Hi All!
Here's the latest update of skating news. We've just passed the
solstice, so now it's the official start of summer.
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Videos
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Max Freeman - slalom in Eastbourne:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afyCFMTm1Oc
Team SkateFreestyle: John Stanning, Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTyoDcEyLJk
Bill Begg's coaching videos
Bill is one of the world's best inline speed skating coaches, and has
made this great set of technique and training videos.
http://www.bont.com/news/featurearticles/billbegg/coach.html
A rather impressive acceleration by Team Bont:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vausD8kY0Oo
There's lots of great marathon footage here:
http://skate-tv.de/
I particularly like the skater vs track cyclist:
http://skate-tv.de/003-content/015-videocontent/03-archiv/006-archiv_rmsc_sprint.html
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Events
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Goodwood Roller Marathon - 10th August 2008
http://www.goodwoodmarathon.co.uk/
Skate-A-Round Best of Holland skating & sailing Yearly, 11-15 August,
2008:
http://www.skate-a-round.com/default.asp?refer=Reis&id=26&action=intro&taal=EN&c=NL
You can read a review of a previous trip on this tour here:
http://www.londonskaters.com/skate-trips-best-of-holland-2007.html
Practice Club
Join me for practice club, each dry Saturday from 16.30 at the Albert
Memorial in Hyde Park, starting April 26th through to the end of
September in 2008. This is an opportunity to work on your skills, ask
questions, and have expert help. Free.
http://www.londonskaters.com/lessons-practice-club.htm
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Other
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Naomi Grigg's skating years part 4
http://www.londonskaters.com/article-naomi-grigg-skate-years-4.html
FlycamOne2 Helmet camera review
This low cost tiny camera would be good for all sorts of uses with
skating and/or cycling!
http://www.londonskaters.com/cycling/review-helmet-camera-flycamone2.htm
Not using a cycle lane, and police incompetence?
This has to be one of the worst examples of an ill-thought out and
dangerous cycle lanes I've seen, no wonder the cyclist wasn't using it.
I also can't believe the alleged responses from the police, it seems
like something from the Flintstones to me.
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/77/article16.html
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Best regards,
Mike.
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