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Mike Dixon - 
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News - 17/5/6 Format - instruction weekend, British Series race on Sunday morning SSE/BMCCSA Roller Ski Course – with Mike Dixon Hetton-le-Hole, Durham, 8th – 9th July 2006 A new event in the roller skiing calendar this year, the roller ski training weekend in beautiful County Durham will allow you to experience one of the best roller ski circuits in Britain not once but TWICE (with the second event coming up in September). For this course, our chief coach is surely Britain's best ever cross-country and biathlon skier Mike Dixon. Under his meticulous guidance, you will improve your skiing technique (classic and skating), gain confidence for skiing, pick up loads of helpful training tips, and just have a fantastic time. The course is open to anyone, whether you are beginner, intermediate or expert; whether you are a tourer, a racer, a downhiller or whether you just want to try cross-country skiing. You may decide to put all your newly-learned skills to the test in a race on Sunday morning, which is the British Roller Ski Series race 3 and will be over 15 km (10 laps) mass start classic style, beginning at 10:30 am. Roller skis must have rubber barrel wheels (neoprene/ polyethylene wheels are not allowed) and ratchets. There will also be a shorter race for juniors and others, depending on demand. On Saturday evening, we will dine together, during which you will hear many stories about the exploits of British skiers and, if you're very lucky, Mike may even give us a presentation or show the video analysis of your day's performance. Interested? You should be by now, so the details are as follows: Where: Hetton Lyons Country Park, Hetton-le-Hole, off the A690 between Durham and Sunderland. The Country Park is reached by leaving the A1 at Junction 62, heading northeast on the A690. After a few miles, turn right towards Hetton-le-Hole, and the park is signposted from the centre of Hetton-le-Hole (beneath the wind turbines). When: Saturday 8th July (start at 10:00 am) - Sunday 9th July (ending around 4:00). Price: if booked more than one week in advance and including race entry: £60 for the weekend or £35 for one day (excluding meals and accommodation). Otherwise £80 or £40 respectively on the day. Entry fee for the race only is £10. Equipment hire is available. Accommodation: A new hotel this year, the Travel Inn Hotel, at the junction between the A19 and A1231 west of Sunderland. From this junction, go 100 m east towards Sunderland and the hotel is on the left, Wessington Way. The cost is £25 per night based on two people sharing, available Friday and Saturday (plus £5 or £7.50 per day for breakfast). Even better, why not take part in all three SSE/BMCCSA events this summer: Hetton Lyons, Durham, July (this course); Hayes, London, 12th-13th August; and Hetton Lyons, Durham, 2nd-3rd September. All of these will have the same Head Coach, Mike Dixon, so continuous technical improvement is guaranteed, and all three are part of the British Roller Ski Series: 15 km pursuit in August and 20 km free technique in September. By entering all events now, you can save a STAGGERING £30! Further details: contact Adam Pinney, 01582 602995; aapinney@tinyworld.co.uk.
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