This weekend saw Oxford host the BUCS 25 time trial championships, incorporating the annual Oxford v Cambridge TT varsity match. The culmination of our time trialling season, this was a race everyone had been looking forward to. The conditions seemed reasonably quick, albeit with high air pressure and the challenge of dealing with the unseasonably warm […]
The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 10 mile time trial championships were hosted by Cambridge this year. As ever, they used the E33/10 course in Bottisham (featuring the world’s biggest motorway bridge). Light but occasionally gusty crosswinds made for not the quickest of days, but riders were nevertheless thankful for the uncharacteristically warm temperatures. […]
Cuppers 2018 was a day to remember for the riders of University College. Their success began with Rebecca te Water Naude taking an impressive victory over a strong women’s field. Her ride, combined with James King’s fifth place in the men’s race, was enough to take the mixed college title. As if this wasn’t enough, […]
The last Sunday in February saw Hadleigh Farm in Essex play host to the annual Oxford vs Cambridge MTB Varsity race. The contest took the form of an XC race, lasting an hour and a half on a course that featured everything from tracks across exposed windswept hilltops to technical descents. While there were a handful […]
The second round of the Abingdon Race Team Winter Series at Dalton Barracks featured some classic British winter racing weather. Nevertheless, the freezing wind and rain didn’t damped the spirits of the riders in dark blue. In the women’s race several breaks were established and then failed before, at about half distance, Issy Dodds decided […]
The road season underway at round one of the Abingdon Race Team Winter Series on the airfield at Dalton Barracks yesterday morning. The cold and rain made for a memorably experience, particularly for the pair of riders riding their first races. In the men’s 3rd category race Michael Knight and Matt Kerin showed their strength in […]