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Cross country skiing and roller skiing

Join our community of cross country skiing enthusiasts based in and around the Capital and in the Cambridge area.  Find out about the benefits of joining LRNSC and more about this Club

Join and learn to roller ski - it's great for fitness and fun, plus it's the best way to prepare for cross country skiing.  There are sessions for children as well as tasters, courses, coaching and general training/practice sessions for adults. We also organise roller ski races. And you can cross country ski with us.  Plus you can discover cross country ski racing.

Scroll down to read our latest news.

 

Thursday
Feb062020

2020 calendar of events

The 2020 calendar has been updated with provisional dates for LRNSC races, tuition, and training/practice.  More details of these and other activities will be provided as and when they become available.

Wednesday
Jan222020

2020 roller ski tuition

Preliminary information about our 2020 tuition sessions is now available.

Monday
Nov252019

Roller ski tour of Richmond Park 14/12/19

A late addition to our calendar for LRNSC members is this twilight tour of Richmond Park with mince pies and gluhwein.  You need to be able to roller ski at an easy pace for an hour with breaks over unfamiliar terrain so it's not suitable for beginners but you can cycle if you wish.  See all the details of this tour.

Monday
Nov112019

London Region Challenge Cup 2019 - final standings

See the final standings in the London Region Challenge Cup, our series of four matched ski races from May - November 2019.

On the basis of total points gained over the series, congratulations go to:

Seniors

  • 1st male - Steve Perry [RAF], 2nd male Syzmon Orlowski [LRNSC], 3rd  Georgi Nemov [Wessex]
  • 1st female - Carol James , 2nd Sara Mancell, 3rd Mindy Haumann [all Hyde Park]

Juniors

Freya Uth [Hyde Park] topped the category followed Sam Bojarski then brother Eddie [both LRNSC] and Jasmine Uth [Hyde Park].

Well done to all 99 partipicants from 9 clubs across England and Scotland, plus the RAF, who raced in the series, and thank you to the Roller Ski Co who supplied the matched skis, and everyone who supported the races in various ways.

Monday
Nov112019

Photos & video of the Barnaby Norman Memorial Race

Check out the photo gallery, and a short video by Glennis Dore:

 

 

Thursday
Nov072019

Roller ski race results - 3 November

Many thanks to all the racers who participated in last Sunday's roller ski races - it's taking a while to manage all the data but all the results are now available on this website for The Barnaby Norman Memorial Race and our 10.5/4.5 FT matched ski race.

Congratulations go to:
The Barnaby Norman Memorial Race
Joseph Rosenfeld [Hyde Park] and Noah Barnes {LRNSC] who won the 12-19 yr old and under 12 categories.
10.5 FT race
Jordan Andrews [Hyde Park] and Rebecca Anderson [RAF] - senior over 18 male and female winners,
plus a special mention for LRNSC's Syzmon Orlowski who came 2nd in the race overall and Sam Bojarski who came 4th overall & won the Youth 14-17 category.
4.5 FT race
Colm Urquhart and Petra Saxby [Hyde Park] - male and female winners. A special mention goes to LRNSC's Noah Barnes who came 3rd overall and 1st in the Junior Youth category which was impressive given his success the earlier Barnaby Norman race.
Results for the London Region Challenge Cup will be posted soon.
Wednesday
Oct162019

Visit LRNSC at the Ski & Snowboard Festival 24-27 October

Come and see us on outdoor stand EX12 at the Ski & Snowboard Festival at Battersea Evolution next week.  We'll be running free tasters and promoting the Club's roller skiing and cross country skiing activities.

There'll be a big range of exhibitors including Inghams  and Inntravel [both offer discounts to LRNSC members] and resorts, as well as entertainment from a host of activities including dog sledding and live bands.

If you're quick you can get 15% off ticket prices using Snowsport England's discount code SNOWSPORTENG15  [limited number of tickets available].

Tuesday
Oct012019

Changes to car parking at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit

For Club events please note that when the approach road to the Circuit is full, you must use the Minet Lodge Country Park car park.  You can see it on Google earth.  The entrance is further along Springfield Road on the right hand side at the bend in the road. 
Please ensure that you don't leave any valuables in view wherever you park.
 
The Goals car park is no longer available to circuit users.
Monday
Sep232019

Latest roller ski race results & Annual Dinner

Photo: G DoreYou can see the results from yesterday's 15/7.5km classic time trial and some photos of the winners.  Well done to everyone who took part in the damp, windy conditions!

All the information is now available about the Club's Annual Dinner at Cafe Rouge, Hays Galleria and you can book your places too.

 

Thursday
Sep122019

Final results for 7/9 GB Championship/Challenge Cup races

Winners Barbara Grogan & Martin Watkins Photos: J LearySee the final results for our roller ski races at the Olympic Park on 7 September.

Congratulations go to overall senior winners Martin Watkins [Wessex]and Barbara Grogan [Hyde Park] and a special well done to LRNSC skiers Megan Campbell, Syzmon Orlowski, Lars Wikstrom and the Bojarski and Barnes families for their placings.

See the photos from the race in the album on Flickr - thanks to LRNSC photograpers Jane Leary and Anders Soderback.

Our next race is the 15/7.5k classic time trial at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on 22 September - enter now.