Cyclocross

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.

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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 ...

18 December 2011: Broome Heath Scramble

20 Dec 2011

Snow was settled on the ground for the Broome Heath Scramble at Ditchingham, although not as much as in last year's event. Spectators, marshals ...

26 November 2011: Redgrave Cross

01 Dec 2011

The cyclo-cross course at Redgrave (near Diss, Suffolk) was very flat and exposed, and a strong breeze made some sections quite a slog. The ...

20 November 2011: Hempton Cross

21 Nov 2011

This was Round 10 of the Eastern Cross League, in warm and sunny conditions with very little breeze. The ground was dry underfoot as well ...

30 October 2011: Mistley Cyclo-cross

31 Oct 2011

This was round 8 of the Eastern Cyclo-cross League. Conditions were unseasonably warm and sunny, with hardly any wind either. The ground was ...

16 October 2011: Eastern Cyclo-Cross Round 6

16 Oct 2011

This was a category B cyclocross event organised by Amis Velo, at Hilly Fields in Colchester (next to the Colchester Institute). Conditions ...

Eastern Cross League 2017/18

Now that the league is open for online registration, I thought it would be good to have a page of useful information about it. Registration ...

Cycling Performance Programme

Performance Programme For 2026 I intend to get back into racing - a few time trials, criteriums, cyclocross. I'll also get some longer rides in, and hopefully get over the line with my Eddington-200 target! Get to metric Eddington 200 ... (more)

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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