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September 2010: Event cancelled due to rain - Championship rescheduled - 7 Sep 2010; The September 7th racing events had to be cancelled due to rain causing Regional Sprint Championship to be rescheduled.; Bordeaux-Paris meeting - 29th August 2010 - 2 Sep 2010; Despite the efforts of the weather, the races were hotly contested
August 2010: Senior Meeting Report - 16 August 2010 - 26 Aug 2010; With the recent poor weather taking a break, riders commenced a busy evening program bathed in bright sunshine.; DernyFest & Women's Omnium Rescheduled - 21 Aug 2010; 11th September is the new date for the DernyFest & Women's Omnium; DernyFest & Women's Omnium Cancelled - 13 Aug 2010; Adverse weather forecast causes event cancellation; WLCA Sprint Championships - 6 Aug 2010; WLCA Sprint Championship rescheduled; Gate Start Clinic 15th August - Newport - 4 Aug 2010; A few places still available for gate start clinic
July 2010: Youth Meeting Report - 14 June 2010 - 31 Jul 2010; A depleted field of Youth riders congregated at the start on this uncomfortably chilly evening; Senior Meeting Report - 19 July 2010 - 20 Jul 2010; The Dernys were out again at Palmer Park as Round 12 saw action in the Derny Paced Championship.; Central Region Sprint Championship Monday 6th September - 16 Jul 2010; This sprint championship is being incorporated again in the programme for Monday 6th September. Closing date for entries is 30th August.; WLCA Sprint Championships Monday 9th August - 16 Jul 2010; This is open to all riders whose clubs are affiliated to the West London Cycling Association; Youth Meeting Report - 12 July 2010 - 14 Jul 2010; With inclement weather forecast the slightly depleted field of twenty keen youth riders signed on to tackle an endurance heavy program.; Youth Meeting Report - 5 July 2010 - 14 Jul 2010; On this beautiful summer's evening, season's numbers reached a peak with youth riders turning the infield into a sea of Palmer Park Velo green and yellow.; Senior Meeting Report - 12 July 2010 - 14 Jul 2010; The uncertainty of the weather and the start of the holiday season took their toll on both Senior and Youth numbers, but the riders that took the risk were rewarded with an excellent evening's racing; Fast Track Coaching add an extra date - 11 Jul 2010; Fast Track Coaching are going to run another Gate start clinic at Newport Velodrome on August 15th 2010.; Senior Meeting Report - 5 July 2010 - 7 Jul 2010; July is Central Division Championship season at Palmer Park; Senior Meeting Report - 28 June 2010 - 5 Jul 2010; Round 9 of the Reading Track League saw the focus shift from the endurance riders to the sprinters - or, at least, that was the theory; Senior Meeting Report - 21 June 2010 - 5 Jul 2010; Round 8 of the Reading Track League season saw the return of the Derny paced races - this time for the Senior As and the Under 14 Youth riders; Youth Meeting Report - 28 June 2010 - 2 Jul 2010; Close to thirty youths signed on for week 10 of this year's Track League preparing to race in beautiful, warm breezy conditions.; Youth Meeting Report - 21 June 2010 - 2 Jul 2010; Derny's were on the program for the Under 14s and Under 16s so the older Youths were in for a tough night's racing, especially those going on to compete in the adult 20k.
