We can’t wait, cross is nearly here and Horwich CC are really looking forward to hosting the opening round of the NWCCA 2022-23 season back at Leverhulme Park, courtesy of and with the support of Bolton Council! Even in Bolton its been dry for the last few weeks but we are expecting showers over the […]
In association with the women’s only training sessions to be held (see other post here) Jack @ Crank It offers a Youth and Junior session as part of the British Cycling Performance Pathway. It will be a 4-hour session at Leverhulme Park, Bolton on Saturday 3rd September dedicated to developing on & off bike skills […]
Great news! To accompany our first season of Women’s only racing at NWCCA, we have decided to provide some women’s only coaching sessions to help racers new and experienced to come and practice your skills with an expert team of coaches, led by our very own Jack Humphreys from Crank It Cycling. We plan to […]
The North West Cyclo-cross Association have kindly been donated a signed Tormans CX Team skinsuit from British National Cyclo-cross Champion Thomas Mein. Made by Santic, it is in mint condition and is a size ‘S’ but Thomas is a reasonably tall 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) and weighs in at 71 kg (11 st […]
Apologies for the delay, but the BIG news from the AGM is that we will be having a women’s only race at each event in the forthcoming season! It has been a long-standing ambition to provide this, both as a means to increase participation and to improve the quality of the racing experience for women […]
As previously published, the NWCCA Annual General Meeting will take place on 19th May, 19:00 – 21:00 at The National Cycling Centre. Proposals were invited before 5th May. The following proposal has been received for discussion at the AGM The women’s race will be run with the Vet 40+ men. This is to balance numbers […]
For a final time, thanks to everyone who came along to a fun evening on Friday. Thanks to Karen Heppenstall (who undertook the unenviable task of coordinating all the trophies, their retrieval and engraving), to Graham Wright (who organised the venue with minimal fuss), to Alan Cook (whose smooth tones on the mic once again showed […]
It can be a little bit much sometimes to ‘claim’ a successful rider as your own, but Nathan’s 3rd place in the Junior Men’s event in Fayetteville yesterday gave the warmest feeling to us NW cross folks. Nathan’s rise has been one we’ve all enjoyed and to see such a friendly, warm, modest young lad […]
As we mentioned earlier this month, we need ALL the trophies held by riders back on Saturday at Buile Hill. We also need to track down the trophies below from previous years. Under 12 Team Womens Team Please do bring them in, it’s a hard admin task to try and locate these – go easy […]
It’s the last day of skool, and Buile Hill CX promises to be a cracking finale to the end of the first “proper” cyclocross season since COVID! You can expect bumpy, thrilling racing around a tight and technical course, designed with Rob Allen of Leisure Lakes Bikes. Every corner, camber, berm, sandpit, hurdle, hill, and […]
