Prince Bishops Challenge 2012
Important news

We found out recently that the Tyne Valley cycling club have organised their "round the reservoir" cycle event for the same day as we set for the Prince Bishops challenge and as this is on rolling closed roads we realised that we could not hold our events on the same date and needed to make some quick decisions.

After consulting with the sailing club, who host the event, we have agreed to move the events to Saturday 5th May 2012 at the same time of 9.30am start. All other race details will remain the same. Full details of the challenge which includes a Sprint race over half the standard distance as well as the classic Prince Bishops Standard distance race can be found at Prince Bishops race details 2012.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused in changing the race day and would appreciate your continued support as we have put a lot of work into rearranging the race following the date clash which could not have been predicted.

Bike Skills Coaching Sessions
Ryton Tri are running a series of bike skills coaching sessions over the next 3 weeks with the aim of building confidence for riding safely in groups. The sessions are FREE and open to both club and non club members and will focus on:

The sessions are designed to suit beginner/ intermediate cyclists and can be undertaken on any type of bike. No specialist clothing is required other than a CYCLE HELMET, just bring something warm and a waterproof.
Although the sessions are planned to build skills throughout the course it is not essential to attend all three weeks as each sessions is is taught as a self contained unit. So come along even if you can't be there for all of them.
The dates and times for the sessions have been set so that Saturday swimmers will not have to miss any of their classes and are: Sat 14th Jan 2:00pm till 3:30pm Sat 21st Jan 2:00pm till 3:30pm Sat 28th Jan 2:00pm till 3:30pm
The venue is to be confirmed but will be either Blaydon Leisure Centre or Gateshead Stadium. Anyone wishing to attend the course if they could please fill out the Rider information form attached (or to download here) and bring it to the first session. Anyone under 18 MUST also have the parental consent form signed by a parent/guardian before they will be able to take part.
The course will be coached by Haydn Maughan and Paul Gertig as part of their Level 2 Cycle Coaching course.

Watt Bike Race Nights at the Ryton Tri Gym - next race night Sat 28th Jan
Yesterday (30th Dec) was the last Watt Bike Race night of 2011 and what a night it was! By the end of the evening, you could cut the testosterone that was in the atmosphere with a knife!!! Sitting in front of the animals - sorry boys - as they tried to shave that extra nano-second off their PB was quite a scary place to be. The boys were giving it all they've got, but I wasn't sure the bikes were going to take it!!

I don't have any dates for next year, but I'll get them up when I have them. Race nights are open to all - not just Ryton-Tri members and although there was a cohort of strong wimmen (well maybe 3 out of the 4 were strong) present, I think we could do with seeing more wimmen! Here are some photos of the night.

They all look like gentle babies...

Until the flag goes up!

Bloody animals!!

Watt Bike Race nights cost £5 per head. Can anyone who plans to come along, please give the gym a call on 0191 413 5050. The format is: a group will be warming up on spin bikes, a group racing on the Wattbikes and a group cooling down on spin bikes. Various distances etc etc. So come along and give it a go!

Ryton Tri is one of the top triathlon clubs in the North East as well as being the friendliest club in the North East. We cater for all standards from total novices to elite triathletes.