Maindy Flyers Cycling Club

Maindy Flyers Cycling Club Youth cycling club for riders aged 6-18. Home of Watts Occurring Racing, our U19 junior race team

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #3Do young riders actually need youth race teams?For some, joining one ca...
25/09/2026

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #3

Do young riders actually need youth race teams?

For some, joining one can bring new teammates, different experiences and some great opportunities.

But there’s something we think sometimes gets overlooked.

For most young riders, the actual development happens back at their club. That’s where they train every week, where coaches know them, where they learn skills and where they ride with kids who are both faster and slower than them.

Some youth race teams are based miles away from the riders wearing their kit. So what is the team actually adding to their development?

We’re obviously a club, so we know where our bias might be on this one! And there will absolutely be youth teams doing this really well.

But a new jersey doesn’t automatically mean a step up.

Club, race team or both, what do you think young riders actually need? 👇

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #2When did youth cycling get so serious?Coaching, power meters, training ...
23/09/2026

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #2

When did youth cycling get so serious?

Coaching, power meters, training plans, S&C, nutrition, the level of support available to young riders has changed massively.

A lot of it is really positive. We use some of it ourselves at Maindy.

But it’s also made us think. Just because something can help a young rider, does that mean they need it at 10, 11 or 12?

We want our riders to be ambitious and we want to give them great opportunities. But we also want them to enjoy riding their bikes, make mistakes, mess around with their mates and be kids.

We certainly don’t have all the answers on this one.

Where do you draw the line between supporting development and making youth cycling too serious, too soon? 👇

Proud of these current and former Maindy Flyers representing Wales at the 2026 Track Inter-Regional Championships in Gla...
23/09/2026

Proud of these current and former Maindy Flyers representing Wales at the 2026 Track Inter-Regional Championships in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Some brilliant racing across the weekend, topped off with 🥇 gold and a new British Record in the Team Pursuit!

Wales also finished 🥈 overall in the team competition.

A fantastic weekend for the whole Welsh team, and always great to see so many familiar Maindy faces representing Wales.

Well done everyone! 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #1Let’s start with talent.We hear the word a lot in youth racing. But at ...
22/09/2026

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling #1

Let’s start with talent.

We hear the word a lot in youth racing. But at U10, how much do we really know?

The fastest rider today might be the one who’s developed earlier, raced for longer, has the best equipment or simply had more opportunities.

That doesn’t mean they aren’t talented. It just means there’s probably a lot we don’t know yet.

As a British Cycling Talent Focus Club, identifying and developing potential is something we think about a lot. And perhaps part of doing that well is being careful not to decide too early who the “talented” ones are.

Interested to hear what others think about this one.

Can you really spot talent at U10?

Parents, coaches and riders, let us know

Everyone at Maindy Flyers is incredibly proud of Zoe Backstedt . 🥈A brilliant silver medal at the World Championships in...
21/09/2026

Everyone at Maindy Flyers is incredibly proud of Zoe Backstedt . 🥈

A brilliant silver medal at the World Championships in Montreal.

From Maindy to Montreal, what a journey, and what an inspiration for the next generation of young riders coming through the club.

Congratulations Zoe. We’re all very proud of you.

Last week we submitted our nomination for British Cycling’s Club of the Year – Talent Development award.Putting the nomi...
21/09/2026

Last week we submitted our nomination for British Cycling’s Club of the Year – Talent Development award.

Putting the nomination together got us thinking about what developing young riders actually means.

We’re a British Cycling Talent Focus Club and we put a lot of time into trying to get this right along with Beicio Cymru our National Governing Body.

But it’s not just about making young riders faster.

It’s about parents, pressure, selection, failure, money, coaching, confidence and enjoyment. And sometimes knowing when to push and when to leave them alone.

There are plenty of things in youth cycling that we probably don’t talk about enough.

So we’re going to talk about some of them.

We won’t have all the answers and we certainly don’t expect everyone to agree with us.

But if it gets parents, coaches, clubs and young riders talking, that can only be a good thing.

Things We Need to Talk About in Youth Cycling.

First one coming soon.

The Glebelands Gallop is back! Maindy Flyers are stepping into slightly unknown territory next weekend as we host our fi...
19/09/2026

The Glebelands Gallop is back!

Maindy Flyers are stepping into slightly unknown territory next weekend as we host our first cyclocross race in many years.

Supported by our friends at Whitchurch Cycling Club we’re bringing you the Glebelands Gallop in Newport.

The last cyclocross race at Glebelands was back in December 2022, in absolutely freezing conditions. Who remembers that one?

A few photos from 2022 to jog your memory…

There’ll be racing for all youth categories and adults, so hopefully we’ll see plenty of familiar faces out on the course.

Please make sure you enter online in advance via British Cycling.

And, as always, we need volunteers to make these events happen. If you can help with marshalling on the day, please comment below.

📅 Sunday 27th September
📍 Glebelands, Newport
🏁 Welsh Cyclocross League – Round 2

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