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Road racing at Ingliston on Sunday (to watch)

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    From 1:30

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    The race will now be two races due to high levels of interest. Fields will be drawn at random. This will allow for fair, safe and fun racing

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    https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/85118/Scott-Contessa-Women

    Part of a two day event -

    "

    Scottish Cycling is pleased to announce an exciting new programme in partnership with Scott Sports UK designed to highlight the fantastic skills of Scotland’s female coaches and race officials. Scottish Cycling is looking for female volunteers to help bring a two day coach led stage race event for women to the Royal Highland Show Ground at Ingliston, near Edinburgh on March the 23rd and 24th 2013.

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    http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/sc-20121211-scottish-cycling-news-The-Scott-Contessa-Road-Race-Academy-0

    Junior racing at Ingliston on a sunny day (a few weeks ago).

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. steveo
    Member

    designed to highlight the fantastic skills of Scotland’s female coaches and race officials.

    A race for the benefit of the officials??

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. Kirst77
    Member

    What do you mean Stevo?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. steveo
    Member

    The wording of that press release would seem to imply they're running the race to show off the coaches (fair enough) and the officials, odd no?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/to/55.940018,-3.375122/Ingliston

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. steveo
    Member

    Looking at the routing I doubt you could pay me to cycle to Ingliston from my house. What a miserable place...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. PS
    Member

    To/from Ingliston was fine on the Summer's evening when a few of us did it last year - in fact, the blast home along a largely deserted Glasgow Road and Costorphine Road was geat fun.

    Lunchtime on a Sunday may be slightly less pleasant.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. Kirst77
    Member

    The programme was designed to develop more female coaches as there are little to none in Scotland.
    The event is designed to introduce females attending the academies across the country to racing for the first time, led and directed by the academy coaches. The whole weekend IS a showcase of both coaches and new riders coming together in a truly unique setting. Ingliston is a great venue to race and the event is set to be a fabulous success.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. steveo
    Member

    Kirst, fair enough. Just seemed a fairly odd way to word it is all.

    PS, The routing from my house has me routed passed the gyle and over the bypass then onto Glasgow Road even with the quiet route.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. chdot
    Admin

    "the event is set to be a fabulous success"

    Glad you've sorted the weather!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. chdot
    Admin

    "then onto Glasgow Road even with the quiet route"

    Yes, but there are decent cycle paths at side of dual carriageway.

    CycleStreets is routing via an entrance just after the underpass, which is not one I know - I went on road towards airport and turned left (normal route).

    Posted 11 years ago #

  12. chdot
    Admin

    This is is an adventurous, mostly off-road, route -

    http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/18295248

    Though again I don't know the access suggested at west side of showground.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    This one avoids the field exit from Edinburgh Park and uses Gogar Station Road which was very quiet a few Sundays ago.

    http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/18295723

    Posted 11 years ago #

  14. cb
    Member

    "Though again I don't know the access suggested at west side of showground."

    Don't think I'd trust that one. I think the gate gets opened when the field is being used for car parking.

    Streetview:
    http://goo.gl/maps/SvrqX

    (Interesting "fast" option on that 2nd route)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  15. chdot
    Admin

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    Chris Bryant (@SC_Coach)
    23/03/2013 17:57
    I posted 45 photos on Facebook in the album "Scottish Cycling's Scott Contessa Road Race Academy"

    http://fb.me/22coWMp6U

    "

    (Yesterday)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  16. chdot
    Admin

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    Chris Bryant (@SC_Coach)
    23/03/2013 20:12
    Brrrrrrrrrrr

    http://fb.me/2jFH94zcr

    "

    Video (Yesterday)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  17. chdot
    Admin

    "
    Chris Bryant (@SC_Coach)
    25/03/2013 07:50
    What amazing days of Racing Academy! 12 female coaches and volunteers looking after 60 riders in weather most folk hide from. And no snow!

    "

    Posted 11 years ago #

  18. chdot
    Admin

    More info -

    https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=124857167526769

    Posted 11 years ago #

  19. chdot
    Admin

    http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/20130326-scottish-cycling-news-Scott-Contessa-Road-Race-Academy-Crit-Report-0

    Posted 11 years ago #

  20. kaputnik
    Moderator

    There's the Gifford Road Races this Saturday.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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