Summer of Cycling

Our final Sunday Go Ride Session for under 16s takes place on Sunday 17th October at 3pm. Regular sessions will last 1 hour, but we will extend to 2 hours for Go Ride Races. Entry fee is £3 per child.

We’ve got some great goody bags for everyone - children & adults. If you fancy a go just wear long sleeves and trousers or leggings please. We have bikes and helmets.

If you want to tell us you’re coming and be informed about future events please join our free group on Spond.

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This is how we will contact interested people in future.

To be the first to hear about upcoming club events please join our group on Spond. It also helps us plan the sessions h ttps://group.spond.com/ZCPSV

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Get in to track cycling at Sporting Club Cramlington NE23 6BN

Sunday 22 August 10am - 12pm

This free event is a great place for children, young people and adults to try cycling on the traffic free track, which is home to Northumbria Vikings Cycle Speedway Club. Bikes and helmets are provided. All you need is a long sleeve top and trousers or leggings to take part.

The introductory session is aimed at people who like to ride for fun or fitness, but you can progress into racing in a local league for Blyth Valley Bees, Wansbeck Warriors or Tyneside Titans.

Looking for activities for children and young people under 16 over the holidays? We’re planning some sessions as part of the Summer of Cycling. If you’d like to know more sign up to the group on Spond and complete the poll or add comments below this post. Would you like junior coaching sessions, fun races for under 16s, Dr Bike (free maintenance) family guided rides, taster session for adults. When’s best for you?

Join the Northumbria Vikings Juniors Group on SPOND to share your views and find out when sessions are on https://group.spond.com/ZCPSV

2021

With the prospect of restricted travel between regions this year a very real probability, our little club will be one of very few in the UK which has no near neighbour to share matches with, our nearest hubs being Scotland, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester which all have a few clubs within their borders. Should local restrictions be eased enough to allow us to resume racing sometime before 2022 we really do need to reach new talent in our region, and we know there is plenty of it locally involved in other forms of cycling.

We are a small group of diehard enthusiasts who have invested a lot in time, money and energy since reviving the Sport here in 2011 but have not yet managed to reach a wide enough audience to boost our numbers, most North East youngsters perhaps understandably preferring football to racing bikes. Unfortunately there isn't enough opportunity for every youngster to play football or indeed any other sport at high level, and that is where Cycle Speedway scores heavily. There are around 30 clubs nationally with between a handful and 50-plus active members, and because it is an International sport with the hotspots being Poland, Australia and GB there is huge potential for good riders to represent their country and themselves at European and World Championship level in both team and individual competition, from the age of 6 upwards. You can get an idea of it here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/getintocyclespeedway?c=SX. Stay safe.

Please keep an eye on this site for potential restart dates and feel free to try our bikes at Cramlington Sporting Club. See also our Facebook pages at
https://www.facebook.com/NomadsCSC
and
https://www.facebook.com/NCSCNomads.

Older news:

We sincerely hope you can find some peace and respite from a highly forgettable 2020 and that sporting activities can get back to something like normal in 2021. We would love to see a whole raft of new riders coming along to try our super little Sport, which while having no direct comparison to other mainstream cycling disciplines is the one we think provides the most exhillerating and challenging experience for old and young alike. We welcome boys, girls, ladies and gentlemen any age from around 6 upwards. See you then!

Unfortunately 2020 was a total loss for us and most of the other UK clubs due to the Cov-19 pandemic.

We did stage a short series of socially-distant and Covid-safeTuesday evening training sessions but were unable to organise anything further than that, and like everyone else had to cancel the handful of fixtures we had planned. With luck 2021 will be somewhat more normal than this year and we can get back into action.

Should that happen as hoped, expect to see us entertaining more youth and community groups here as well as school visits. All will be welcome. Training is by fully trained British Cycling and highly experienced Club coaches. We'd love to see you.

Keep up to date on our plans for the future by visiting our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/NomadsCSC .

Vikings duo in fabulous win!

Northumbria's two Superstar veteran riders, Gavin Parr and Jason Keith played their part in our adopted Edinburgh Falcons team's fantastic win over 2019 League Champions Astley & Tyldesley (Wigan) on Sunday 15th March 2020, their second victory in two visits to the Lancashire track. Edinburgh Team Manager Stevie Gilroy sent this list of scorers:

Diviision 1 result: Astley 88 Edinburgh 91.
Scorers: Mikey Hewitson 14+1 (4 rides), Lewis Foxley 10+1 (5), Jason Keith 11+1 (4), Gavin Parr 17+1 (6), Edan Morton 18+3 (6), Jake Slight 11+1 (5), Niall Morton 8+1 (5), Craig Newsome 2+1 (1), Neil McPherson DNR.

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Start your weekend with an hour of cycling fun on our traffic free circuit. Bikes and all equipment provided. Sessions dependent upon the weather.

It all starts again around Easter after our winter break, normally Tuesdays from 6:15pm and Sunday afternoons so keep watching here and on our Facebook page.

Want a fresh look for you bike? This is the place to go!

Training and Racing

We are a friendly, family club and welcome riders of all abilities to ride on our purpose built outdoor track at Sporting Club Cramlington.

When can you have a try?

Come along for a free taster at our training on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm and Sunday afternoons from 12:30pm

For under 16s we run a beginners Friday Bike Night from 6.30pm

What are the bikes like?

The club has bikes for you to use. They are easy to ride as there are no brakes or gears to worry about. Just pedal on the straights & freewheel round the bends.

What do I need to wear?

A long sleeved top, trousers and trainers. We have gloves and helmets for you to use but use your own if you have them.

What kind of track is it?

It's oval like a velodrome with banked bends and a soft red shale surface.

What are the races like?

Short sprints. It's 4 laps with 4 riders, usually 2 from each team per race. Four points for the first over the line, then 3,2,1.

When do we race?

We have fun races as part of training, organise friendlies with other clubs and also host Go Ride beginners races for under 16s at weekends

It's a great time to get into the sport as we are planning to race in the North & Scotland League in 2019.

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Club Coach to Luxury Coach!

Saturday 29th October 2016 and our British Cycling Head Coach, Richie Smith joins a very select band of fully-qualified Cycle Speedway Coaches at Wednesfield, elevating himself from Lord to God at the Vikings lair. Not sitting on his newly-won laurels, Richie immediately sizes up some opportunities for winter indoor racing at several venues on Tyneside should the desire to race be strong enough. Some interest has already been shown by several of Terry Kirkup's Team Midaircrisis mountain bike club colleagues so we may see some fresh talent if this comes off.