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Neil Pears Memorial Cross

Cyclocross

Here are some photos from the Vet 40's and Women's races. It was a very warm day with a fair headwind blowing down the start/finish straight ...

A tic in the spotlight

Animals 24 May 2024

We found this tic on Nero (our old boy cat) and put it under a magnifying glass to check if it was intact. There seemed to be a leg missing ...

Riding the Rebellion Way

Cycling 12 May 2024

Early one Saturday morning in May 2024 I headed off from my North Walsham home to ride the Rebellion Way, a 373km (232 miles) clockwise tour ...

Milton Cross

Cyclocross

Chilly start to the day at the country park near Cambridge, but the day of unbroken sunshine soon warmed things up. The course (run anti ...

Stow Scramble

Cyclocross

Stow CC put on a great event at Haughley Park, on a course with multiple features and surfaces - notably, sand and a wash-board! After a week ...

West Suffolk Cross

Cyclocross

Racing was fast at the West Stow Anglo-Saxon village, with firm trails and mild conditions. Full results on the Eastern Cross website. ...

Eastern Cross round 9 (inc Regional Champs)

Cyclocross

The park was extremely muddy and slippery today, with lots of recent rain and freezing conditions overnight. Full results on the Eastern ...

St Ives Cross

Cyclocross

A great course at a new venue, with lots of lumps and soft grass to sap the legs. Well done St Ives CC! Results are available on the Eastern ...

Diss CC Supercross

Cyclocross

A really good new venue hosted by Diss CC and organised by Dave Wilby. This was at Old Buckenham Country Park, with the excellent OB Cafe ...

2023 Programme and Diary

Cycling Performance Programme 04 Nov 2023

November: My second RRTY completed! This audax challenge is about consistency, as you need to do at least one 200km ride for 12 consecutive ...

VC Revolution Cross

Cyclocross

Well done to David Hales and VC Revolution for finding and designing a challenging but well ride-able course on farmland in the very rural ...

Gazelles Stampede 5k race

Recreation

Thanks and well done to the Norfolk Gazelles for hosting an excellent morning of racing, including a junior 2k dash, an individual 5k race ...

Neil Pears Memorial Cross

Cyclocross

Very dry, fairly warm and with a fair headwind on the tarmac finish straight. Youth race Photos and video from the mid-morning youth ...

Watching the Tour of Britain in Ipswich

Cycling 07 Sep 2023

I happened to be in Ipswich on the day that the Tour of Britain passed through on their way out from Felixstowe, but was on my way to London ...

Paris-Brest-Paris 2023

Audax: long-distance cycling

Below is a table of some Strava athletes who are riding the 2023 edition of Paris-Brest-Paris. Their stats are updated here as soon as they ...