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Spokes Cycles Kingdom Junior Classic

Long drag up the M6 for us all Saturday and a spin out round the course with the team of Ralf Hodgson, Rob Scott and Owen Line, then back to the accommodation to rest up with a tough day of racing ahead.  

Race day dawned, sunny and clear which all of us were pleased to see.

Arrived at HQ with plenty of time to spare, sign on, numbers on, chat with the boss and onto the rollers to get warmed up then ready for the off.

We rolled out onto the circuit and it was only about 3 kms before a break of 6 had a very good looking gap, with team mate Ralf in the process of bridging and soon after I was up there with him.

The 8 of us worked well and got a gap of around 40 seconds until the marshals sent us the wrong way, we didn’t lose all of our advantage but at least half of it gone, with all of us panicking and going full gas the gap grew and grew and grew. Around 20kms later had the pleasant surprise of Ralf telling me that Rob had managed to bridge the 1:40 gap by himself!

As the gap had grown we had the pleasure of being joined by a very happy looking team Boss, as 3 of our 4 riders now nearly 2 minutes up the road.

Break still working well but had been reduced down to 7 riders at this point due to the high pace that was being set to try and hold of a pursuing bunch.

The next bit of news we received from the moto coms was a bit of a shock as our gap had been cut down to 40 seconds with group of 25 coming across quickly and the bunch following not far behind. After another few kms and coming round to the final time up the climb on the full circuit I had a quick look behind and thought that is not 40 seconds, soon enough the group was on us and soon after the bunch was also.

Last time up the climb I felt something was wrong with my rear wheel, it wasn’t flat but stopped at the top of the climb to diagnose the problem, my quick release skewer had been knocked by another rider and my wheel was falling out. After sorting it out and with a swift push from Alex and wise words of don’t panic will be back in soon.

On my return to the bunch after a fast 3 km chase I notice that Ralf and Rob are nowhere to be seen, upon my next look up the road I saw a group of 3 or so with a gap of around 20/30 seconds, still coming past the bunch on my way back up to the front I decided to join them.  Bridging to the group about 2 kms later, now  in another break with my 2 team mates and Nathan Draper.  After looking up the road whilst working in the break, seeing Alex Braybrooke with 20 second gap on the 4 of us and the bunch hot on our tail.

After a couple of kms and Alex not getting any closer and the bunch still very close, deciding  to go on the attack and try and bridge across to Alex, after a hard chase of a few kms making it to the lone leader, we work well and keep going at a strong pace with a moto com telling us the good news that our 20 second gap had grown to 58 seconds, this was due to both Alex’s and my team mates blocking the bunch and slowing it right down. Thanks team.

With around 20 kms to go the moto coms are telling me and Alex that there is one rider on his way across to us with the bunch coming back to us slowly.

15kms to go: the chaser which turned out to be Reece Wood has caught me and Alex, as we rapidly approach the last climb the news was starting to get worse from the coms as we learn that a group of 4 riders is at 30 seconds.

10kms to go: the three of us are working well and holding the chase group which had been whittled down to 3 at 30 seconds.

After getting over the top of the final climb which was a lot harder in the race than on the ride the previous day (thanks to the boss for the recce) we descend down off the climb and start heading into the town. The drive from my other companions has started to ease, after realising and being told by the comms that the group of 3 is coming across and has got the gap down to 20 seconds, so saying to the others “3rd is better than 6th lets go come on!!!”

2 kms to go and starting to think that they are going to catch us , we could see them on the long flat road towards the finish, the next sign we see and to my shock was 500 metres to go with me on the front and thinking great got to lead this out.

As we come round the last corner with about 400 metres to go we can see the finish line and realising that we are going to stay away, I keep the pace at a reasonable tempo and keeping my head on a pivot seeing the line getting closer and closer, with around 200metres to go I see Reece start to get out of the saddle to start his sprint so the sprint is opened up and Reece gets round me for the win.  So close.  

