WMCCL RD1 - Shrewsbury
Round 1 of the cyclocross appears to have come round really quickly, just as the MTB dust settles it appears we a straight back at it! As the weather forecast looked promising myself and family headed up to Shrewsbury on Saturday with the caravan and spent the night at the venue, this allowed us to have a relaxing afternoon/evening and on Sunday morning we never had a mad rush we just chilled and enjoyed the sun. On Saturday afternoon I headed to the track and managed to get a couple of laps of practice in, the track was extremely good fun, fast but technical with a few off camber sections to keep you on your toes, Mid Shropshire Wheelers did an excellent job and everything looked awesome.
After a very quiet night I managed to get a great night’s sleep, race day was upon us, as the car park started to fill up I headed out for a practice spin around the track, the morning dew had left the grass slippery so a quick tire pressure change helped giving me maximum grip as the race start neared. With this being the first round we were gridded based on our surname, this resulted me starting on the third row so fairly happy with that. With the tension of the start building I knew I needed a good start and to make passes quickly so I got ready and waited for the starter to blow the whistle, as the whistle sounded I shot out the start and moved very quickly to the front, entering the first turn in second place, I pushed hard round the first turn and managed to take the lead, from this point on I got my head down and focused on my race, pushing myself. As the laps passed I extended my lead consistently and as I crossed the finish line I was about 50 seconds ahead of second place so really happy with my performance and I had plenty left to give.
I really enjoyed the weekend and Im super looking forward to next weekend, I’m heading to the cycle show on Saturday and then racing Round 2 on Sunday @ Redditch.
Thank you to my sponsors, Full Throttle Racing and Mitas Tyres.
Mazie Moo Moo
MTB’less, Holidays & Cyclocross
I’ve been quiet on here lately so thought I would give you a little update, after the final round of the Midlands XC champs my MTB had to be returned to Evans cycles so I have been MTB’less now for 4 weeks but don’t worry I always have my road bike / cyclocross bike to play on.
Taking of my road bike I have just returned from my holidays, two and a half weeks in Cornwall and I have been clocking up the miles on the hilly yet stunning coastal roads, mix in running on the beach, swimming, crab hunting and everything else I got up to its been a good training session!
So whats next, hopefully I get my MTB back soon, the cyclocross season starts this coming weekend 8th Sept and I’m really looking forward to my first full year competing in this discipline, its going to be tough but I’m looking forward to the challenge!
Race report will be up after the weekend, thanks for reading.
Midlands XC RD5 - Dudmaston Woods
This past weekend I raced at the final round of the Midlands XC @ the excellent Dudmaston Woods nr Bridgnorth, the weather was super kind to us, forecast suggested rain all day but it was 27 degrees and sunny 😊
I headed out for practice and the track was identical to last year, it’s a lot of fun, fast & flowing with a mixture of everything, after practice I felt confident and I was looking forward to getting the race underway. As I had already won the championship there is no pressure so every race is just about pushing myself.
It was announced at the start that today’s race was going to be a long one, 4 laps of fun around a demanding circuit with the heat to battle. I headed to the front row and once the whistle blew I shot off the line, I pushed hard as I knew the single track would be difficult to pass on, I got my head down and tried my hardest, I pushed so hard I was about 25 seconds per lap quicker than my nearest competitor and by the finish I had pulled just under a 2 minute lead, I was really happy with my performance and I felt strong at the end. I was really happy to take the final win of the season.
At presentation time I collected my under 12’s title, I’m so happy to have taken the win in my first year of entering the class, at the start of the year I was a little worried about racing awesome racers that are two years older than myself but I trained hard and it all paid off, massive congratulations to all the girls who I have raced against this year, its been awesome and you’re all ace! Get well soon to Zoe who I heard had taken a nasty crash and is requiring surgery, sending you lots of healing vibes.
A massive thank you to my sponsors, Mitas Cycle & Full Throttle Racing.
See you at the cyclo-cross.
Having fun and training hard!
It’s been a bit quiet lately on the race front, I decided to sit out the HSBC MTB nationals as under 12 are not ranked or even scored on the day, I had a party invite so I took the opportunity to go and spend some time with Friends, not something I have many weekends to do. I have been out on the MTB training a fair amount since the last race, I was really disappointed with my result but not being well prior to the event, on reflection I should have sat out the cyclocross race and focused on my recovery 100%, lessons learned! Talking about riding, I have been out over Cannock Chase a lot but I have also been to FoD, Forrest of Dean is a great location, loads of stuff to ride, XC, Downhill and fun / skills section, check out the video below and come for a ride with me.
My next race is 4th August @ Dudmaston woods, I’m really looking forward to this and we have the end of season presentation.
Catch you soon.
Mazie Moo Moo
