It was a ‘Double’ race weekend, but not in the normal sense, when we would have an event on Saturday and Sunday. There was a clash of events this week, the Eastern League race was at Mount Bures and the Leicestershire League (LCXL) at Misterton Hall at the far end of the A14.The Wheelers CX Crew were torn between the …
Cyclocross Report 28th September – Stanborough Park, Welwyn
Round 4 of the Eastern Cyclocross League was hosted by Welwyn Wheelers in the undulating Stanborough Park, just of the A1, from Bury its about an hour and 10 minute drive. The park is undulating and the grass is manicured which makes for very fast racing, especially in the dry, Sunday however was a ‘Game of Two Halves’, despite the …
Cyclocross Report 12th October
The Eastern Cyclocross League had a gap in the programme off races last weekend, but that didn’t deter the Wheelers CX Collective, from finding an alternative. There were in fact 3 races in other leagues within reach on Sunday, all with similar driving distances, either the Lincolnshire at Grantham, the Central at Hemel Hempstead or the Leicestershire in Leicester.Several of …
Cyclocross report 20 September – Colchester Sports Park
The third race of the Eastern Cyclocross League was organised by Colchester Rovers Cycling Club at the excellent Colchester Sports Park. The park has a dedicated tarmac cycling track which hold events throughout the year, but only on one day of the year is there a Cyclocross event. This year the ‘Rovers’ surpassed themselves, by creating the best course there …
Cyclocross Report 14 September 2025 – Lambourne End
The second race of the season was hosted by Cycling Club Hackney at the Lambourne End Centre, which is a place for Outdoor Learning that focuses in particular, on developing Young People by utilising adventure, farm and environmental activities. As the centre is also a working farm, they make their own sausages and burgers (even Vegan) which is something most …
Cyclocross Report – Chelmsford 7 September 2025
The first race of the 2025/26 season was held in Springfield Park, Chelmsford last Sunday hosted by Chelmer CC. Of course for the music fans amongst you Chelmsford was also the venue for the ‘Radio 2 in the Park’ music festival over the same weekend, but there is no doubt that the most exciting event was the one in Springfield …
August off-road news (including some grass track)
Marston Mega Cross – 17 August Four wheelers raced at Marston mega cross race on 17 August. Marston Mega Cross is a unique event, raced over an off-road course of around 5 miles (either solo or in teams) for 3 hours. Megan Free and partner Caroline came 1st in female pairs relay.Paul Watson raced solo, 3rd in Age Category.Nick Rush …
Mud in the East at last! Milton and the end of season relays
The east of England is the driest part of the UK, so we get ‘proper cross’ conditions (i.e. mud) much less often than the rest of the country. But the last couple of Eastern races have redressed the balance! The last formal round of the Eastern Cyclocross league was held at Milton Country Park (just outside Cambridge) on 26 January, …
They think it’s all over – it is now (the end of the cyclocross season)
Sadly after 5 glorious months of Cyclocross racing, it’s now all over until September. The last of the winter ‘Cross’ races have all been concluded, the Eastern League Relays took place yesterday, which have been superbly documented by Stephen Brook and the last race of the Leicestershire league events also took place in the grounds of the Motor Racing circuit, …
Post-Christmas Cyclocross Blues
Your latest Cyclocross news report from Peter Golding Well the busy Christmas/New Year period is finally over, and what a period it has been, especially if you are an armchair cyclocross fan. There seemed to be a race on the gogglebox most days, lots of excitement to entertain us, whilst there was a lack of racing in the UK. It’s …