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3 races 3 records I’ve been pretty slack with my racing updates, so to those of you who like to follow the clubs racers I apologise for that. After a steady, but strong start to the year I had a bit of a wobble with health. Initially my father was the one taken ill in […]

Bizkaiko Itzulia 2017 (Junior Tour of the Basque country) I’d been offered the chance to be a guest rider for HMT cycling at this race. This race is the biggest junior race in Spain and one of the biggest in Europe. Previous winners have included Mikel Landa now of Team Sky. I’d trained hard up

Alp, Alp and Away. Thursday 29th June 2017 – Velopark 4th Cat men’s race. 16:49 – This was a spontaneous last-minute decision to actually participate in this race. So there I was, messaging MDCC rider Dave Lewis seeing if he was keen for a ride, to which he replied “Race Race Race”. At this point

I joined MDCC in early 2016 and, after some encouragement and advice on how to overcome my nerves, I soon completed my first time trial – the sporting Lustleigh / Teign Valley route normally held over the Easter bank holiday.   I didn’t do too badly on my road bike with my cycle jersey ‘flapping about in the wind’ (I

I had missed the round 3 race as this had also been in North Yorkshire a few weekends previously and it just isn’t possible to do everything! So I was needed a good race again to maintain my 2nd place standing. It was a long journey up to Dalby and the rain held off until

 Monmouthshire Junior National RR.  Harrison Wood reports on his continued progress at National level:  “Today was my 3rd junior national and after crashing out at cadence and getting caught up behind a crash at the Rutland classic, I was hoping for some better luck! I traveled up on the day with Louie and we’d heard

I’ve been riding for a few years now, enjoying it more and more, and when 15 years of racing yachts came to an end last season, I felt that if I were to ever race a bicycle, this year would be a good time to start. I therefore began to take the first steps towards

Poole Wheelers – Gary Dighton Memorial 10 Andy Perkins clocked a new personal best of 19:12 to take second place in the Gary Dighton Memorial 10, in Poole on Sunday. Seeded as last man off, having clocked 19:15 on the same course last year, Andy faced a very strong challenge from ‘in-form’ Lewis Keightley (Team

The Mid Devon CC Rider Support Fund paid for Joe Saunders, Louie Priddle and Harrison Wood to travel over to Belgium to race. Here are their thoughts on the experience. Harrison reports on Day One “This was my first ever experience of continental racing and I was excited to say the least! Louie’s Dad kindly

Talented Junior Harrison Wood reports on a successful raiding party to the Tour of the Milbury’s I fancied the look of this race on the British cycling website due to the short TT and then road race in the afternoon. The plan was then firmly put into action when my mum revealed her best friend