Alex Witt Role on committee – Social Secretary College: Hertford Degree: MEng in Engineering Science Year: 4th Cycling Discipline: Road First Cycling Club: London Dynamo First Race: Dalton crit Favourite Ride: If it’s oxford it has to be Chainy Most memorable ride – Etape du Tour 2019 Favourite Pro: Geraint Thomas Favourite Race to Watch: The Giro Best “I was there” Cycling […]
Name: Toby Adkins College: Merton Degree: DPhil in Theoretical Physics Cycling Discipline: Road First Cycling Club: OUCC First Race: BUCS 3-Up TTT 2017 Favourite Ride: any route featuring the climb into Val d’Ebo (Spain). Most Epic Ride: Anything involving a climb into Val d’Ebo (Spain) Favourite Pro: Primoz Roglic Favourite Race to Watch: Giro d’Italia Best “I was there” Cycling Moment: Stage 11 of […]
Name: Jasper Threadingham College: St-Hildas Degree: DPhil in Engineering Sciences Cycling Discipline: Road First Cycling Club: OUCC First Race: Dalton Winter Crit. Cold, rainy, I punctured and DNF. Favourite Ride: A loop around Dartmoor. Lots of hills and stunning scenery. Most Epic Ride: Queen’s stage of the 2019 Summer Tour. 178km, 4098m elevation, including the Monte Zoncolan Favourite Pro: Jasper Stuyven Favourite Race […]
The OUCC Hill Climb is back, and entries are NOW OPEN. As in previous years, it will be held on the Wytham Chalet Hill; riders can look forward to a pot-hole free 1.7km at an average of 6%, with ramps up over 17%! This is your only chance (this year..) to target the KOMs (currently Richard Gildea, […]
As a precursor to the much anticipated 10- and 25-mile TT classics in April, the Dark Blues put on an impressive performance in the BUCS Team Time Trial on a rolling course in Wiltshire. With such a varied parcours on the agenda – sporadically punched with sharp gradients and even the odd technical turn – […]
Despite being held a couple of weeks earlier than usual, the weather held out and allowed twenty-five riders to take part in cycling Cuppers. As in previous years, the event was a ten mile time trial on the HHC118 course, just outside of Stadhampton. The women’s race was won comprehensively by visiting rider Jessica Rhodes-Jones […]