Great teammates Ralf and Rob coming in 15th and 16th and Owen coming in 42nd

Massive thanks to Neil and Alex for making the whole weekend work really well.

We will win together this year.

Max.

Photos with thanks to Andy Whitehouse, British Cycling Photographers.

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The Mendips 2 day - Junior National Round 2

We headed down to the Mendips hills on Friday evening for a weekend of racing in my first national series race of the season with Rob Scott, Ralf Hodgson and Max Speding who had raced in the previous national “The Cadence RR” in Wales.

We arrived at the accommodation quite late therefore we were straight to sleep for an early get up of 7:15, but we awoke to the sight of rain outside the window…erm!

Day 1

We went down for breakfast, which was being prepared by soigneur Alex Fold and the weather had started to brighten up and blue sky was on its way as the wind was very strong.

We arrived at the race HQ and did all of the usual stuff… Sign on, get changed, oil up and warm up before heading to the start line.

The race rolled out for the 103Km race at 10:00 and was neutralised for roughly 5Km until the bottom of Burrington Combe, the race began and the pace rose immediately with riders being shelled and the race splitting up slightly. As we reached the top of the climb we joined the main circuit to undertake 7 laps.

During the race there were many breaks that included riders from our team but all of these were brought back by the bunch. As the race came to a close a late break did occur with 2 riders that managed to stay away with another rider half way between.

As we entered the last 2km the race bunched up and people were positioning for the finish, we past 1km to go I had team mate Rob Scott on my wheel and that’s when I started to pick up the pace into the last corner. As we exited the corner I immediately smashed it and the gruesome twosome lead out train began in to the head wind finish straight and I continued to push hard until the sprint opened up at about 400m to go at which point I was dead and Rob carried the speed to win the bunch kick to claim 4th place with Max not far behind.

Unfortunately Ralf struggled in the race due to throwing up early on but managed to finish enabling him to start on Sunday (great effort Ralf!).

Day 2

Day 2 arrived with a shorter but harder 79Kms ahead of us, we had breakfast at the same time and arrived at the HQ at the same time as Saturday as the roll out was at 10:00 for only 1.5km neutralised.

As the race began we headed up Burrington Combe and the pace was set high by the Irish squad…

By the time we reached the top of the climb the bunch had been reduced and Rob had made an early solo break. As a team we managed the pace of the peloton until another rider attacked. This is when I made my move and followed to get across to Rob but by the time we got to Rob we were joined by another 10 riders as the peloton split. The group worked well but only stayed away for about 30km.

As we hit top of the second climb of the day the peloton had split into pieces and little groups were formed, but it didn’t take long for about 40 riders to come back together to form a bunch. Unfortunately there was still a group of 5 riders out front which stuck to the finish.

The final climb to the finish flag saw the bunch reduce in size one by one with Rob, Max and myself all finishing in the top 25 and thereby gaining 2nd placed team in GC.

Rob finished 8th on stage and 6th on GC, Max 12th stage and 10th on GC. I finished 22nd on stage and GC. Ralf finished despite the nausea.

Big thanks to Neil Hendry (team manager), Alex Fold and all of our sponsors of the team for the amazing support and encouragement.

Adam.

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Cadence Junior National Road Race

This race would be my first junior national and my longest race distance I have done since moving up from a youth. The team, Ralf, Max, Owen and myself traveled down to the race HQ on Saturday with Neil and Alex to have a course recce and to get our legs ready for the day ahead.

We knew the weather wasn’t going to be kind to us from weather reports that we had seen and much to our expectation as we looked out of the hotel window the rain was bouncing onto the ground. After a fantastic breakfast cooked by Alex with everything you need for a bike race we gathered all our kit and drove off to the race HQ for 9 o’clock leaving us plenty of time before the start of the race. We all set off at 10 and had around 3 miles neutralised riding behind the lead car where everyone was fighting for position for when the flag dropped. As the race got underway the pace was at a very moderate tempo. I would even compare some parts of the first 15 miles like a youth race, however the bunch started to pick up the pace as attacks started coming every 5 or so minutes but never seemed to stick. I tried an attack on the hill but it only stuck for around half a mile as the bunch wasn’t going to let a group go up the road that early.

