Edinburgh RC Cycling Club

ERC Juniors

Sessions are held at The Inch Park and last 1 1/2 hours

Winter Sat 2pm to 3.30pm, Summer Mon 6.30pm to 8pm

Welcome to the ERC Juniors website. If you like having fun on your bike then you've come to the right place. The ERC Juniors is a section of the long established Edinburgh Road Club dedicated to teaching skills, having fun and getting fit in a safe, traffic free environment. This website provides info on how to get started. ERC Juniors is a Go Ride registered Club, for more information on Go Ride please see http://www.go-ride.org.uk/.

When:

Over the winter sessions are run on Saturdays from 2.00pm until 3.30pm. They will move to Monday evenings at 6.30 from Monday 13 April 2009 at the same venue. There is no sesson on Sat 11 April 2009.

There may be trips away to dedicated cycling venues in the future. Mountain biking, track racing, the possibilities are endless!

Where: Inch Park is centrally located in Edinburgh and backs onto the Cameron Toll shopping centre. Toilets are located in Inch House in the centre of the Park. This is the meeting point for the Saturday sessions.

We are: A group of Volunteers and Coaches who work together with Youths Cyclists to increase their skills, fitness and knowledge of Cycle Sport and make them better bike riders.

What you want to do with these skills is up to you. Whether you want to nail a wheelie or compete for your country at amazing events like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics, we're here to support you in any way we can.

ERC youth policy document (PDF format)

Information for Parents

As a parent, you will no doubt want to make sure that your child is safe whenever they undertake any type of activity without your supervision. British Cycling's Go-Ride Clubmark Accreditation supports the development and recognition of quality junior clubs. As part of the programme, clubs must ensure they have a Club Welfare Officer, who has attended a Child Protection Course. Go-Ride sessions are delivered by British Cycling qualified coaches, who have also attended courses on Child Protection, Equity, and hold a current First Aid certificate.

Want to know more?

ERC Juniors is for all 8 to 16 year olds. We meet on a Saturday afternoons in winter and Monday evenings in summer when we run lots of fun activities to improve bike skills. We also have guided mountain biking trips to Craigmillar Country Park to put all those newly learnt skills to the test! In addition we make occasional trips to other local off road venues.

If you have any questions or want to know more, please email phildarby@hotmail.com or madcourier@hotmail.co.uk

Kit List

A few things that will make your cycling experience more enjoyable.

Club Contacts

The club consists of a number of volunteers who make things happen. Who are the main people?

Types of Cycling

The great thing about cycling is that there are so many different disciplines to try! Have a look at some of the types of cycle sport club members take part in.

News

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ERC Juniors race round-up

posted: 17 Jun 2009

ERC Juniors have been in race action over the last few weeks.

Isle of Man Youth Tour

posted: 07 May 2009

Louise Borthwick takes silver in the Youth B girls.

ERC Juniors' Christmas break

posted: 11 Dec 2008

Back on 10th January

ERC Juniors in action

posted: 11 Nov 2008

Peebles Cyclocross results