Cyclocross - 2016

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.

Push Sport Cross - Southwold

Flat, fun and fast in the grounds of St Felix School, Southwold! There were a few short descents and climbs, but the races were won and lost ...

Stow Scramble

A fun day's racing was had at Chantry Park in Ipswich, as the sun shone and just a gentle breeze blew. The grassy course held up nicely, and ...

National Trophy 2016, round 4

Ipswich BC hosted an excellent day of cyclocross racing for round 4 of the British Cycling National Trophy. The course had a lot of flat sections ...

Diss CC Suffolk Supercross

Diss & District CC hosted a fun event on the playing fields at Redgrave. Without the road this year the course was entirely grass-based ...

Hempton Cross

The heath was quite damp after a lot of rain during the week, and riders had a lot of off-camber mud to contend with. Conditions didn't really ...

West Suffolk Cross

Hardwick Heath has been used for CX racing, many years ago, and West Suffolk Wheelers did an excellent job of returning to this venue for lots ...

Colchester Rovers CC Cross

Colchester Rovers did a fantastic job with the classic Furze Hill course at Mistley. It was still run anti-clockwise, with the start running ...

Revolution Cross

A fine day's racing on a mild and sunny October morning - although it did start spitting with rain as the women's/vet50+ race started up! ...

Push Sports MSG 20:12 Cross

The terrain was always going to be the biggest challenge at Hadleigh Park, the venue of the 2012 Olympic MTB events. Despite missing out on ...

Amis Velo Hilly Fields Supacross

The course was almost bone dry and with lots of long dry grass, despite a lot of rain two days earlier. The younger riders raced first in ...

Trinity Cross (round 18)

This was an epic course put on by Steve Grimwood and the Elmy Cycles crew (with a little help from some cycling buddies). It featured two ...

Iceni Velo Duff Morgan Chris Cross (round 17)

A mild, dry morning greeted the early, young racers for the Eastern Cross League's penultimate event, the Chris Cross. Plenty of recent rain ...


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Calendar

All Cyclocross events | All events

November 2024 1 event January 2025 1 event December 2024 2 events

Coming soon...

24 November 2024 (Sunday): Iceni Old Buckenham Cross

01 December 2024 (Sunday): Stow Scramble inc Eastern Region Championships

15 December 2024 (Sunday): West Suffolk Cross

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About the author

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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