Mid Devon CC sent a crack team of intrepid veteran bike racers to the first round of the National Trophy Series at Southampton on Sunday. Alan Drury, Andrew Parker (vet 40) Ben Tisdall and Robin Delve (vet 50) took to the start line in the highly competitive events which bring together the country’s top racers…
West Buckland near Barnstaple was the venue of choice for the third round over the South West Cyclo Cross Series on Sunday. Once again the weather was very kind to us with 18 degrees and sunshine and barely a trace of any mud ! The venue is renowned for its immaculately tended lawns and pitches…
Sunday 20th September saw the first round of the South West Cyclo Cross League run in the traditional format. After the crit style races of the Flan Rou event the riders were ready for the course at the Castle Sport Centre, Taunton, a venue mmaking a welcome return after a couple of years abscence. After…
Andrew Parker claimed second place in the 3/4 final Westpoint evening event of 2015. Parker was part of a strong Mid Devon team of six riders who took the start line of the testing 800 metre circuit, which features a repeated short climb and hairpin corners. The winning move formed in the first five minutes…
Here’s a photo of Joe winning the overall South West Circuit Series this week at Westpoint. There were 6 races in the series and Joe has been in the yellow jersey for 5 out of 6 of the races. This weeks race was very tactical between the two main contenders, and Joe managed to attack and…
Race Report from Club Chairman Andy Perkins who has recently come out of early retirement to race again: Picked up a 4th place in the Regional Circuit Race champs on Sunday at a slightly damp and very windy Velopark. Haven’t done a circuit race since my crash on the Velopark last August and forgot how…
This latest round of the series saw Joe’s best performance to date, with him timing a breakaway with 7 laps to go just after the prime lap. Joe rode off the front of the peleton and gained a strong gap, and together with one other rider, was able to stay well away from the group…
As you can see from the picture of him on the front dishing out some pain, Joe Saunders had a great 3 days racing over 4 stages of the North West Tour. He finished 17th in stage 2, 26th in stage 3 and 11th in stage 4, meaning he gets some National series points. He…
The Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards in association with Active Devon shortlisted 3 different clubs for the prestigious ‘Club of the Year’ award. Mid Devon Cycling Club had tough competition in the form of local Netball club the Teignbridge Titans and Devonport Royal Swimming Association having both produced athletes which have gone on to represent…
2015 is the 85th anniversary of the Mid Devon Cycling Club To celebrate we are looking at producing a commemorative Polo Shirt in association with club sponsors Colin Lewis Cycles. These are based on the same design and supplier (Craft) as the Club hoodies that were produced last year. These were a great success and…