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Season 4, Month 1 : March 2024, a Podium Every Weekend
Results suggest the boys' hard work over winter is bearing fruit, with podiums every weekend of March and lots of strong individual...
pbellen5
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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TCA Continental Apprenticeship Fund Opens with Donation from The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Academy's new Continental Apprenticeship Fund has been launched with a donation from our favourite podcast, The Cycling...
pbellen5
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Finn Mason becomes the first Scottish winner of the British Junior Road Race Championship
Sunday 2nd July - Clitheroe - 124km with 1956m Climbing In a nail biting finish Finn Mason of The Cycling Academy secured the British...
pbellen5
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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A Fortnight in Flanders - TCA's Ciaran McSherry U23
Every year, the British Cycling Calendar seems to have a blank space during the month of august. A bit of a strange one, as most riders...
Ciaran McSherry
Nov 14, 202212 min read
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This July The Cycling Academy heads to the Alps
Ain Bugey Valromey in the French Alps has been described as the U19 Tour de France. The best teams in the world compete over 5 days for...
pbellen5
May 25, 20221 min read
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Mind Power
One of the consistent themes from our elite rider mentor sessions over the winter was the importance of mind power and the growth mindset...
pbellen5
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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Scottish Team Make UCI Senior Debut
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND MARCH 2022 - In May 2022 The Cycling Academy will become the first Scottish development team to compete at senior UCI...
pbellen5
Mar 3, 20225 min read
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TCA Dunoon Training Camp 2.0 - Tour de Cowal
Sandwiched between storm Malik [named by the Danish Weather guys] and Storm Corrie {rumoured to be named after TCA's Correy Whiteford] ;...
pbellen5
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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TCA 1.3 Cowal 8 Ball
Just under 100km with 1000m of climbing, with the biggest climb at about 250m from the shores of Loch Fyne. It's a badly drawn figure of...
pbellen5
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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TCA 1.2 Ardentinny Circuit with Climb
This would make a belter of a race circuit, particular anti-clockwise, where the Glen Finart road has three nippy ramps at 20%. We used...
pbellen5
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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TCA 1.1 Clydeside Corniche
This is a mainly pan flat 68km and rapid route down the east side of the Cowal Peninsula. We used it as a morning session focused on...
pbellen5
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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The UK's First Carbon Neutral Bike Team?
The UK's First Carbon Neutral Cycling Team?
pbellen5
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Lang Whang and Granites
Elijah Kwon - Junior Squad This route is classic 140km from Edinburgh, over the Lang Whang (usually a head wind) then winding its way...
pbellen5
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Bathgate Alps
James McCallum - TCA Boss 95km, 2150m of climbing over 12 ascents and some wee ones too. All within a 10km squared area in the Scottish...
pbellen5
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Rip, Rig and Bostock - East Lothian Hills and Coast
Archie Ellen - TCA Junior Squad This 120Km route from Edinburgh takes in the Redstone Rig Climb featured in on several Tour of Britain...
pbellen5
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Arnold Clark Partnership Announced
The Cycling Academy is delighted to announce a partnership with Arnold Clark. Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd is one of the largest car...
pbellen5
Aug 20, 20211 min read
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Battle of Black Loch
Now Incorporating the Scottish Nation Junior Men's Road Race Championships. Entries must close two weeks before the race, for eligibility...
pbellen5
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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Junior CICLE Classic Rider Race Report - Archie Ellen
With only half the 140 rider completing the 108km race packed with rough sectors, the objective was to finish. Photo's VeloUK Last...
pbellen5
Jul 4, 20212 min read
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Brian Smith joins The Cycling Academy as Pathway Director
The Cycling Academy, the new team and project based in Scotland with the objective of creating Scotland’s first World Tour rider in over...
pbellen5
May 5, 20213 min read
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Stuart Balfour on Variété and Leadership
On this week’s team call our guest was former Edinburgh RC rider Stuart Balfour. Stuart got the season off to a fantastic start with a...
pbellen5
May 4, 20212 min read
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