Cyclocross - CX and SSCX races and training

I've raced my bowl a few times, good mix of grass, woods, draggy hill and steep hill. Only issue is when the weather closes in it gets a headwind in all directions. The only grim thing is getting there without a car, surrounded by fast busy roads.

Round 3 of the London League, which was postponed due a circus being in the way, is now going to be held a week on Sunday, the 25th of October. Venue tbc.

The course for the Rapha Supercross has been put up on Strava

https://www.strava.com/activities/383134705

Looks pretty good, going to be challenging on SS.

Anyone doing Brecon this weekend? This is a Cat A event, so riders from further afield are expected.

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/133650/Beacons-Cross/Welsh-League-Round-5

Looks like league races all round except for Rapha up in Yorkshire so it might not be as big a draw. I think Rapha are poaching a lot of the top Team riders for the invitational Elite race along with a handful of roadie guest appearances.

Venue now confirmed as Addington Park

With lions?

Thanks Phil, sterling work.

Great news.

Course preview for the Rapha Supercross

Getting excited.

We're riding down those stairs, right? RIGHT?

Yeh, he's just carrying it to the top for another go. Nothing to worry about there.

Glad they're using the black netting, it's great for those occasions when someone gets it a bit wrong and would normally have popped through the tape.

@howard @Doctor_Cake see you tomorrow, I'll be mooching about in a garish orange Norton Wheelers top and a forum cap.

PRETTY. have fun everyone !

Holy shit the M1 is just one massive set of road works. Bloody quicker getting to the Alps

Anyway planning on arriving eaaarly - I've had naff all practice this year so it's all about riding time.

I'll be on this

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Yep, Yorkshire's got the longest stretch of roadworks in he country and we're less embarrassed about that than we are about Leeds.

Very nice bike and I also approve of the Island of Doctor Geof poster.

Look out for guest appearance by General Lucifer on Sunday.

Excellent, do say Hi tomorrow!

Will do, presumably you'll be pit monkey for Doctor Cake so will see you there first.

Look out for guest appearance by General Lucifer on Sunday.

We should have a sweepstake on how many beers he can get handed up, even though he isn't racing.

Yeeep. Hoping I won't need to do too much :)

We're riding down those stairs, right? RIGHT?

Maybe left...

Nope,

Those wooden poles, and some more I'm guessing, are where the course marking is going to be.

Teh claw!

I was just making a funny.

That was a really good course. A couple of nice big feature obstacles and a fast open course. A lesson in never using your brakes.