Queen Elizabeth II
Mid Devon Cycling Club is saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. A finer example of dignity, duty and service would be hard to find. Our thoughts and condolences are with her family.
Mid Devon CC Autumn Criteriums – Masters 24/09/22
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 | Membership | Offroad
Monthly Gravel Ride – Sat 3rd September
Due to popular demand we are going to start a monthly Gravel ride. Starting from Abbrook at 9am, we’ll do a loop around Haldon > Fingle Bridge > Wray Valley to aim to finish at Cafe 360 around Midday. All members welcome – Gravel Bikes or Mountain Bikes.
MDCC | Time Trials | Youth
Mid Devon CC Youth Academy raced in the 10 Mile National Youth Championship TT (South West DC) at St Eval in Cornwall.
Edward Fraile-Whysall age 14 and Bayley Woodger age 13 from the Mid Devon CC Youth Academy raced in the 10 Mile National Youth Championship TT (South West DC) at St Eval in Cornwall. Hosted By Wheal Velocity Cycle ClubThe course is two and a half laps of the circuit around St Eval Airfield and it…
Torq In Your Sleep – 6 Hours Mixed Pairs – Jamie and Grace Ward
Father and daughter off road duo Jamie and Grace Ward travelled to Hampshire to take part in this epic MTB event Jamie reports “This year we decided to enter the mixed pair 6 hours endurance race at Minley Manor, a course we have both raced on recently and done well on, we were up against…
South West MTB XC
MTB XC Round 2 was also South West Champs at Grammarcombe MDCC had a good day with many medals. On a warm sunny day on a well set out courses for the different age groups. Under 10 Male Oliver Gray was 2nd seeing off some good strong field working very hard over the 20 min race Under…
Colin Lewis Grand Prix
The Colin Lewis Grand Prix was held in perfect condition this weekend with warm sunshine greeting the riders and spectators. Whilst this has been the fifth promotion of the event it’s also the first that has taken place since Colin passed away early in the year and was a poignant occasion. The briefing to the…
Good Friday Hilly TT Results
George Kimber (Spirit BSS) put his name into the record books by taking a clear victory in the Mid-Devon CC (Sporting) 23, while host club rider Tara Grosvenor was the women’s victor. The Mid Devon CC Teign Valley Hilly TT has been running for over 40 years and past winners include Colin Lewis, Jez Hunt,…
HSBC National XC Series RD 1 – Jamie Ward
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…
Club Rideback from Glastonbury
Glastonbury to Cranbrook – Sunday 3rd April This is what our membership thinks of these events: “Thanks to anyone involved with organising and supporting the ride. We are blessed to have such rides – and so much else for our very modest membership fee. These ride-backs are always brilliant – and something that we couldn’t…