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Jon.
This year I'm going to run two wheelsets - a tubeless set which will normally have intermediate tyres for the drier races, then a tubular set with mud tyres for lower-pressure, muddier days. I can then use the other wheelset as a backup in the pits, should I puncture.
Some people have entire libraries of wheels and tyre choices at home with something for every condition, others rely on one tyre for the entire season. If I was doing the latter I think I would select a mud tyre with a fast-running strip down the middle, such as the frequently mentioned Vittoria XL.
Cross season is less than a week away now! Here are September's races reasonably local to London:
3rd September: London League, Stanmer Park, Brighton
10th September: Eastern League, Chelmsford OR East Kent League, Sandwich
16th September: Eastern League, Langdon Hills, Near Basildon
17th September: London League, Herne Hill
23rd September: Central League, Welwyn Garden City
24th September: London League, Penshurst OR Eastern League, Northlands, near Basildon OR Three Peaks
30th September: Central League, Milton Keynes
1st October: London League, Stanmer Park OR Eastern League, Colchester