil at Activating CiC are putting on a VC Norwich dedicated evening of rollerdrome racing at the Fat Cat and Canary pub on the 25th April, starting at 7pm. Come along for an evening of good company, music, a few drinks and some friendly(?) competition.

If Thursday is normally your training night come and drink fruit juice and do some serious spinning.

If Thursday is normally your rest night come and drink beer … and do some serious spinning.

Whatever night it is for you normally, this night is a night to spend with your club mates and have some fun. There’s no entry fee, so you have no excuses!
Whether you can spin at 150rpm or not, put the 25th in your diary and make sure you come along.

Here’s a picture of some women showing how it’s done:

And if you don’t remember Rollerdrome, here’s what it’s all about: 

http://www.activatingcic.co.uk/pdfs/rollerdromeintro.pdf.

Many of you have entered (and been accepted) for the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100.
Almost as many have entered and then had their entries returned.
British Cycling is now offering another opportunity to those disappointed to gain entry without going down the “sponsorship” route… as part of a club team. So who fancies getting a VCN team (or two) together to try and get some more red and black shirts on the start line in London?
Details are in the club email sent out this week… but we need to hurry, entries close on 14th April. So if you are a both a VCN and BC member and are interested put your name on the posting on the club facebook page or email me at chairman@vcnorwich.co.uk I intend to register VCN’s interests before the weekend.

With the days beginning to get longer and the weather getting milder (yeah, right!) the VCN Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening rides will re-start the week after next, on 16th April 2013.

They start at 6.30 pm from Trowse (Tuesdays) and Cringleford Green (Wednesdays & Thursdays.)

Tuesdays and Thursdays are fast training rides and Wednesdays are a Club Ride, when no-one will be dropped.  Please bring lights in case it is getting dark before you get home.

For more details see…… vcnorwich.co.uk/rides/

A quick update to the table after an omission in the newsletter:

Events Total mileage
1 Jonathan Greenway Squit, Chiltern AX, Diss CC RR, Wiggle, Copdock AX, X2 Dutch 579
2 Simon Lomax Squit (128), Wiggle (41) 344
3 Jen Smart Squit; Wiggle; Surrey (57) 337
Mark Smart Squit; Wiggle; Surrey 337
5 Sean Quarmby Squit, Wiggle 294
6 Bob Carter Squit 253
7 Matt Gates Squit 191
8 David Whitehead 112 Jan/Feb miles + Wiggle 163
9 Keiron Cole 107
10 Michael Wild Feb VCNRR; Wiggle 103

VC Norwich Newsletter, April 2013

The table’s being prepared for the April newsletter. So if you have yet to claim your miles for March, now is the time to do it. Otherwise it’ll look like this:
1 Bob Carter Old Squit AX 253
Jonathan Greenway Old Squit AX 253
3 Jen Smart Old Squit AX 240
Mark Smart Old Squit AX 240
5 Matt Gates Old Squit AX 191
6 Simon Lomax 175
7 Sean Quarmby 125
8 Keiron Cole 107

So join in, mileage claims to newseditor@vcnorwich.co.uk

WHERE Spice of India, Horsford.

WHEN 7:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Matt Gates is in the process of organising an evening for club members and partners to get together mid week. Hopefully the cold weather will have abated by then and you’ll be able to wear spring apparel to tuck into mouth watering Indian cuisine. We are looking to seat 30+ to make it a viable event, cost will depend on numbers.

Come along, and meet your fellow VCNers in a non-riding/cake stop social environment.

If you are interested, please make contact through the VCN Facebook site or by emailing Matt direct at mjg1164@gmail.com