Cyclocross - 2014

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.

Iceni Velo Duff Morgan Chris Cross

It was back to the arena and bomb hole for the end of year Chris Cross event hosted by Iceni Velo. Recent heavy rain turned the grass to mud ...

Broome Heath Scramble

The day's racing was set in chilly but sunny conditions, and most riders enjoyed a fast but technical course. A few people had heavy falls ...

Norwich ABC Cross

Norwich ABC's first attempt at hosting a cyclocross event turned out to be a resounding success, with great facilities, course conditions and ...

Ipswich Cross

The first of three cyclocross events at Trinity Park in Ipswich saw an exceptional amount of rain fallng from mid-morning onwards, turning ...

Hempton Cross

Massive respect to the marshals and spectators on a day that started benignly enough, but turned into a monsoon as soon as the women/vet-50 ...

Revolution Cross

A great first event by VC Revolution in Colchester, at the same Hilly Fields location but with a completely revamped course. Overnight rain ...

West Suffolk Cross

Barry Denny & co of West Suffolk Wheelers put on a great event for round 9 of the Eastern Cross League, with a great mix of tarmac, grass ...

Mistley Cross

Everyone enjoyed a really warm day of racing and spectating at the Mistley Cross event on Furze Hill. After last year's storm damage, the ...

Springfield Cross

A soggy bottom caused by recent heavy rain did little to slow the pace in all the races at Chelmsford's Springfield Hall Park on Sunday. There ...

Amis Velo Hillyfields Supacross

What a hot and dusty event! With no rain falling in weeks, occasional sunshine, temperatures nudging 20 degrees C and a strong breeze blowing ...

Essex Roads Cross

It was a warm day of racing on the Gloucester Park hill in Basildon, and most people had an enjoyable ride on the grassy climbs and descents ...

Lannock Cross

This brand new venue proved to be a successful one for the day's cyclocross races. It had decent mud (rideable but challenging!), woodland, steep climbs and descents, and event stretches of gravel and road. There was a bit of light rain ... (more)


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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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