News - 29/12/8
Highlights of 2008 rollerski year
When you do your first rollerski session you never know where it will lead to...
We celebrate the achievements of rollerskiers - on rollerskis and on snow - in 2009.
JANUARY
Strong start to the year with record numbers at Hyde Park and Dorney Lake courses
British Cross-Country Ski Champs move to Obertilliach, Austria - Alan Eason, Karolina Bicova and Barbara Baker put in strong performances
FEBRUARY
Success for British cross-country skiers - report
GB represented in the FIS Nordic World Junior Championships for the first time since the early 1990s - see report
MARCH
Engadin & Vasaloppet Ski Marathon - success for Hyde Park rollerskiers - report
BBC Ski Sunday's Graham Bell joins in with the Rollerski Club in Hyde Park - pictures
APRIL
Richard & Mel do first rollerski session in Hyde Park Rollerski racing season begins - calendar - interview with Chris Richards
LRNSC Rollerski race 1 report SkiSkett Cobra rollerskis introduced to the rollerski shop
MAY
Annual club rollerski trip on the Bristol-Bath cycleway Hom, Sarah, Danny and Alanna start rollerskiing in Hyde Park
JUNE
Extra summer club training in Richmond Park, Hayes and Greenwich - pictures
JULY 2nd year of rollerskiing at the Eton Rowing Courses - rollerskiing provided as a 'taster' sport
AUGUST
New instructor profiles added - Ekaterina Rachel and Karolina Bicova
SEPTEMBER
Rollerski tour of Richmond Park - pictures
James Cracknell and Ben Fogle commence rollerski training for race to the South Pole - team website
OCTOBER
British Nordic Ski Team launches its own website - www.britnordicteam.co.uk
Rollerski Club affiliated to Snowsport England as the 'London Hyde Park XC Ski Club'
London 4-hr rollerski race - report
Wessex Sprints rollerski races attract a record field - report - pictures
Fiona Crossley wins GB Rollerski Ladies Series Title for historic 5th year Huntly Nordic Ski Club celebrate 10th birthday - website
NOVEMBER
Lisa L takes part in NY marathon
Andrew Musgrave and Andrew Young take part in FIS World Cup Cross-Country Ski Races - first GB representation in a generation - report New SSE rollerski instructors qualified: Glennis Dore, Yvonne Jacobs, Ivan Gorbenko, Yevgeniy Gorbenko and Rob Dorward.
DECEMBER
Ski marathon season begins
Club members Glennis Dore and Penny Caldwell take part in La Sgambeda ski race
Mike Dixon masterclass
Welcome to new rollerskiers about to book courses in January & good luck to all our rollerskiers embarking upon challenges on-snow in 2009.
Website page views in 2008 = 112,912; visits = 25,719 (2007: 99,925, 21,938)
Rollerski Club members: +50%
What will your rollerski highlight be in 2009?
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