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28th January 2012 |
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Christian wins
National Madison |
Mark Christian paired with Simon yates won the 2012
National Madison Championship. The Duo riding in the
100% ME kit started the race as they meant to go on
, taking the first two sprint with precision.
Staying on course by the half way point the pair
where leading the race by a sufficient advantage. A
text book finish ended the event with Mark Christian
& Simon Yates taking the honor's ahead of Alex
Dowsett & Tom Murry (SKY Pro Cycling & Sigma Sport
Specialized) and George Atkins & Owain Doulle (100%
ME).
Riders reactions.
Mark
Christian
"It
was a good race and we won a national title so
I'm really happy with that. We knew from the
start it would be a tactical race and with just
a few teams riding it was a hard 200 laps and we
had to work hard to win that. We've been putting
a lot of track work in during the winter with
the academy and it’s obviously paid off today.
It’s a nice way to finish off the track season
because we are in a transition period at the
moment crossing over to road work. I've got a
training camp coming up in Majorca shortly with
the Academy then I'm going to be based in
Belgium with AN Post who I'm riding for. Another
win for the Isle of Man, nice to keep it in the
family."
Simon
Yates
"We've trained for that. Just arrived back from
Bejing so we're going pretty well on the track.
We wanted to get involved with the race early on
and winning the first two sprints took a bit of
pressure off. We could have sat back towards the
end of the race because we had pretty much done
what we had to but we pushed on because we
didn't want anyone to get a lap on us and to be
honest I couldn't really relax till we'd
finished the race."
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20th Januray 2012 |
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Manx Viking Wheelers 2012 sign on night |
In
order to get ready for the 2012 season, Manx Viking
Wheelers are holding our sign on night 4th February
at Jabberwocky Cafe in Douglas from 7pm.
The
cost of membership for 2012 is £20 per racing
member. £15 for- social member and £10 for juniors, Membership is free
for anyone who has not previously been a member of
any other Isle of Man cycling club.
Not
wanting to miss out on a social opportunity, we are
delighted to confirm that Jabberwocky is licenced so
there will be a selection of libations available for
purchase. The club will be providing a "bite to
eat".
Please can you let Helen Wolstencroft
know if you will be attending, either by phone/text
480947 or by email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com.
We need to know the total by 30th January.
As with all of our social events, this "sign on
evening" is open to non club members for £10 per
head. |
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19th January 2012 |
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IOM Coaching Course |
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If anyone is interested in becoming a British
Cycling Level 1 Coach, then there is the possibility
of a course being held here on the Island, should
there be enough interest. If you are interested, you
need to contact Emma Smettem via email on emmasmettem@me.com. |
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CA Claim Form |
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This
form has been introduced for use by anyone that has
been off island and represented the club whilst
competing in a cycling event as a member of MVW. The
claim
form is then to be submitted to the CA. |
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8th January 2012 |
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The Manx go to Beijing |
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British Cycling has chosen a young team of riders to
represent GB in the upcoming third round of the UCI
Track Cycling World Cup Classic in Beijing. Joe
Kelly and Mark Christian will form part of a 6 man
endurance team. Good look to Joe and Mark! |
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6th January 2012 |
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IOM Calendar |
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2012 IOM Cycling
Calendar is HERE or
follow the quick link at the bottom of the page. |
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Apply Now |
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Sign on with Manx Viking Wheelers for this Season
Here (Word
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PDF) |
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1st
January 2012 |
Happy New Year
Wishing Everyone well for
there 2012 Season |
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All News and Results from 2011 can be found on our
History page. |
