After the Round 2 work to get the new track / bridge / gate in, Round 3 will be a time to consolidate, so expect tweaks to the course design, slight further shortening of the lap, and a few new lines and some old favourites. Hope Technology once again generously support the event with infrastructure, […]
Tis the season to be jolly THANKS again – we can never say this enough – to the Officials – Particularly Graham, Len, Christine, Vanessa, Mark and Craig, and of course the KENDAL CC and BARROW CENTRAL WHEELERS possie for being the friendly facilitators for todays ACE racing at Broughton Hall estate. Hope Technology put […]
An updated course for Round 2, with a couple of hundred metres more hard surface. This has all come at the time, effort and expense of our sponsors Hope Technology. Their dedication to the sport is second to none. Huge thanks. But mud fans, don’t worry – we’re still in The North, it’s still winter. […]
Well that’ll do for a start, eh? It’s December and we’re off the starting blocks. And it was pretty decent. Huge thanks to the usual lot – the marshals from Rossendale Road Club and Team JMC, and the officials and timing team, and those LOVELY lot from Hope Technology for securing this superb venue. And […]
Racing finally returns in the North West Cyclo-cross league this Saturday at Broughton Hall, and it’s set to be quite some start! After the strangest of seasons, the event will see a star-studded field tackle a new and thrilling course put together by former National Champion Paul Oldham along with his Hope Technology Team […]
It took a while, but after a painful and complicated start, we’re now hitting the ground running. The league’s member clubs have had a hard time, like many sports, securing venues – mainly on public land – where events can be organised alongside the public in a COVID-secure way. The National Trophy event at Westmorland […]
We don’t need to explain that it’s been a strange year. The situation regarding our sport has been unclear, at best, over summer, and since the initial lockdown restrictions began being lifted, then new restrictions came along, the situation has not helped our race organising clubs at all. Ultimately, as you will have guessed, there […]
In light of the current situation, the proposal has been made to suspend the 2020 AGM and for the League to continue as currently configured An EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting!) will be held via Zoom on 25th June at 20:00. Please send your intention to participate to info@nwcca.org.uk by 18th June and you will then […]
We are not cancelling the 20/21 League. It is our aspiration to run a series of races across the North West. If you are interested in putting on an event, please let us know so we can support you The League cannot run without volunteers and organisers – please step forward to help Alan Cook, Chair, NWCCA
Last month, we contacted parents of our U8/10/12s – challenging them to … well… just show us how brilliant they are! We asked people to submit fun bike related activities that they’ve been doing or bike skills that they’ve learnt that they’re proud of. So here’s what we got – thank you for sending in […]
Missing you all and here’s hoping that the 2020-21 season resembles at least some of the fun we’ve had in recent years. A few of us here made a short film for fun – pass the chips please.
We in the NWCCA hope you are staying safe & healthy We remain committed to bringing you CX racing for the 20/21 season. However, in these difficult times, we cannot be sure what this will look like. We trust you appreciate that, for many people, there are issues far more important at present. Please bear […]
