Interlinkx CiC partner organisation CC Hackney...

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22.01.16 CCH social date for your diary - Awards Night celebrating 2015

Interlinkx CiC partner organisation CC Hackney... Our next social date for your diary - CCH Awards Night

A celebration of achievements for the riders of ‘CCH’ in 2015

Eighteen awards on the night from

 Cyclo Cross to Road, Time Trial and Special Achievements.

All categories will be covered for male and female riders in the club from U10 to senior. Trophies for all winners!

7.00pm arrivals, 8pm awards. DJ and buffet bar. Food & snack donations very welcome.

£5 on the door. Youth £2 

Friday 22nd January 2016
The Hackney Marshes Centre, Homerton Road E9 5PF

 

HYN 2016! Lake Fawcett & a tyre-ing night

Mark Cavendish

Our first 2016 session was interesting and well attended, it was good to be back on the go. 
This evening featured Lake Fawcett that was expertly dealt with by Patrick. 
Useful time was spent sorting out the good, bad and ugly tyres.
Raymond got the geared knock about bike he's been waiting for, 
we had several new members in attendance and even former UCI world road race champion Mark Cavendish made a 2D appearance.

The good, the bad and the ugly

The garbage man

Rubbish picture

Sorted

Latest special workshop tool makes it to the blog...

Thursday 3rd December 2015
The new seat post circumference measuring tool got used at Fawcett Garage 8 for the first time. It was tested on youth peer leader Henry Boateng's project run around bmx bike. We found the right size but we're still short of the right seat post!

Right honerable Patrick Field and young el Capitano Henry Boateng

Wall of fame - tag your name

The left side wall inside Fawcett Garage 8 is adorned with the tags of many project members dating back from the beginning in 2007. This wall was left undisturbed during the refurbishment in 2015 as a way of preserving Interlinkx CiC's history that is on-going positive engagements with Hackney's young bike riders.

Express yourself with your name

Fawcett Bike club - something unique going on here

 

Concorde Saturday group 28th November

Interlinkx CiC sponsored riders were out checking the new Loop Road that links ways through QE Park. This makes an interesting circuit around the 2012 Olympic stadium that is soon to be West Ham United FCs new ground.
There were a few cars on the road and the three sets of traffic lights were more often than not Working in our favour. 
Part of our training session was exercising standing starts for building leg power. But we actually did flying starts to day because of the head wind conditions riders were facing.

After training we headed back over to our regular cafe; Mapps in Hackney Wick for hot chocolate and toast.

We're in

Interlinkx CiC staff and members would like to thank Hackney Homes management for resolving our Gerda door 'lockout' situation at Fawcett Youth & Community Bike Club quickly - thank you!

Meanwhile other doors were opening in another part of East London: Two young Interlinkx CiC & CC Hackney members Ryan da Costa & Israel Oketade were rewarded for their commitment to cycle sport training at the Concorde Centre on Kingsmead Estate Hackney. They were invited to attend a session of the London Six day race at Lea Valley Velodrome. One day perhaps they could return as six day track riders?! Well anything is possible at their age, little steps...

Keir - Israel - Ryan - Giuliana

 

 

...last Thursday's lockout

Apologies to members and guests for last Thursday's lockout; we were unable to open up because one of our Gerda door locks had failed. We've had six years without a lock hitch, not that bad. We expect to have this situation rectified ahead of our next session date Thursday 12th November.