Around the 30 mile mark the peleton was grouped together again and unfortunately the rider in front of me, Pete Kibble from Velocity Globalbike, hit a deep pothole covered with water and went over his handlebars. I had nowhere to go but into him and came down with him. Fortunately I wasn’t hurt and quickly jumped back on my bike and started chasing the group down again. I got back onto the group after the tumble and I made my way back to the front of the group. Around 5 minutes after this I put in an attack into the strong headwind section of the course and pulled out a gap of around 15 seconds. There were two riders up the road. One rider nearly a minute off the bunch and Robert Hogg from Corley Cycles RT around 20 seconds away. I bridged across to Robert Hogg and we started working together to catch the lone leader up the road. We were off the front of the bunch for around 2 laps of the 9 mile circuit before we caught the leader. We then carried on working together for another lap with the Catford cc/Banks rider who had been away for much of the race.

We worked together for the rest of the race until about half a lap to go Joe Holt of county cycles RT, Ethan Hayter of VCL and Joe fry of RST bridged the gap to us and caught us. We all worked together until the bottom of the climb and with some hesitation and looking around Ethan Hayter took his chance and accelerated away from us at the bottom of the hill. It all split up from there going up the hill and I managed to hold onto 5th place to the top. We ended up having a 2:20 minute gap on the main bunch. A big thankyou to Neil our team manager who organises all of the transport and accommodation as well as giving us this amazing support throughout the races and to Alex, our mechanic/co manager who gives up his spare time to come and help and guide the team to success.

Rob.

Photo credit to British Cycling Photographers.

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Saighton 2/3/4 Road Race

My 3rd road race of the season kicked off today at Saighton, and the weather was much better than the previous two races…

The course is a relatively flat course with a couple of rises around the course and a kick up to the finish, the race was 8 laps of a 7 mile course, 56 mile total.

The race kicked off and there were attacks coming from everywhere, the first couple of laps were very fast and there were breaks continuously being chased down, myself and Owen Line (one of my team mates) were trying to conserve energy, unfortunately we were both unlucky not to get in to the break, which contained 4 riders and 2 VCUK senior riders. Owen and I were sure that the break would get chased down so we sat in for a while and monitored proceedings.

As the race progressed, there was a mixture of chasing and attacking from various riders, with 3 laps to go I tested the field and put in a dig up towards the finish but was quickly closed down by the bunch.

Later on in the race with just over 1 lap to go, a split was occurring at the front of the bunch. This is when I made my move…I attacked off the front and soon I quickly realised that a break of 4 other riders were bridging across to me. I sat up and waited for the other riders as it was a big ask to bridge the gap to the front group alone.

We came around to the finish line and the bell rang for the last lap. At this point I wasn’t sure whether we would stay away or even bridge across as some other riders were not contributing to the work. We carried on riding and I was putting in some big turns to help stay away, when we were joined by two other riders, one of which was my team mate Owen. This helped us a lot as with only half a lap left we were only 15 seconds behind the front group. As there was not many people contributing to the chase I decided to make an attack to bridge the gap alone… I was followed by another rider and the gap was closed quickly, but we were joined by the rest of the riders shortly after.

With only 2 mile left I positioned myself on second wheel and prepared myself for the finish… The final sprint started with about 500m from the finish up the drag and in the end I managed to get 3rd place overall and first junior. I was happy with this result, especially considering my 5th place yesterday at the Circuit of Ingleborough 27mile time trial!

Thank you to all of the VCUK riders for their support during the race. Also, I would like to thank all of my sponsors for their continued support, particularly Wayne Greenhalgh from VCUK who acted as a great mentor throughout today’s race.

Adam.

