Handcycle weekend at Stoke Mandeville on Sept 12/13th 2009  (listed 14/8/09)

The next handcycle weekend at Stoke Mandeville is on September 12th and 13th. On this weekend, the emphasis on Saturday is training and on Sunday, a group ride.

The AGM of Handcycling UK will take place on Saturday.

The format for the weekend is:

• Sat 10.00am: 3hr training session on the track
• Sat 1.00pm: lunch and AGM of Handcycling UK
• Sat 2.30pm: 2 hr road session
• Sunday am: group led ride

Please be ready to start at 10 prompt - that is on the track, on your bike and already started warming up. Please be on time to make the most of the session. Please remember to have the following items: a helmet; isotonic drinks and energy bars/bananas for carbohydrate intake during the training; And have your race bar fitted to your bike if you have one.

During the lunch break, the AGM of the association will be held.

At 2.30pm, the road session will start; people wil have the choice of treating as a ride or a serious road session.

On Sunday, Sept 13th morning, a group cycle ride is planned.

You are welcome to attend all the sessions or just the ones which suit you. We are hoping that handcyclists not interested in the training sessions will join us for the ride on Sunday.

We will have a number of handcycles available for people to try; Draft, Quickie Shark and TopEnd handcycles So if you haven't got a bike yet and would like to try them out, please come along but let me know!

The training sessions are open to all handcyclists irrespective of level, experience, condition and disability. For a newcomer to handcycling, it's an excellent opportunity to benefit from some structured coaching, and advice in terms of planning, preparation and training logs etc. There will be a number of experienced handcyclists present who will only be to happy to pass on advice and tips. The session will start with a warm up, followed by a 1 lap time trial for all. A variety of interval type exercises will be then done including team sprints and a short factored race. By the end of session, you will have had a good work out and developed a team spirit with those you are cycling.

I have pre-booked a number of rooms at the Olympic lodge for the Friday (11th) and Saturday (12th) nights.

The costs are as follows:

• Room per night is £33.00 or £16.5 sharing
• Cooked Breakfast is £4.00
• Lunch is £4.00 - choice of baked potato or packed lunch.

These prices are available to those who are members of the Handcycling UK Association. Cost to non members to attend the training session is £5. (Annual membership is only £10).

Please confirm your attendance and choices for meals and acommodation (sharing or single) for1 or 2nightsAS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Rooms and meals have to be confirmed byMonday7th september. Please indicate if youwant your own room or to share a room.

Please note the following change: Once a booking has been made on your behalf, you are liable for the cost unless I receive notification from you by Wednesday, September 9th. Please pay me your costs on arrival.

I look forward to you joining us for the weekend.

Please contact me if you any queries.

Matthew Lindley
HCAUK race organiser
Tel: 01260 279829
Mobile: 0776 209 8264
email: ml.handcycling@dsl.pipex.com

Handcycling session at Stoke Mandeville on May 30th (listed 12/5/09)

We have changed the next date of training at Stoke Mandeville from June 6th to May 30th due to a conflict with the date of the 1st race of of British Cycling Disability race series which is on June 7th at Salt Ayre, Lancaster.

So the training day on June 6th at Stoke Mandeville is CANCELLED. For those who are planning to take part in the Tour de Vale ride on June 7th, I have kept the rooms reserved at the lodge and will send out a separate message about this.

So, on May 30th, there will be a track session in the morning and a road ride in the afternoon. Lunch will be held at 1pm. The morning session is also open to anyone wanting to try handcycling for the 1st time. Please remember to bring your isotonic drinks and energy bars/snacks for carbohydrate intake.

Paul Smith and his colleagues at Greenwich University need to complete a reseach study by the end of June and so the morning track session is going to be used to carry out the study. For the study, Paul requires 10 volunteers, male and spinal cord injured, to undertake a 1 hour time trial. Handcyclists with other disabilities are welcome to take part as well. Full details of the study are
given below.

You are required to arrive at the track for 9.30am

For the afternoon, a group ride has been planned.

Please contact me (Matt Lindley) and Paul Smith to confirm your attendance. Please confirm if you want lunch - cost of lunch is £4.

Unfortunately there is no accommodation available for this weekend. A junior European basketball championship is being held at Stoke Mandeville on this weekend and all the rooms have been booked already. Sorry about this.

I hope you can come along for the day and support Paul in his research project

The first handcycle training weekend in 2009 based at Stoke Mandeville
is on April 4th and 5th. (listed 3/4/09)

The training is open to all handcyclists irrespective of level, experience, condition and disability. A number of handcycles will be available for people to use. So if you haven't got a bike yet and would like to try them out, please come along but let me know!

The format for the day will be a 3 hour structured track session in the morning starting at 10am. Lunch is at 1.00pm and there will be a 2hr road session in the afternoon.

Please be ready to start at 10 prompt - that is on the track, on your bike and already started warming up. Please remember to bring your own isotonic drinks and energy bars/bananas for carbohydrate intake during the training. A new requirement for the training sessions is to have your race bar fitted to your bike. This is a safety requirement.

During the lunch break, the committee will be holding a members forum which will be an opportunity for any issues to be discussed.

A group cycle ride is planned for the Sunday morning starting at 9.30am. The following link shows the route: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/261712 It is 28 miles in full and there are cut off points to return to Stoke Mandeville for those who prefer a shorter ride.

I have pre-booked a number of rooms at the Olympic lodge for the Friday (3rd) and Saturday (4th) nights.

The costs are as follows: Room per night is £33 or £16.50 sharing Cooked Breakfast is £4.00 Lunch is £4.00 - choice of baked potato or packed lunch.

These prices are available to those who are members of the Handcycling UK Association. Cost to non members to attend the training is £5. (Annual membership is only £10).

*Please confirm your attendance and choices for meals and acommodation (sharing or single) for 1 or 2 nights AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Rooms and meals have to be confirmed **by* *Monday 30**th March**. * *Please indicate if you want your own room or to share a room. *

Please note the following change: Once a booking has been made on your behalf, you are liable for the cost unless I receive notification from you by Wednesday, April 1st. Please pay me your costs on arrival.

I look forward to you joining us for the weekend. Please contact me if you any queries.

Matthew Lindley HCAUK race organiser ml.handcycling@dsl.pipex.com