| A really tough start to the National XC series on a technical course which was super muddy, straight from the off the whole 1st lap was strewn with crashes and near misses so I struggled to find a rhythm, once the race settled I had 3 good laps and was sitting quite comfortable swapping positions with another rider, then one silly mistake and a crash I decided to dial it back and see the race out, happy with 20th even with a poor performance. |
Robin Delve: 2017 Cyclo-Cross Season Summary My cross race season started at the beginning of September and has now just finished 19 weeks and 23 races later!! Training started back in February. Basic weekly training consists of commuting by MTB to work 2/3 times per week. A hilly round trip of 22 miles. 2 gym…
To start the MTB XC season off a small number of Mid Devon Cycling Club riders raced Newnham winter wakeup on a 5.1 mile with 500 feet of climbing which made a challenging course for all riders. This was a new event to the South West MTB calendar organiser Steve Hodgson thought that he would…
Today saw the second round of the Soggy Bottom mountain bike cross-country series. I arrived to a bright and sunny Newnham park to be greeted by two young army cadets marshaling the road crossing at the bottom of cottage return, a couple of riders passed not looking too muddy, Today was going to be fast!…
28 Mid Devon riders completed the 2022 South West cyclocross season has come to a close seeing Mid Devon Cycling Club taking many reginal podiums over the 7 rounds across the South West, with some outstanding performances under 12’ James Allen and Lauren Fox both won every round in the league, Edward Selwood 2nd over…
Past MDCC member Harry Birchill turned out on Monday to award the medals and t-shirts to the riders in the 2XC Rookie Cup race at Stover School. Well done to all the riders taking part and special congratulations go to Harry on becoming the National Youth MTB Champion and winning the National Cross Country Series…
The Southwest Cyclocross league awards for the 2023 season were held over the weekend, following eight rounds held across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset. Despite the challenging wet and muddy conditions, the Mid Devon cycling club had a successful season. In the under 10 category, Fredrik Simcock dominated the series standings by winning six out of…