The Go-Ride Racing winter offer is here! This year there will be plenty of festive fun, with free resources for your club and chances for young cyclists to join special Santa cycling sessions packed full of coaching and racing.
Following on from the hugely successful Summer of Cycling (which a whopping 8,000 young riders took part in!) we’re asking you to take up the challenge of hosting a winter series of races where young people can ride, race and countdown to Christmas.
For Go-Ride Clubs taking part, we have two exciting offers to make it a truly wonderful winter.
Free resources to unwrap
To help you provide Go-Ride Racing opportunities throughout the winter months, we are offering resource top-ups to those clubs registering a series of races that take place from October through to March.
These resources are in addition to the Go-Ride Racing prize packages available to clubs delivering two, four or six events in this period.
| First 20 clubs to register | Clubs that register thereafter |
| Five pairs of mitts | Five pairs of mitts |
| 10 bottles | 10 bottles |
| Two sets of race official bibs | One set of race official bibs |
| Two whistles and lanyards | One whistle and lanyard |
| Set of racing bibs | Set of racing bibs |
| Stopwatch | Stopwatch |
| Box of pens | |
| Clipboard | |
| Set of 50 marker cones |
Santa cycling sessions
During December, each region will be hosting a number of Santa cycling coaching and racing events. These will be open to under-16 British Cycling members who have taken part in any Go-Ride Racing event during the year and are a chance for clubs to ride together.
Young cyclists and volunteers are of course encouraged to come dressed for the occasion in their most festive outfits. Why not get out the tinsel and decorate the bike? Or pop some mistletoe on the helmet and get your Santa outfit on for these regional Go-Ride coaching and racing days that will be led by British Cycling Go-Ride Coaches.
Further details about these events will be available in the next few weeks, along with online registration links.
Holding your first Go-Ride Race?
Organising an event is easy; all you need is a Level 2 coach and some enthusiastic volunteers. Clubs that introduce Go-Ride Racing for the first time are also entitled to a free kit bag, including everything you could possibly need for running a race.
To register a race as a Go-Ride Racing event, please contact the Go-Ride team on 0161 274 2070 or go-ride@britishcycling.org.uk - or download the event registration form.
