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Cycling
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There are many different road racing formats, including multi-day stage races, and one-day Classics, time trials, and criteriums.
The peloton is the name given to the main group of riders in the race. When there is an attack, the riders in the peloton organize the chase.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the sport's international governing body and elite riders compete in the UCI ProTour which is a series of ranking races.
In the 2009 Tour de France, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish won 6 of the stages and Bradley Wiggins finished 4th overall.
British riders have also dominated the women's version of the Tour de France, La Grande Boucle. Current Olympic Road Race Champion, Nicole Cooke won in 2006 and 2007 and Olympic silver medalist in the Time Trial, Emma Pooley, won in 2009.
2010 sees the 97th Tour de France taking place from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th. The course will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres, being made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages.
There are many different road racing formats, including multi-day stage races, and one-day Classics, time trials, and criteriums.
The peloton is the name given to the main group of riders in the race. When there is an attack, the riders in the peloton organize the chase.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the sport's international governing body and elite riders compete in the UCI ProTour which is a series of ranking races.
In the 2009 Tour de France, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish won 6 of the stages and Bradley Wiggins finished 4th overall.
British riders have also dominated the women's version of the Tour de France, La Grande Boucle. Current Olympic Road Race Champion, Nicole Cooke won in 2006 and 2007 and Olympic silver medalist in the Time Trial, Emma Pooley, won in 2009.
2010 sees the 97th Tour de France taking place from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th. The course will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres, being made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages.
Structure
Selection shall be based primarily on performance in the National Youth Series events, but Team Managers may take into account other performances and the need to create a balanced team to contest all the events at the Sainsbury's UK School Games. To be eligible to compete, riders must hold a UCI racing license. Riders wishing to compete for an English region, Scotland or Wales must be members of British Cycling and may only compete for the region/nation stated on their racing license. Riders wishing to compete for Ulster must be members of Cycling Ulster.
There will be thirteen teams representing England North East, England North West, England Yorkshire, England East Midlands, England West Midlands, England Eastern, England Central, England South East, England South West, England South, Scotland, Ulster and Wales.
There will be thirteen teams representing England North East, England North West, England Yorkshire, England East Midlands, England West Midlands, England Eastern, England Central, England South East, England South West, England South, Scotland, Ulster and Wales.
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Cycling Venue Information
See the Cycling Venue for the Sainsbury's UK School Games North East England 2010
Cycling Squad Lists
See the Squad Lists for the Sainsbury's UK School Games North East England 2010
Cycling Timetable
See the Cycling Timetable for the Sainsbury's UK School Games North East England 2010
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Cycling Action Gallery
See the Cycling galleries from the UK School Games 2009
Cycling Results
See the Cycling results from the 2010 UK School Games
Sainsbury's UK School Games, One Brewers Green, Buckingham Gate, London, SW1H 0RH
Tel: 020 7593 5200
Email: enquiries@ukschoolgames.com