Evergreen Jason reports on a very respectable 5th place at the National Masters “It was like racing on Dartmoor, just under 5000ft in 50 miles! Wet sideways rain – disgusting for August! I thought I’d just try and take the race to them, living down in Devon, I thought attack was the best form of…
1st Year Junior Callum Start keeps getting stronger as the season progress’s. After getting in the break at the Totnes Vire Junior Race, Callum ended up with a great 2nd place at the E/1/2 Cruise Critliners at Paignton. He reports as follows “E/1/2/3 race at Velopark on Saturday which went very well did a lot…
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…
Mid Devon riders race up Porlock Hill, it is known as the steepest A road in the country with many stories of cars overheating going up and burning brakes coming down. The good news is that the Hill Climb did not going up the 1 in 4 main road climb but the longer, gentler and…
Andrew Perkins used his experience and knowledge to help experienced youth rider Callum Start to step up for his 1st senior race at the Cycle Sport South Hams Circuit Races at Torbay’s Velopark. To comply with the current covid guidelines the event consisted of three 15 minute races – scratch, points and pursuit. The new…
Andy Perkins rolls back the years and claims the win in the return to racing event at the Velopark. To comply with the current covid guidelines the event consisted of three 15 minute races – scratch, points and pursuit.The new format proved popular with new riders wanting to try out racing aswell providing a new…
A strong showing from the Mid Devon Riders in the inaugural SW Zwift Race. Not to be kept from racing during the current Lockdown, hundreds of riders of all abilities raced across 4 categories. Notable Mid Devon performances from Henry Irvine 10th overall, promising Youth Rider Callum Start in 13th and wily old dog Andrew…
Wheal-Jane 7 riders headed off to Wheal Jane in windy but dry conditions. Maddy Woodger under 10’s started her season bottom of her new age group but managed a podium place coming in 3rd. Bayley Woodger under 12 started his road campaign in his new age group feeling under the weather but managed a great 2nd…
Two Mid Devon Youth went to Newport velodrome on Saturday to try the ever popular Icebreaker Series. Now in its 10th year, the series comprises of 2 rounds of endurance based Omniums for youth riders. Each round includes scratch, elimination and points races for each category. Bayley (age 10) was in under 12 category and Grace…
CORNISHMAN Tom Nancarrow (NOPINZ-Symec RT) defied the blustery conditions and stormed to a solo victory in the season-opening Elite/1/2/3Cat Primavera Road Race at Hatherleigh. The 21-year-old university student from Truro, fourth in last autumn’s National Hill Climb Championships on Dartmoor’s Haytor, showed that he can be just as effective on rolling terrain by leading almost…