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12 December 2024
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Nathan Haas signs for Cofidis
Nathan Haas will leave a Katusha-Alpecin team mired in uncertainty and ride for Cofidis next year, signing a two-year contract with the WorldTour-hopeful French team.
Haas joined Katusha in 2018 after spending two seasons with Dimension Data and three with what’s now EF Education First, but has struggled for results. His only victory came on stage 2 of the 2018 Tour of Oman, and he has been unable to build on his fourth place finish at the 2017 Amstel Gold Race.
The team are yet to assure the funds to continue in 2020 but Haas was already looking to move on, and liked the sound of the project developing at Cofidis under Cedric Vasseur, who took over as manager in 2018.
The French team, created in 1997, are aiming to return to the top tier of the sport and have already stated their intent in the transfer market with the acquisitions of Elia Viviani and Guillaume Martin.
"I’ve always liked being in teams that have a strong drive to progress, to get better and take a next step. That’s exactly the spirit with Cofidis and Cedric Vasseur and that’s what attracted me," Haas said.
"What I like about this team is the opportunity to take chances in each race, to give everything so as not to have any regrets. At the Tour de France, they were pretty much in every breakaway. Naturally, I really want to ride Amstel Gold Race and the Ardennes Classics, but I also and above all want to put myself at the service of the team, notably Elia, to help them achieve new successes."
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2024 Club Hill Climb
Event cancelled due to forecast wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
The 2024 club hill climb will take place on Westerton Bank on Sunday the 20th of October at 10:00 am. Enter on the day £5.
This is a come and try it event, so membership of a CTT affiliated club is not necessary to ride the event, although the minimum age is 12 years.
All bikes must be fitted with front and rear working lights.
Ferryhill Wheelers 25 miles SPOCO
FERRYHILL WHEELERS CC 25 MILES SPOCO
Sunday the 21st July. Atley Hill, Scorton, Great Langton, Streetlam, Atley Hill. Two laps and finish aprox. .4 mile before the Atley Hill junction on the second lap.
HQ is North Cowton Village Hall.
https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-details/26657
This is the qualifying event for our 25 mile champion and handicap trophies.
Club Ten Thursday 29th June
The road closure on Bleach House Bank has been removed, so this weeks ten will take place as normal.
Pie & Peas Supper & Presentation Night
A pie & peas supper and presentation evening will be held at Ceddesfield Hall Sedgefield on Saturday 25th November, 7pm for 7:30.
The price is £10. There is also a vegetarian option of quiche with salad.
Houghton Cycling club Rides
Houghton Cycling club are promoting two challenging rides on quiet roads in the stunning North Pennines on Sunday 16th April.
The 102km event formerly the Killhope Grimpeur Audax, is now accompanied by a shorter but still challenging 54km ride:
The KILLHOPE Challenge - 102kms (Entry fee 10) Reliability ride starting in Lanchester Co Durham, and taking in Blanchland, Allenheads, Nenthead, Killhope Cross, St Johns Chapel, Crawleyside and back to Lanchester. The climb of Killhope Cross is over 2000 ft and was part of stage 6 in the 2021 Tour of Britain.
The NO KILLHOPE Challenge - 54kms (Entry fee 8) A shorter but still challenging ride, as above but missing out on the Blanchland to Crawleyside loop, there is no climb of Killhope Cross on this ride.
These are both challenging hilly rides with almost 6000 feet of climbing in the 102km event and aprox 3000 feet in the 54km route . Low gears are a must for both events! The rides are not races and should ridden at a pace which is comfortable for you.
The 102 km will start from Lanchester at 8.30am , the 54km will start at 9.30am. All finishers will be able to enjoy free food and refreshments at the finish. There will be three control points in the 102km event and one in the 54km event.
Route sheet, GPX files and instructions will be emailed to everyone w/c 10th April (entries close 9th April)
Entry is online only via Si Entries please use link : https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=11287
HCC will donate any surplus from these events to the Great North Air Ambulance service (GNAAS).
All under 18s must have a completed signed Parental Responsibility form (available from the organiser)and under 15 s must be accompanied by a responsible adult throughout the event.
Any queries please email Dave Cummins: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.