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Posted Dec 06, 2011 at 09:15 AM
We got some great news from a young track cyclist in New Zealand this past weekend, Jen Muhl took part in her first event at U-19 level at the 2012 Oceania Track Championships in Invercargill, New Zealand. The competition sees riders from New Zealand and Australia compete across all Olympic track disciplines at both senior and under-19 level. For Jen it was the first time she had mixed it up with senior riders and put in an impressive performance.… continue reading
Posted Nov 26, 2010 at 08:41 PM
If you were following our live tweets from the IG Markets Square Mile Challenge held today in London’s Broadgate, you’ll know everything was going as expected until about 1.00pm. The four Team Sky riders were doing a great job of taking on all-comers and keeping the crowd entertained. They even took it on the chin when the amateurs managed to get the better of the professionals in a few of the races. Then, at 1.00pm one of the amateur riders collapsed… continue reading
Posted Nov 24, 2010 at 04:32 PM
IG Markets, the leading provider of Contracts for Difference, will be throwing down the gauntlet for City workers on Friday 26th November by offering the opportunity to race head-to-head against Olympic Gold medal winning cyclists. Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Ben Swift from the Team Sky professional cycling team will be at Broadgate Circle, London, EC2 from 10am on Friday 26th November, ready to compete against riders of all standards over… continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2010 at 03:15 PM
For those eagle-eyed viewers out there you may have noticed not only the transformation of the England rugby team in recent weeks but also their chosen warm-up tool on the touch line at Twickenham. That’s right they really are Wattbikes pitchside. The Wattbikes have been used intensively in recent weeks at the Pennyhill Park training camp and are proving an excellent non-impact training tool for the team. Keep your eyes peels to see if you can… continue reading
Posted Nov 10, 2010 at 08:32 AM
Stretford Leisure Centre will be taking their Wattbikes down to the Deansgate Evans Cycles for an open day on Saturday 20th November. They will be using the Wattbikes to introduce pedalling technique, and do peak power tests, 1k sprints and 1k climb races. If you are in the area, or want to try a Wattbike then they will open from 9am to 4pm. For more information please call 0161 8346732.
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Posted Nov 04, 2010 at 12:00 PM
The Lichfield Wattbike League starts again this week, and as always expect to see a huge take up from local cyclists and fitness enthusiasts, but don’t let that put you off. They are very welcoming, put your entry in, and pop down to Lichfield to see what the racing is all about. You can find out more at their website at http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/wattbikes
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Posted Mar 18, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Ben took the Wattbikes to the nearby Nottingham County Hall for the launch of the Great Notts Bike Ride. The Wattbike teamed up the the Nottingham Outlaws BMX team who put on a great display, jumping across, in front of and occasional over councillors and VIPs riding on the Wattibke. In the picture below, Councillor calmly rides on as the Outlaws BMX team jump over him. BMX riders Councillors, local sporting heroes and the NHS laid out the details… continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Entries are now open for the inaugural Norfolk Wattbike Race Series, which starts in the New Year in Norwich. To book your place visit www.activenorfolk.org or contact Beth Coley on 07736 061788. Active Norfolk and City College Norwich will be running the series, each lasting six weeks, starting in January 2010. The Wattbikes will all be linked through a laptop, and a huge image showing real-time racing, projected onto a wall. The image will show… continue reading
Posted Nov 05, 2009 at 01:15 PM
This just caught my eye when looking through past emails……
Name check for Wattbike as well!
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Posted Oct 19, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Hello to everyone who raced on the Wattbikes at the cycle show. It has been an extremely busy few days since then however I am now back in the office and able to post the results of the Cycle Show. There were some exceedingly quick times and close races across all 4 days of the show. There will be full results posted on the site soon from our records, however take a peek at the final leader table below. Everyone who entered goes into a prize draw… continue reading
