The new season got under way in fine style at the traditional opening venue of Northwich. Weaver Valley CC put on a great race on a fast but demanding course. The rains that fell in late August and early September were long gone and the surface was fast and dry – with the races being […]
A good mix of wide grass and testing woodland. Because of the amount of grass, it could be lightening-fast or a mud bath…. keep an eye on the weather before this one. Trees are put to good use on the open section of informal parkland, and the tapes loop and turn you around these natural […]
A new course for 2006/07 – A mixture of hard gravel tracks, short, sharp dismount climbs and a few bits of awkward grassland that could be slow if it”s been raining in the days before. Expect some fast, open racing on the harder parts of the course. Toilets N Showers N Refreshments N How to […]
Great news ! A new event has been added to the NWCCA calendar for 2006 – a madison cyclo-cross at Phillips Park on 16 December. Click here for further info about the event and here for venue info. Organiser Matthew Winston says “There will be a change area where the riders will “tag” or “sling” […]
An old favourite resurrected in mid 1990s after a break of several years. Brought back into the NW calendar again in 2004 and used for that year”s North of England Championships. A mixture of fast grassland, bankings, steps and stony tracks. Further modifications from the Horwich course directors will ensure close racing conditions. The corner […]
The Lakes Road club have decided against running an event this year on the popular Ulverston Glaxo course.? This means that the North West league”s most northerly race of the 2006/07 season will take place at Bolton.
