Sunday 20th September – Box Valley Cross Well what a day and what a venue, Colchester Rovers excelled themselves with this event, thanks to the support they received from the Gillies Family in allowing them to host a race at the remarkable Box Valley. From the moment you drove through the archway on to the estate, to the ample parking, …
Cyclocross report – Eastern League 2026, Rounds 1 and 2
Eastern League Round 1 – Springfield Cross (Chelmer CC) – 6 September 2026 Report from Barry Denny. Good day’s racing for WSW riders at the Chelmer Club’s Cyclo Cross today. Whilst we had no representatives in the youngsters or open races we had loads in the older categories. The course was very dry and fast and this seemed to suit …
Cyclocross report 14 December – West Stow Cross, a pre-Christmas Cracker !
There were some outstanding results for the Wheelers Cyclocrossers at our own race on Sunday, but the real winner was the West Stow Cross event itself and the collective effort of all the Wheelers who made the event happen. Like any big event it had taken months to plan by the club’s CX sub committee, from the British Cycling application, …
West Suffolk Wheelers will host round 9 of the Eastern Cyclocross League.
On Sunday 14th December 2025 at West Stow Country Park. Icklingham Road,West Stow IP28 6HG Entries are now open at the link below: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/324560/West-Suffolk-Cross—-Eastern-League-202526-Rd-9 For more details of the event, see here.
Cyclocross Report 19th October
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 …