Saddle Up Cycling

If you saw a TT bike shaped blur along the high road this morning, that was probably Julia. Fantastic ride out to Mott Street with Julia Gagliardi who made the climb look remarkably comfortable, staying in the extensions all the way to the top.

Still one more event to go this evening, but so far it’s been a very successful Masters Championships for Yewande Adesida. Plenty of progress across multiple performance markers throughout the week, and to come away with a couple of jerseys as well makes it even more rewarding. Everything is heading in the right direction!

Asma is leaving British Cycling, which means I’m the responsible one on the City Academy track project now. Terrifying. But it’s ok, they are good kids.

She’s seen these kids come on leaps and bounds from the original BC hubs, to racing Nat Series on the track and the road, and some turning to become coaches themselves.

Thank you for everything. Go smash some projects!

Session 2. Race Craft. Done.

Through and off. Back to front. Surges and attacks. An elimination race to finish.

The race is information. Patience is a tactic. Commit, all the way. Brave racing gets the chance of more. Train what others won’t. Things happen. Race for progress. There is joy in it.

Two Saturdays of this has been a proper joy to coach. I hope it has given some of you the confidence to pin a number on for the first time. Or to try a tactic you would not have tried before. Or just to see racing differently.

To those who have entered the London Academy GP. Chapeau!

To those still unsure. Give me or London Academy a shout. We will help.

And even if you do not fancy racing yourself. Head down anyway. It is one of the biggest celebrations of women’s racing that London, or the whole of the UK has to offer. They do not get better than this.

Saturday 6 June. 3/4 race and E/1/2/3 race.

Saddle up!

Thanks to all those that came along last Saturday. And to the expert riders from London Academy. Here’s a little recap.

Eighteen riders. Three hours. A lot of progress.

Another session this Saturday. 2 spots left currently. Race tactics. Moving up, Pace lines, lead-outs, and race simulation.

Get Signed Up to the GP!

Saddle up.

Final places. Women’s Race Skills Training with London Academy.

Two Saturdays at Lee Valley. Built to work together.

16 May builds the foundation. Wheel-following, cornering, group riding. The handling that makes everything else possible.

23 May builds on it. Pacelines, attacks, lead-outs, mock race finish. The race craft that turns a rider into a racer.

One without the other is half the picture. Together they take you from solo rider to race-ready in two Saturdays.

Theory and classroom time each week. 90 minutes on circuit. Plus Q&A.

Different content each Saturday.
You do not need to have raced. You need to want to start.

£20 per session. Link in Bio
saddleupcycling.co.uk/race-training

How do you train for a multi-day ultra? Consistency. Six months of it. Greens on greens. Strength. Mobility. Week after week.

This time next week Montron will be at Lost Dot 101. 1200km across Spain. Dirty Reiver 200 last weekend was the tune-up. She’s ready.

Full-time working the whole way through. No magic. No big training camps. Just turning up. Day after day.

Saddle up and go get it!

Race Skills Training. Two sessions at 16th and 23rd May.

Session one is handling. Close contact. Cornering. Positioning. Group riding. The skills that make you safe and confident in a bunch.

Session two is race craft. Pacelines. Surges. Attacking. Bridging. Tactics at speed.

Same format both days. Theory either side of the circuit work. Race preparation. Routines. What to expect on the start line. Everything that helps it make sense before you pin a number on.

Thinking about racing for the first time, this is where to start. Already racing and want a workout, you’re welcome too. Never considered racing? Come along anyway.

Led by Saddle Up Matt. Supported by experienced riders from .

Building towards the third edition of the London Academy GP on 6th June. The GP includes a 3/4th cat race. Perfect if this is your first time lining up.

£20 per session. £30 for both.

Last time we ran this in August 2025. Around twenty riders per session. Over half went on to race the London Academy GP.

The hardest part is turning up.

Saddle up!

Team announcement.
East Cleveland Classic. National Series. Sunday 12th April.

Georgia Huddleston.

That’s it. That’s the team.

First time Saddle Up Frequency has had a rider on a National Series start line.

Succes, Georgia.

Saddle up.