Sunday 28th February saw the Mid Devon CC kick of the SW Road Race calendar with the Primavera Road Races at Hatherleigh Mid Devon’s promoting impresario Ken Robertson pulled off an impressive feat of running 3 races at the same time. An army of volunteers and helpers were summoned and bar a few minor hiccups…
A great result for new MDCC member and racer Jenny Corser in her debut race. Here are her thoughts on her progression from beginner to her first race win and the race report – well done Jenny! How to cycle your first race, a beginners perspective. 1. July 2015, purchase first ever road bike. 2. Do internet…
Perky kicked of MDCC’s Race Teams 2016 campaign in good style taking a win in the season opening City Cycle Courier RT’s 10 mile time trial, held on the A38 at Ivybridge. In wet and windy conditions he started last, clocking 22 minutes dead to take the win from Minehead’s Graham Collins by 13 seconds,…
The Cause – Little Bleeders The Exeter HQ to Lands End Cycle Challenge 2016 will be supporting Alex Dowsett’s charity ‘Little Bleeders’. Alex Dowsett (Movistar rider and former world hour record holder, amongst other awards) is haemophiliac himself and has set up the charity to help children with the disease. Alex did want to do…
Great news! We have been chosen by Zwift to get our kit in the game! If you already have a Zwift account, just hit “p” on your keyboard and enter the promo code . To get the promo code please fill in the form below and we’ll send it to you (for MDCC members only)…
This year instead of the Springtime Pursuits that have been the traditional “opener” to the South West road race calendar the MDCC are promoting one day of early season races on Sunday 28nd February. With the headquarters at Hatherleigh, the heart of Devon’s Red Ruby Cattle Country there are races available for all categories. It is an…
Sunday 3rd Jan 2016 was the first round in the Soggy bottom MTB series. Race report from Steve “Motor-mouth” Hodgson After waking to the sound of pouring rain (oooh Skid Row lyrics!!) this morning I didn’t think much of going down to Plymouth to race mtb at all. Still, I had some breakfast and woke…
On Sunday Robin Delve put in a virtuoso performance to win the inaugural Torbay Velopark Cross, the final round of the 2015-16 South West Cyclo Cross league. A week of rain lead to a water logged course that gradually broke up through the day of racing for all age groups. With the main senior event…
Due to popular demand, Colin Lewis Cycles are running another batch of the MDCC hooded tops. You can see one here modeled by our very own Andrew Parker earlier this year Prices have gone up since we last ran this promotion and they are now £45 Please use this form to order: >Order Form< The…
Next up on our list of MDCC stars enjoying their racing career’s Rob Smail, Since finishing his study’s in Manchester Rob has carved out a career in the University of cycling – Belgium. Here’s a link to an interview with Rob which details his racing so far and his plans for 2016 http://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2015/10/09/robert-smail-oct15/ Rob hails…