Challenge Tires London and South East CX League - Round 06

Challenge Tires London and South East CX League - Round 04

Moved from Gatwick Aviation Museum to Pippingford Park. A slightly different course to the previous event here with less bumpy top field.

Should be another epic day out!

Round 3 of the London and South East Cyclo-Cross League at Crystal Palace. 

Crawley Wheelers welcome you once again to Pippingford Park for round 2 of the Challenge Tires London and South East Cyclo-Cross Season 2023/4.

Last year the event generated a lot of positive feedback, so we’re delighted to be back again with a similar course. There’s some tough stuff and some fun stuff - we hope in equal measure - a mixture of surfaces and terrain, and some technical and power sections.

Riders start on the hard packed dirt track and head straight and level for about 200m before a shallow right turn up the grassy field. There’s a chicane to break up the climb before a right turn takes you along the top of the field and then right again back down the hill to the bottom section of trees on the treeline. After a few twists you’ll head back up the hill, via a few more trees to take your mind off the climb, and then head back along the top of the field and then left down the hill towards the first wooded section. This is where things get interesting! The open woods section has plenty of technical twists and turns through the trees, a short power climb to really get those legs pumping, you’ll head past a wood yard and then out onto the gravel track at the bottom. The transition from grass to gravel could be challenging. We’ve removed the bottom field from the course this season so we can have more up top where the fans are. So, you’ll head straight back up the dirt path towards the pits. There’s a detour into the woods and back before the final section up to the pit area itself. Once past the pits you’re onto the fastest section of the course, a winding descent through some trees and onto the fast downhill gravel track. There’s a run off onto the grass at the bottom so you can safely scrub off some speed before a left turn takes you into the technical wooded section. It’s dark, narrow, bumpy and scary in there, with a series of tight twists and turns through the trees. Then you hit the ramp! A super steep kicker of a hill which will fire you back out onto the track. We’ve made it wider than last year to give you more line choices. Once out you turn right and head up the dirt/gravel track to the top section where the baying fans await! They’ll be hoping you master or fall foul of the legendary Crawley Wheelers hurdles. You pass these and do a loop down onto an off camber bank, then hit a short sharp super steep bank before heading back through the finish line to do it all again or take glory!

After the race hang about for a chat and some refreshments either from the Crawley Wheelers canteen or the magnificent Sussex Coffee Trucks wagon - the best coffee in the business! If you’re good enough, or lucky enough to win something then make sure you head to the podium when the time’s right. Race winners will receive a new Crawley Wheelers cuddly lion and they and other placings will receive prizes from nutrition specialists Styrkr.

5 day youth stage race in Assen, Netherlands

The Isle of Man Youth & Junior Tour is the most prestigious event for young cyclists in Britain, with three days of highly competitive stage racing on the Island's iconic roads - the very training ground of Tour de France sprint legend Mark Cavendish, London Olympic Gold Medallist Peter Kennaugh and professional riders Lizzie Holden, Mark and Anna Christian amongst others.

Isle of Man Youth & Junior Tour is a 3 day Competitive Stage race for Junior and Youth A-E cyclists.

Part of the British Cycling Junior National Road Series and Youth National Circuit Series.

Huge thanks for Crawley Wheelers for helping to fund Oscar's participation in this iconic event.

BMCR Race

Saturday 1st April 2023 will be another great day for cycling! A day before the pros 16.000 cyclists will ride their own Tour of Flanders. Suffering on the steep climbs and cobbled sections, enjoying the picturesque, meandering roads through the Flemish countryside and being propelled by that typical, unparalleled atmosphere of “We Ride Flanders”. Will you step into the footsteps of Mathieu van der Poel?

You have a choice of 4 different distances: 75km, 144km, 179km or 235km. This year, the longest distance (235km) starts from Bruges and finishes in Oudenaarde. The longest distance (235 km) will start from Bruges and finish in Oudenaarde.

Kevin Nelson and Sam Storer are taking part in this years Cape Epic, the toughest and most high profile mountain bike race on the planet.

8 stages over 8 gruelling days with over 15,475m of climbing against the best riders in the world.

You can follow their progress via the Epic Series app.

Round 2 of the LCCA League 2022/3 at Pippingford Park, East Sussex.

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Compared to the mtb courses our cyclo-cross course will be a lot more compact. Riders will start on a hard packed sand track before heading onto a grassy field. They’ll then snake up through the treeline before plunging down the field and into the open woodland area. This area provides twists and turns along with a punchy climb through the trees before heading down to the grassy bottom section. Here you’ll find the legendary CW hurdles and a section with loops and turns on the grass. After this riders will tackle the long drag up the gravel path towards the pit area, it’s going to be tough! After passing the pits riders get a breather as they head down the track to the bottom of the dense woods. Once in the woods they’ll navigate a technical section around the trees before a short sharp climb fires them back up onto the track towards the final section. This is an off-camber grassy bank which leads them back to the start.

The U12 course will cut off before they head down the first wooded section to the grass and then again after the pits. They’ll still get some technical sections after the finish, in the first wooded section and the grassy bank. There’s ample parking right next to the sign on and start areas. We have a double pit – it’s a bit biased towards the dense wooded section, but we think this is where riders are most likely to have issues anyway. There are plenty of water points near the pit area as well.

Course map:

Catering:

There will be cakes and drinks in the CW gazeebo and the Belgian frites van!

Round 1 of the East Kent Cyclo-cross League

Round 1 of the LCCA League 2022/3

Sharpthorne Course. Entry fee for Surrey Cycle Racing League members is £20 Entry fee for non-Surrey League members is £25. Non-members cannot enter these events until 21 days before the events. Surrey League events can be entered online at RiderHQ.com