June 2010: Nationals and Euros coaching - 27 Jun 2010; One to one support and coaching at the upcoming National and European championships; FastTrackCoaching update from Lee Povey - 23 Jun 2010; Track Meeting Report - 14 June 2010 - 21 Jun 2010; The rain may have stayed away, but the racing wasn't helped by a blustery Northerly wind that made it feel more like a February training session...; Central Region Sprint Championship Rescheduled - 8 Jun 2010; This sprint championship is being incorporated in the programme for Monday 6th September due to rain cancelling last night's meeting; Sean Bannister Paces Women's National Derny Champion - 8 Jun 2010; Sean Bannister paces Laura Trott (Welwyn Wheelers) to victory in the Women's National Derny Championships at Scunthorpe; Rain cancels events - 7 Jun 2010; The rain cancels events at Palmer Park on 7th June
May 2010: Youth Meeting Report - 24 May 2010 - 27 May 2010; It's hard to describe the sound of a Derny motorcycle in complimentary terms but I've come to associate the sound with something rather astonishing - Derny Motor Paced racing; Track Meeting Report - 24 May 2010 - 26 May 2010; The first of what will, hopefully, be a series of mini-summers drew to an end on Monday night under a cloudless sky, accompanied by the gentle murmuring of Derny motors; Madison Training starting in June - 23 May 2010; Madison Training will start on Thursday evenings from 3rd June 2010; Youth Meeting Report - 17 May 2010 - 21 May 2010; Arriving at Palmer Park in beautiful sunshine a freshening breeze carried the voices of eager youngsters previously unseen at the Track League this season.; Track Meeting Report - 17 May 2010 - 20 May 2010; The Individual Pursuit may now be the former Olympic blue riband event, but it can still provide an enthralling spectacle at any level.; Derny Pacer Training - Welwyn, Gosling Stadium Sunday 9th May - 18 May 2010; Derny-meisters Seán Bannister and Clive Strugeon arranged training for sixteen wannabe Pacers; Wot! No Teas? - 15 May 2010; No Tea Bar on Monday 24th May, 14th June ,and 21st June.; pre National and European Masters Championship Structured Training Sessions - 15 May 2010; Fast Track Coaching announce pre National and European Masters Championship Structured Training Session's (STS); Track Meeting Report - 10 May 2010 - 11 May 2010; Black clouds rolled in again over Palmer Park to set up a windy, bitterly cold individual pursuit qualifying session.; Starts and track Time Trial Clinic - 4 May 2010; This two day clinic is for anyone competing in 500-750-1000 Sprint Time Trials, Pursuits or who just want to improve their gate start; Bordeaux - Paris Event Rescheduled - 4 May 2010; The Bordeaux-Paris meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday 29th August; Bordeaux - Paris Event Cancelled - 2 May 2010; Due to heavy rain the Bordeaux - Paris style event has been cancelled
April 2010: Youth Meeting Report - 26 April 2010 - 29 Apr 2010; With the season's regional omniums commencing at Portsmouth this Saturday, this second Reading Track League meeting was a good opportunity for youth racers to hone their early season form.; Track Meeting Report - 26 April 2010 - 27 Apr 2010; With guest riders from as far afield as Barbados, the quality of the field - and of the racing - was again of the highest order.; Sprint camp 8-9th May - 24 Apr 2010; Great turn out for first youth event of 2010 - 21 Apr 2010; Over 20 youth riders provided strong competition in every age group from Under 8 to Under 16 in the first event of the season; Race Report - First Event of the Season - 21 Apr 2010; Despite one or two regulars being stranded overseas, the turnout for the first round of the Reading Track League at Palmer Park velodrome was excellent and it was rain, not volcanic ash, that threatened to disrupt the meeting.; Good weather brings out the riders - 9 Apr 2010; Good turnout for track training
March 2010: Hands on Bars - 31 Mar 2010; British Cycling issues reminder to riders; Track bike training started on Thursday 25th March - 26 Mar 2010; Despite the weather, nine riders took part in the training at Palmer Park
February 2010: AW Cycles Clothing Sale - 16 Feb 2010; Power Testing by Lee Povey - 4 Feb 2010
January 2010: Youth U14 U16 20k Championship for this year - 25 Jan 2010; At the last committee meeting it was agreed to run a Youth 20k Championship within the Senior 20k event.; Track bike training will start on Thursday 25th March - 25 Jan 2010; Track bike training begins at Palmer Park Stadium; Coaching Clinic at Newport Track - 25 Jan 2010; David Le Grys and Lee Povey are excited to announce details of our eagerly anticipated Track Endurance training weekend at Newport Velodrome

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