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Welcome to the Velo Club Lincoln

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Welcome to the Lincoln based cycling club with accredited GO RIDE junior section. VC Lincoln comprises more than 140 members involved in all aspects of recreational riding, competitive training and racing. We have a calendar of rides every week of the year ranging from relaxed sociable trips through to high intensity chain gangs for the more competitive. Some members are pretty serious whilst others are training for new challenges in the UK or overseas, or simply riding socially and safely whilst steadily improving general fitness and wellbeing. We are a friendly lot and you are sure to find a warm welcome.

Our British Cycling trained and accredited coaches run a very active junior section which combines handling competences and skills with junior races which have a proven record of developing juniors into seniors, and the youngsters just love it! We are in the high season now with light nights and great weather, the Grand Tours are on TV, The National Cycling Championships have been held in Lincoln for the first time and cycling in the city is at a high water mark ! We hold a track session every Wednesday in the summer which is a great opportunity to show up and take a look at us (from 6:45pm), the kids and seniors will be racing round our dedicated 1 mile race track. You’ve read this far, so why not make a diary note and come down to Yarborough Sports Centre (LN1 3SP) this Wednesday – as I said, we are a friendly lot who just love riding our bikes.

Why join us ? For all sports and activities, there is a huge amount of information on the internet and a comprehensive choice of magazines, but at Velo, our members are able to offer first class advice and encouragement based upon decades of riding experience. Tell us your objectives and you’ll find that there will be a handful of people who can immediately guide you or your child and, they’ll support you on your journey.

To distil it all down, we all love riding our bikes and welcome you to come along and take your riding to a new level within a socially proactive environment.

Jody Bett

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Coaching Qualifications

  • Level 3 Road & Time Trial ( provisional )
  • Level 2 Track
  • Level 2 Road & Time Trial
  • Level 2 Core
  • WattBike qualified coach

Club Roles

  • Road Race Organiser
  • Club Go-Ride Representative

As a rider I regularly compete in local road races and have dabbled in cyclocross, track racing and time trials. I'm a father of 4 children, two of which are keen cyclist within the Velo Club. I'm currently completing my level 3 coaching certificate which enables me to coach on an individual basis and focus on specific aspects of performance.

My Coaching Philosophy

To support, aid and assist those who desire to develop and improve within cycling. Whether at competition level or social and pleasure, my aim is to ethically deliver the best an individual desires to achieve. I shall work within the remit of a British cycling level 3 coach and shall further my knowledge and understanding as time goes by. I believe that success will only come to those who make the effort, coaching is not magic it is science.

A coached cyclist needs to be physically prepared for the discipline, mentally prepared and technically ready, its my job as a coach to identify the factors lacking and to build on the strengths achieved. My style of coaching is open and relaxed yet structured, consistently analytical with regular testing to observe developments.  I'm a firm believer of thinking outside of the box and looking at things from a different angle, I shall constantly strive to develop a rider and myself. However if the rider is not prepared to make the full effort prescribed then the performance results will be reflected. I require commitment but will not prescribe any coaching that is beyond reasonable expectations or safety.

I will appreciate all feedback received both on a positive and negative level and adapt accordingly. If something isn't working we will study the reasons why. If I believe a coached rider may benefit further development from a more specific expert or experienced coach I may suggest a referral.

Velo Club Lincoln’s Georgette Rand: two-time 2023 Junior European track champion in the 200m and team sprint. European Bronze medalist in the individual sprint. British Track Championships, Gold in the team sprint 2024.

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