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Cyclocross 2019 – Rnd 8, Swansea

Alan Cole — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:08:20 +0000

After last weeks mud fest in Newport, it was back to South Wales at the weekend for more of the same. The heavy rains all week made it likely that mud would feature highly on the list of things to expect and we weren’t to be disappointed. The sun was shining for the drive there...

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Cyclocross 2019 – Rnd 4, Llandysul

Alan Cole — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:32:34 +0000

Another weekend, another round of the Welsh Cyclocross series and with wet weather all week in the lead up to it things were looking decided ‘cyclocrossy’. In other words, rain, mud, sweat, blood and tears were likely, along with additional lashings of mud! As the Llandysul round was the nearest of the series to home...

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Cyclocross 2019 – Rnd 3, Foxley Estate

Alan Cole — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:08:48 +0000

Well, that was a tough race. I’m not even sure if I enjoyed it or not!! Round 3 this year was at the Foxley Estate which is always quite a technical and difficult course but usually leads to come good racing. It had rained quite a bit overnight and throughout the morning so things were...

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Cyclocross 2019 – Rnd 1, Tredegar Park

Alan Cole — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:44:20 +0000

It’s that time of year again, a new cyclocross season, a new reason to ride bikes around muddy fields and a brand new venue for round 1. And what a race it was – flat out all the way and plenty of close contact racing with a huge field of entrants. The Welsh Cyclocross Series...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 10 Pembrey Final

Alan Cole — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:31:53 +0000

After a few weeks off it was time for the final round of this years Cyclocross Series. With the best 5 results from the series to count there was still the possibility for some improvement for me as I’d had a few finishes around 20th position earlier in the season. Since the middle of the season my...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 9 Talybont-on-Usk

Alan Cole — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:27:10 +0000

After a week off due to a cancellation it was back to it at the weekend for more cyclocross racing. This time we were at Gilestone Farm in Talybont-on-Usk which was a new venue. I didn’t know what to expect from the course, but no doubt there would be plenty to test us. It was...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 8 Pembrey Poppy Cross

Alan Cole — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:43:51 +0000

With only a few rounds left, it feels as though the Cyclocross season is hotting up and coming to an end at the same time. A couple of cancellations mean that this weekend’s race was the 7th scoring race out of 9 races with your best 6 results to count towards the series. This weekend...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 7 Swansea

Alan Cole — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:56:56 +0000

Another good Cyclocross Race, and this time I’m pleased to say that rather than saying my race report comes from somewhere in the middle of the pack, it’s actually coming from a little closer to the pointy end. Still not at the pointy end of course – far from it in fact, but it was...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 6 Newtown

Alan Cole — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:15:26 +0000

Those of you paying attention will notice that Round 5 seems to be missing. Unfortunately Storm Callum resulted in widespread flooding around South Wales, with the Carmarthen area being pretty badly hit. Now, a little bit of weather doesn’t usually deter us hardy cyclocross types but there is a limit. Travelling was not advised during...

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Welsh Cyclocross 2018 – Round 4 Pembrey

Alan Cole — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:53:30 +0000

I had no excuses this week. No long mountain walks the day before, no Quadrathlons the day before, and unlike previous years I hadn’t done the Tide to Tide MTB event before the Pembrey Cyclocross race either. I did have a fairly busy Saturday with an early morning mountain bike ride, a surf ski and...

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