Cyclocross - 2012

Cyclo-cross is the less well known of the cycling disciplines, maybe because it doesn't qualify for either the winter or summer Olympics calendars. It really is a mixed bag! Having said that, the sport is in rapid growth, at all ages, although it's still not as popular with women and girls. Races are typically broken up by age groups.

An introduction to Cyclocross

If you are thinking about having fun on your bike but don't fancy racking up miles on the road, then cyclo-cross may be for you. Here you ...

30 December 2012: Iceni Velo Chris Cross

30 Dec 2012

The penultimate round (#13) of the Eastern Cross league was fabulously sunny - but very windy! The large amounts of tape used for the brand ...

16 December 2012: Broome Heath Scramble

16 Dec 2012

Youth Race Dougal Toms (Iceni Velo) got well into his stride on the south Norfolk Broome Heath Scramble cyclocross, putting a full 43 seconds ...

24 November 2012: Redgrave Cross

25 Nov 2012

A rainy week guaranteed muddy conditions for the Eastern League Cyclocross Round 11 at Redgrave (near Diss) in Suffolk. Earlier riders had ...

18 November 2012: Hempton Cross

18 Nov 2012

A clear blue sky and gentle breeze greeted the riders this Sunday, and a chilly start soon gave way to almost pleasant conditions. There had ...

10 November 2012: Grafham Water Cross

11 Nov 2012

A lot of rain in the days leading up to the race meant that the cyclocross course rapidly turned into a quagmire, with lots of sections made ...

28 October 2012: Colchester Rovers Mistley Cross

28 Oct 2012

A lot of rain during the week had made conditions very slippery and muddy in the Furze Hill woods at Mistley, Essex. The mud didn't tend to ...

14 October 2012: Amis Velo Supacross

15 Oct 2012

The sixth round of the Eastern Region cyclocross league took place at Hillyfields, on the west side of Colchester in Essex. The ground was ...

29 September 2012: CC Ashwell Cross

29 Sep 2012

A blustery wind on large sections of soft grass made this cyclocross course at Baldock a bit of a slog in places, and strategy was required ...

16 September 2012: Springfield Cross

17 Sep 2012

There was a large turn-out in Springfield Hall Park (Chelmsford) for all of the races in round 2 of the Eastern Cyclo-cross League. A twisting ...

8 September 2012: Essex Roads Cross

09 Sep 2012

There was a healthy turn-out of riders for the first round of the Eastern Cyclocross League, the Essex Roads Cross at Gloucester Park in Basildon ...

Eastern Cyclo Cross League is now on Strava

31 Aug 2012

If you have entered the Eastern Cross league and also use the awesome Strava app to track your cycling performance, you can now get more social ...

UK Cyclocross 2012 Events for the Eastern Region

25 Aug 2012

To help you organise your weekends over the autumn and winter months, I've put together a map of the cyclo-cross events in the UK's Eastern ...

22 January 2012: Mistley Cross

24 Jan 2012

Unseasonably warm weather again greeted us at Mistley, although this time the ground was much more moist and tree roots were exposed. A strong ...


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My name is John Swindells and I'm a keen recreational cyclist with a preference for long one-day rides. I've also previously dabbled in time trialling and cyclo-cross. See more of what I get up to on Strava!

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