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 most definitely more scenic 4.2 mile Porlock Toll Road.
104 riders hit the start this year.
Jacob Thomas came 64th
Noah Thomas came 93rd
Sean Ferguson came 72nd
Reuben Heal came 37th
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…
After a fantastic year for the club with 450 riders enjoying a great Social side and Racing, with many of the youth riders are trying to form path ways like the riders before them, with the rich history and a reputation for producing some of the country’s leading riders including Tour de France riders Colin Lewis and Jeremy…
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…
JACQUES AND Nicole Coates turned the Primavera Pursuit Road Race into a family affair with victories in Men’s and Women’s competitions at Hatherleigh, Devon. The brother and elder sister from Wiltshire will head for next weekend’s Peak Two-Day in fine form after 21-year-old Jacques (Team PB Performance) won a two-up sprint from Leo White (Reflex…
Mid Devon CC are organising a day of Masters Criteriums on behalf of the BMCR on Saturday 24th September 2022 at the Torbay Velopark. You can enter here: https://www.riderhq.com/events/p/nos2me1w/f/mid-devon-cc-autumn-criteriums—nuffield-health-sw-series-2022-0 BMCR age categories for men are designated as follows: A, 40-44; B, 45-49; C, 50-54; D, 55-59; E, 60-64; F, 65-69; G, 70-74;H,75-79: I,80-84, J,85-89; K,90-94: L,95-99. BMCR age categories for…
MDCC Youth this weekend at Minehead incorporating a National Youth Series Championship event on the Saturday, as well as SW Regional Youth Series races on the Sunday. The Minehead Grand Prix now also forms part of the newly-formed Southwest Region Circuit Race Series. Offering a packed race programme catering for all ages and abilities from…