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St Helen's CRC Pimbo

The day didn't start off the way a perfect conditioned race would do but for my 3/4 event in the afternoon the sun decided to make an appearance. This made it a lot better as the road was dry and very fast. I was the only junior ride in the category but I certainly wasn't alone as I had the force of the vcuk club and 2 very good Maxgear riders which were Wayne and Ian, these riders helped me out and told me when to attack. I made sure that I got a good warm up in with my legs feeling heavy and the weather being quite chilly. This prepared me mentally and physically on the task ahead, just goes to show how important a warm up is before a race. When I jumped off I was able to roll up to the finish nice and warm but not only that motivated that I would win. I rode the first lap like an over excited child and saw a break go and thought I'm gonna attack to get into the group but I didn't stop there, I decided to go over the top and keep going. This I realised was a bad idea, because shortly after I was slowing up and saw a mass bunch chasing me down. When I got caught I decided to have a rest period as I felt dead after the attack. I was surprised to get the lactic acid out my legs quickly. My aim was to stay out of trouble and near the front as I was soon to realise that with 2 laps to go there was a pill up mid bunch. I also tried to move up the bunch if I felt myself drop to far back so I didn't miss anything that decided to go. Riding in the bunch was very touchy feely as so many riders came off there line or wasn't even looking straight ahead, these moments almost caused so many crashes.

My attacking style of riding certainly came out in today's race as I didn't just sit in the bunch, I tried my luck a few times and sometimes jumping into a break. None of these stayed away but I was glad I had ago and tried to make something out of it. But I couldn't do the race where I stick in the bunch waiting for a sprint as that's not how I ride. One break I tried to make came from the wise words of Wayne, which he told me to go with Ian and a VCUK rider but the break was shut down straight away. The last few laps were mad as there was a break away up the road but only about hundred feet in front but no one wanted to work. I was positioning very well and didn't get scared of losing a place. I made sure I had a gap to slot through for the finish. The final straight was almost like a pro sprints where there's bodies everywhere and no gaps. But I used my small build to the max and pushed through onto someone's wheel that gave me a clear run to go out. The sprint started off but I was building myself up on when I was going to go for it. As we got closer to the finish a gap opened up on the left that I managed to slip through and start my sprint off. I made sure that when I went through the gap I did it hard, this put me straight in the front and the win was in my hands. I even had enough time to take my hands off and punch the air which also revealed the sponsors on my chest.

I was a very happy rider to get a win when I'm not feeling 100% and doing it in a fine sprint which was good. Also making it 1 win out of only 1 race completed of my 2015 season which made my smile bigger. What made it better was making the team manager happy (Neil Hendry) AKA "the boss" with my performance and showing everyone else what a strong team we are.

A big thanks to all the sponsors that have helped me and my team mates to where we are now getting good results across the board. With out them we couldn't have all the professional kit and bikes.

Owen

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Lach Dennis Spring Classic

The Lach Dennis Spring Classic was my second road race of the season. For my team mates, Wayne Greenhalgh and Martyn Gordon, it was their first race of the season. As the car pulled away from the neutralised roll out, things were pretty calm. We completed a lap before the attacks started to happen. Martyn Gordon was the first VCUK rider to make an attack, Martyn made his move on lap two and along with a few other riders he gained a good gap on the chasing bunch. A while later Martyn's group was brought back and Wayne had a go off the front. We were very active within the race and had at least one of us in every break. As well as getting people in the break aways, the VCUK riders did a great job of controlling the race. 

