Sadly there was no local (Eastern Cross) race this last weekend, but the Central Cyclocross League had an event on Saturday at the Milton Keynes Bowl, this time hosted by Equipe Velo, a North Buckinghamshire Club. The last event held in the ‘Bowl’ hosted by Velo Bants, made use of a very steep bank which most ran up and a …
Cyclocross Report – Week ending 20th October
Firstly the track at West Stow is in great condition and has had plenty of folk training on it during the week, the more times it’s ridden as the weather gets damper and the ground softer, the smoother the racing line will become. So if you’re an off-road rider off any type, Cross, Gravel, MTB, why not get over there …
Cyclocross Report – Week ending 13 October
What a week it’s been for us all, there has been so much going on with the Wheelers Cyclocross family, repairing bikes so that it’s still possible to race, training hard so that racing is potentially easier and of course remodelling the track at West Stow to enhance it for our race in December. There wasn’t a race in the …
WSW present Cyclocross Racing at West Stow Country Park
West Suffolk Wheelers will host Round 8 of the Eastern Cyclocross League at West Stow Country Park on Sunday 15th December 2024. Entries will be via the British Cycling website here .
CX update – the first double header of 2024
No we’re not talking football; but two of the Clubs ‘Crossers’ raced on Saturday and Sunday last weekend.Megan Free and Peter Golding both travelled to Milton Keynes on Saturday to race in the Central League fixture hosted by Velo Bants ‘Cross in the City’ at the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl. The course was a series of switchbacks on the flatter …
CX update – dry and fast racing at Colchester
The third round of the Eastern Cyclocross League was held on Saturday 21st September at the Colchester Sports Park, hosted by Colchester Rovers CC. The course is modelled around the very good tarmac circuit, which is synonymous with Criterium Races and also the venue for the Coaching courses which the Wheelers team of coaches have attended. There are very few …
Cross is back for 2024-25 !
It may still be warm and sunny, but the cross season is now well underway, with the first two rounds of the Eastern Cyclocross league completed. The traditional season-opener for the Eastern League is at Springfield, hosted by Chelmer CC, where we had 12 Wheelers riding. The forecasted monsoon didn’t materialise but luckily it wasn’t as hot as last year. …
End of season Cyclocross report for 2023-24
This end of season round-up is brought to you by Peter Golding, WSW CX stalwart and race organiser As the season is finally over in the UK it’s time to put together the final report and I’m doing so whilst watching a televised race from Middlekerke in Belgium !It has been a wonderful season for all of the Wheelers Cyclocross …
End of season cyclocross relay frolics!
Peter Golding’s Cyclocross Report – Week ending 4 February 2024 Well it’s finally over, the Easterncross League 2023/24 season has finished and what a way to finish it was. Simon Wilson from Colchester Rovers CC, decided to resurrect the end of season relays which would be followed by the League Prize presentation. It turned out to be a superb idea, …
Cyclocross update – National Champs weekend!
Peter Golding’s race report Last weekend was the British Cyclocross Championships which, for the first time ever, were held in Scotland. The host town was Falkirk, famous for the Antonine Wall, which was the furthest North the Romans ventured, the fantastic ‘Kelpies’ and the engineering marvel that is the ‘Falkirk Wheel’. If you’re ever driving that far North, visit the …