News from the Wessex Cyclo-Cross League
The annual Prize Presentation evening is being held on Saturday 8th March 2014, 19.00hrs, at the Totton Football Club, New Stadium, Salisbury Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3ND. Tickets are available at £10.00 each, £5.00 for U16’s, which includes a buffet … Continue reading Presentation Evening
Several items were left at the Fareham Wheelers CYclo-Cross on Sunday 5th January 2014 If you think any might be yours, please contact Phillip Chinn email: phillipchinn@hotmail.com Items found are ; 1 x pair of merrell shoes 1 x pair of single track gloves 1 x pair of craighopper trousers Continue reading Lost Property at Fareham
The final round of the Wessex League will be promoted by Fareham Wheelers on Sunday 5th January 2014. This is a new event on the calendar and race organiser Phillip Chinn and his team are working hard in collaboration with the venue owners the YMCA. Here is a report on progress from Phillip ; Only a few days to go until the very first Fareham Wheelers cross. I think it might be a tad muddy ??? Just a few days left to enter on line, i’ve had a rush of entries over the last few days but still plenty of … Continue reading Fareham Wheelers Race News
It is with deep sadness that the Wessex Cyclo-Cross League has learned of the death of long-standing British Cycling mechanic Geoff Shergold, from Southampton, at the age of 64. Geoff died on Saturday 16 November after a short illness. Geoff was chairman of the Wessex Cyclo-Cross Association and a stalwart of the cyclo-cross scene in the South of England for over 40 years. A useful cyclo-cross rider, In 1976 he gained selection to the British team contesting that year’s World Cyclo-Cross Championships in the possibly unique position of “travelling reserve and mechanic”. As an international rider he never progressed beyond … Continue reading Geoff Shergold
For next season we have had an offer to put on aWessex League event on the Isle of Wight, hopefully this will be early season. Before the organising team start work etc they would like to see how many of you would be willing to travel over. They have already asked this question on the Wessex Facebook and have had a positive reply. Some people have expressed a preference for the event to be on a Saturday so they can make a weekend of it and do a ride or just holiday type things on the Sunday. Can you get … Continue reading Isle of Wight Event next season
Thanks to Fareham Wheelers we now have an additional round of the Wessex Cyclo-Cross League for this season. It has been known for some time that Fareham Wheelers were trying to put on an event, but we can now confirm … Continue reading New event hosted by Fareham Wheelers
This weekend the NHRC Cyclo-cross races take place in the War Memorial Park, Basingstoke. The venue was used in 2012 for the Southern Area Championships and the course features some open parkland, a few short and sharp inclines, a bit … Continue reading NHRC Cyclo-Cross Info
Inter-Area Championships Message from Ian MacDonald. It’s mid October and that can only mean one thing, time to think about Inter Area Team Champs. They are to be held at Middlesbrough Sunday 10th November. There are separate races for Youth, Vets, Women and a joint Senior/Junior one. Because Middlesbrough is far up t’North we can understand a reluctance to go that far, we’re not that rolling in money and can’t pay for you to stay the night before so bearing that in mind I did manage to get British Cycling to agree that we could run an event locally because of the distance … Continue reading Inter-Area Championships
The second round of the National Trophy Series will be at the Southampton Sports Centre on the 3rd November 2013 and is promoted by Kerie Wallace and the Wessex Cyclo-Cross League. This is a big event and Kerie is looking for willing helpers to assist as follows ; 1. Approximately 8 course builders on the 2nd November, meet at 09.00hrs at the Southampton Sports Centre, and we should be done by 12.00hrs at the latest. If a few can make it we will also meet at 08.00hrs on the Sunday just to put right and damage that may have occurred … Continue reading Helpers wanted for National Trophy