Mid way through the race, Wayne made a big move. He attacked up one of the drags in the circuit and was off on his own in the brutal winds. Martyn and I controlled the pace of the bunch, trying to slow things down in order for Wayne to get an even bigger gap on us. We let a few riders attack so that Wayne would have some company. The plan worked well and Wayne was away with a good group of lads. After a few laps the break away was reeled in by the bunch and this was when myself and Martyn made our move. I jumped on his wheel as he put in a huge effort to distance us from the group. Martyn delivered some very strong turns on the front and we both shared the work evenly and worked very well. It was hard work trying to stay away in that wind! It wasn't long until we caught Steven Fidler. Steve was in the main break that was up the road but unfortunately had a crash (big kudos for getting up and cracking on!) shortly after we caught Steve, Martyn had a puncture and had to stop racing. It was up to me and Steve to last 4 laps and stay away from the bunch. We worked well together and managed to open the gap up to a minute. We held this time all the way to the finish. I managed to beat Ste in the sprint and take 6th place.

Shortly after, the bunch was hurtling towards the finish. I spotted Wayne and he delivered a strong sprint finish to take 11th place. He was passing riders like they was stood still! After a bit of a problem with being boxed in, Wayne found a gap and went for it. 

A huge well done to all the VCUK riders. 3 riders managed to control the whole race. Top performances from Martyn and Wayne who both did a fantastic job today.

Thank you to all the team sponsors and team managers for giving us these opportunities.

Ryan

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49th Clayton Velo Spring Classic

The first race of the season finally came for us VCUK juniors at the Clayton Velo Spring Classic in Clitheroe, Lancashire. We had all been raring to go as it has been over four months since we last competed in a road race! The field was a strong 80 riders and after a brief warm up on the rollers and the race briefing we rolled over to the start of the 58 mile race.

 VCUK Juniors dominant on the start line.

Us juniors set of first with a small advantage over the category 2/3/4 riders and with a 6 minute lead over the elite scratch group. We set off at a moderate pace around the three and a quarter mile circuit and within one lap attacks were going up the road! We, as a team, knew that this was far too early to go so we let these riders hover around the 15 second mark before they tired and we reeled them back in.         

VCUK Juniors lining out and fragmenting the juniors group.

These frequent attacks happened nearly every lap until the 20 mile mark when my team mates Max Spedding and Ryan Ashcroft broke away with around 7 other riders. Myself, Adam and Ralf sat up and coasted around for about a lap and let this break go to the 35 second mark. It was at this moment that we had a brief discussion between ourselves and decided to start racing and make the gap between us and Max and Ryan’s group; without bringing anyone with us causing the group to possibly bunch up again. We all went full gas for around half a lap causing most of our group to get dropped and only taking with us one rider from that group which was a success. Ralf put in some fantastic turns at this time in the race to keep the pace high, which in turn kept us away from the chasing elites for a bit longer.

Ryan and Max in the early but short lived break.

We caught Max and Ryan’s group up quickly and rode with this group for the next few laps. I had always said before this race that I would hit the race hard around the 35 mile mark. So when we hit this distance I put in an attack from near the back of the group, meaning I had good speed hitting the front. I did maybe 2 minutes drilling it on my own when I was joined by Fabian Brennan of North City Velo. I knew I had found a good breakaway companion and we soon started building on the advantage we had gained. We had done 2 laps on our own when the rain started. We kept riding strongly, believing that we could survive to the finish, for around 1 more lap before we were caught by Pete Williams of One Pro Cycling, Michael Ashurst of the Senior VCUK team and a friendly figure of Adam Hartley.

 The break was made, so there were now Pete Williams, Michael Ashurst, Fabian Brennan, Adam and myself in this group. Soon after the catch, Pete Williams of One Pro put in an attack that no-one could go with. We all chased hard causing the gap to be around 15 seconds for around a lap but the gap finally started growing as we tired. Michael Ashurst of VCUK Champion System was putting some great efforts in to keep us away from the other elites breathing down our necks and I must thank him for that!

The pressure being applied is clear to see on myself and Adam's faces in the last lap here.

I happened to look behind to see that Fabian Brennan and our other breakaway companion Tim Jones of CSP Junior team had been dropped so it was just the VCUK trio left now for 2nd 3rd and 4th. However, with around half a lap to go 3 One Pro Cycling riders and one Pedal Heaven rider bridged across to us and instantly counter attacked. