Northern Roll roller Ski Series 2024 – final event in Lancaster

Lakeland club hosted the final of the four Northern Roll Roller Ski Race Series events at Salt Ayre Cycle Track, Lancaster, on Sunday 1 September.

The series is made up of four events, each hosted by a different cross-country ski club in the North of England.

This year’s events were:

·       #1 Preston, hosted in Manchester Cross Country Ski Club in May
·         #2 York, hosted by Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club in June
·         #3 Hartlepool, hosted by Tyneside Loipers in August
·         #4 Lancaster, hosted by Lakeland Cross Country Ski Club in September

Each event lasts one hour and involves skiers trying to complete as many laps of a cycle circuit as they can in that time.

The winners and runners up of the individual Lancaster event (race #4) were:

• 1^st female – Isla Birch (junior), British Biathlon Union, 14 laps
• 2^nd female – Helen Bell, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 13 laps
• 3^rd female – Sarah Foy, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 9 laps

• 1^st open – Watson Peel, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 15 laps
•  2^nd open – Lucas Rhodes (junior), Manchester Cross Country Ski Club, 14 laps
•  3^rd open – Edward Prentice (junior), Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 14 laps

In the overall Northern Roll Roller Ski Series, we saw:

Seniors

• 1st female – Helen Bell, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 61.15km
• 2^nd female – Deb Johnston, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 45.45km
•  3^rd female – Sarah Lewthwaite, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 42.05km

• 1st open – Michael Smith, Lakeland Cross Country Ski Club, 59.65k
•  2^nd open – Piotr Kepa, Manchester Cross Country Ski Club, 58.40km
•  3^rd open – Martin Appleby, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 58.15km

Juniors

•       1^st female – Isla Birch, British Biathlon Union, 17.50km
•       1st open – Edward Prentice, Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club, 53.10km

Well done to all competitors across all four events. Dates of next year’s events will be published in the new year.

 Bookings now open for Northern Roll roller ski series event #4

Details of the fourth and final event in the 2024 Northern Roll roller ski event series are available - and entries are now being accepted.

The event - as many laps of the Salt Ayre Cycle Circuit, Lancaster, as can be completed in one-hour - takes place at 2pm on Sunday 1st September.

You can find out more and register on our booking link.

The Northern Roll roller ski series is a collection of four events, with one event each hosted by the four cross-country ski clubs in the North of England: 

• Lakeland Cross Country Ski Club
• Manchester Cross Country Ski Club
• Tyneside Loipers
• Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club

Photo courtesy of A. Brown

    

 Prom Night roller ski sessions start on Thursday 16th May

The first of our Prom Night roller ski sessions will take place on Thursday 16 May (7.00pm – 8.30pm). Meet at The Battery car park, about 1km south of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe, for a 7.00pm start.

The sessions are open to everyone, from beginners to advanced. If you need to borrow roller ski equipment or require tuition, please visit this page: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lakelandcrosscountryskiclub/525903

Sunsets over Morecambe Bay are guaranteed … on at least one evening.