It’s not often that you get to compete in a National Championships on local terrain so Mid Devon members made the most of the opportunity when the Mountain bike Cross Country (XC) champs were held at Newnham Park – Stripey Jerseys, gold medals, hot weather and a deceptively tricky course awaited. Saturdays racing saw the…
PRIZE WINNERS 1st Fastest £25 & W.A.J. Best Memorial Trophy (held for 1 year) – Conrad Moss 2nd Fastest £20 – Robert Willcocks 3rd Fastest £15 – Gavin MacDougall 4th Fastest £12 – Max Churchill 1st Lady £25 -Catherine Hilton 2nd Lady £20 – Hannah Rainger 1st over 40 £12 – Paul…
Nearly 70 riders across the G to Social range met up at either Camelford for the 66 mile route or Lifton for the Social group 45 miler. Getting that number of riders and bikes to the start required 5 vehicles, 4 volunteer drivers and upwards of £800 in expenditure from the Dartmoor Classic proceeds.A huge…
The Dartmoor Classic Cycle Sportive survived tight Covid-19 restrictions and some of the worst weather in its history to complete Edition No.14 at the end of June. Wind, rain and fog greeted a reduced field of almost 2,500 riders, who all had to take ‘lateral flow tests’ to comply with Government ‘test event’ rules, which…
This day’s racing has moved from its traditional late February date to mid-August – well at least the rain will be warmer. The course is well used and provides a mix of fast long straights then some narrow twisting sections where ‘out of sight soon becomes out of mind’ and gives any breakaway a good…
Youth rider Grace Ward has been stringing together some impressive results on the national and local stage recently. Grace updated us on her recent exploits: ” I went to the National XC Series Rd 2 in Monmouth on the 3rd July, it was a tricky course in difficult conditions, the wet weather made the riding…
Mid-Devon Cycling Club promoted their annual Colin Lewis Grand Prix at the Torbay Velopark, supplying four winners from fields drawn from all over the South-West. Henry Howells, Anna Lane and Lauren Fox all came out on top in junior age-groups, while Georgie Savva won the Senior 4th Category race. Promising prospect Harry Jukes continued his impressive…
The club have registered this coming Sunday’s Reliability Rides as a British Cycling event. Members can ride the routes alone, with a friend or in groups up to 6 for any cafe stop. You will need to sign in at the table outside the club entrance at Abbrook anytime between 0830- 0930h, please bring your…
We have some awesome merchandise created in association with our friends at Primal. Size guide here: https://www.primaleurope.com/pages/size-chart Team store here: https://www.primalcustompro.com/NewTeamMemberCreate.aspx?TeamCode=MIDD44471 Timeline – store open until the end of April. Delivery 6 – 8 weeks after. Tracer / Traceuse Hoodie – These are a technical hoodie, offering good thermal performance with a reasonably lightweight frame. Please…
Size guide here: https://www.primaleurope.com/pages/size-chart Team store here: https://www.primalcustompro.com/NewTeamMemberCreate.aspx?TeamCode=MIDD44471 Timeline – store open until the end of April. Delivery 6 – 8 weeks after. We have on offer: Equinox Jersey – This is a true race cut, performance jersey designed for comfort and performance. There has been a tweak to the design this year, tightening the sleeves…