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Site Updates – We were Hacked

The Ipswich Bicycle Club website was hacked yesterday. This has resulted in the loss of the website, and along with it the backups. Please bear with us while we restore the site, if you spot something which isn’t correct, do let us know. Thanks IBC Webadmin

Event reminder – IBC Reliability

Date Sunday 20th February 2011

 HQ Playford Village Hall

Rides 100km – 9am    70km – 10am    45km – 11am   Maps available for all routes.

Cost All rides £2.00

Refreshments available at HQ

Contact Kirsty McLaughlin 01473 744711 or 07988 862613

New to reliability rides? Ride in a group over the set distance at your chosen pace. Aim to finish the distance as close to your chosen time as possible. Non competitive and very social.

Found: Crash helmet

A young person’s crash helmet was left behind at the recent Foxhall cyclo-cross event run by Mark Wyer. Also left behnind was a black top. Contact dominic.castle@eadt.co.uk if you think they may be yours.

Next Ipswich Bicycle Club ‘Club Ride’

Sat 19th Feb – 12.30 p.m. from Northgate Sports Centre

Open to non club members

Two groups

  • More experienced riders approx 35 to 40 miles
  • Less experienced riders of approx 20 miles

Following several enquiries the 20m ride has been added and will be ideal for those wanting to gain experience of a group ride. Want a shorter ride visit Cycle Suffolk

All riders will need to bring suitable clothing and a spare inner tube (if the weather is poor at least a rear light too).

Further information from Tim Snook 0759021401

News Snippets

Cycle Suffolk Project Co-ordinator

£19,126 – £21,519 Full time (subject to continued funding) to 31March 2013

Closing date: 3 February 2011.

Suffolk Sport are seeking to appoint a project co-ordinator for the Cycle Suffolk project, which has secured funding from Sport England’s Rural Communities Fund.

Working with clubs, coaches and other volunteers in cycling across Suffolk. The aim of Cycle Suffolk is to increase participation in rural communities and to develop the cycling infrastructure in the county through enhancing the quality of coaching and club provision working with key partners such as British Cycling, the education and local authority sectors and other community agencies.

Further Information available from ww.suffolksport.com/cyclesuffolk

Tracy Brownlow on (01379) 677307 or email: tracy.brownlow@suffolksport.com

February Half-Term – CYCLE SPORT COACHING & RACING

24 February – Priory School Bury St Edmunds IP32 7BH

Coaching and Go Ride Racing

10am-3pm – £10.00. 8-16yrs Coaching–Advance bookings only Bookings close Tue 22 Feb

3.15pm–4.15pm – £1.00 – Go-Ride Racing – Entries taken on the day*

Mountain bikes provided free of charge or bring your own bike suitable for riding off road.

Further information and booking details Alison Lilley Go-Ride Coach – Eastern Region

Mobile: 07983 809120 E-mail: alisonlilley@britishcycling.org.uk

Go-Ride Racing

Off-road racing at Priory School, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7BH

Thurs 24th Feb, 3:15pm

£1 to enter

Contact Mark Wyer for an entry form

Eastern Region Go-Ride Coach

Mobile: 07534 281271 E-mail: markwyer@britishcycling.org.uk

British Cycling Club Mark CTC Cycling Time Trials go-ride
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