Below: Vikings Coach Richie Smith organises our final Summer Series Go-Ride Races of 2018.
Start your weekend with an hour of cycling fun on our traffic free circuit. Bikes and all equipment provided. Sessions dependent upon the weather.
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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From now on it'll be Sundays from 12:00 for adult riders then 4:00-5:00 juniors, and Tuesday night adults from 6:15. Sundays are dependent upon North & Scotland League fixtures which start when the Vikings are due to ride for their adopted sides in Hull and Edinburgh on 7th April .
On Tuesday 12th February, Richie Smith and Terry Kirkup met Seat Valley and Cramlington's School Sports Co-ordinator to discuss possible school sessions on the track this season. Lets hope we can start to emulate the amazing Queen Anne High School in Fife and get a massive betch of youngsters into the Sport. This is all schedules for May and June.
Viking's long-time Number One, ex-British Over 40s Champion Gavin Parr has signed for Hull CSC for the 2019 season. This follows the cessation of Northern League racing here at Northumbria following a disappointing few years where we failed to attract any new riders to boost our numbers and ensure a healthy future for the team. With a few of the remaining regulars off to Edinburgh for 2019, Gavin has taken advantage of the chance to link up with his good friend, 3-time British Champion Andy Angell at the Humberside club and we wish him all the very best for his coming season.
2018 sees us embark on a team rebuilding programme with a serious search for junior talent led by Coach Richie Smith.
TK made some changes to the track floodlights on 23rd October while the School was on half term break. We now have much better coverage with some tweaks to the aiming angle of each lamp.
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.
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We are always looking for extra help on match days and all such offers would be gratefully accepted and really appreciated. Like most other amateur sports clubs we do depend heavily upon parents and relatives, so if you think you could offer to help out in even the smallest way then just ask any club member for further information. You can also e-mail our Volunteer Co-ordinator through our inbox at vikings @ northumbriacsc.org
CALLING ALL UNDER 16 RIDERS AND POTENTIAL RIDERS! (and your folks!)
and of course anyone else over 16, both ladies and gentlemen - there is NO UPPER AGE LIMIT and this year we have riders in their early-20's and early 40s making their debuts! Come along on Saturday and show us what you can do!
Keep watching here and our FaceBook page (see link below) for information on training, racing and coaching, and come see what our Sport can offer YOU!
