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National Cyclo Cross Champs 2017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by chrismeadsphoto

The domestic cyclocross season drew to a close this weekend with the prestigious National Championships taking place at Peel Park in Bradford. Racing took place on both Saturday and Sunday with the Elite Women’s and Elite Mens events concluding the … Continue reading →

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Who Is…………………..Becky Preece?

Posted on August 3, 2016 by chrismeadsphoto

To the inner circle of off road racing the name of Becky Preece needs no introduction, certainly not in the North of England, which is all that really matters of course. Becky has been on the MTB and cross … Continue reading →

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One Sunday In Hell (East Midlands Style)

Posted on July 19, 2016 by chrismeadsphoto

Affirmation, were it needed, of just how far and how rapidly women’s cycling is advancing in this country could be found on Sunday with the inaugural Womens Cicle Classic. The men’s event has been a staple on the domestic calendar … Continue reading →

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Madness,Madness, They Call it Madness

Posted on May 27, 2016 by chrismeadsphoto

Whilst the title gives my age away it also draws attention to the fact that the 2016 series of Midweek MTB Madness is underway, having kicked off on Wednesday evening at Leverhulme Park, Bolton. Typically the weather was damp and … Continue reading →

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Lewis Cranks It Up

Posted on May 24, 2016 by chrismeadsphoto

Sunday saw the first race in the Crank It MTB series at Clayton Vale by the National Cycling Centre, an excellent venue with some testing trails to sort the field out. Turn out was modest. The organisation by Jack Humphreys and … Continue reading →

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Busy Weekend!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

I had a very busy weekend following the two wheeled action. First on Saturday i went to the excellent Hit the North (4) at Phillips Park Prestwich. This is a brutal two hour mtb race all done for charity and … Continue reading →

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National CycloCross Champs

Posted on January 13, 2013 by chrismeadsphoto

I had the great pleasure today of watching the National Cyclocross Championships at Peel Park in Bradford. This was a truly terrific event with a field full of quality and quantity for all the races and an enthusiastic crowd to … Continue reading →

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Its Not Always About the Bike !

Posted on December 13, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

Away from all the two wheeled shenanigans over Lance Armstrong, Pat McQuaid and Greg Lemond i had the rare opportunity the other day to get away from it all on a week day. Not wasting the chance i headed up … Continue reading →

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Its All Uphill From Here

Posted on October 31, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

I went to the National Hill Climb Championships last Sunday and what a terrific event it was. It was played out on Rawsons Rake at Ramsbottom (bit of alliteration there) and was won by Jack Pullar and Lynn Hamel. The … Continue reading →

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Cheats!!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by chrismeadsphoto

The Twittersphere has been taken over by the US Postal doping story, even knocking Jimmy Savile off the headlines or trends or whatever they are. Now i like to look sideways and irreverently at things but this needs staring at … Continue reading →

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