The sunset on Sunday was spectacular and so was the event at West Stow Country Park which our Club hosted so magnificently. Now that the dust, quite literally has settled, it’s time to put pen to paper and write some thoughts on the day.What a day it was, the weather helped of course, but it wouldn’t have been so successful …
West Stow cyclocross – call for volunteers
West Suffolk Wheelers your help would be much appreciated.West Suffolk Wheelers are hosting round 9 of the Eastern Cyclocross League on Sunday 15th December 2024 at West Stow Country Park, West Stow.We are asking for volunteers to assist on the day of the race, a few to set up the day beforehand and a few to help the final tidy …
Cyclocross update – 3rd November 2024
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 …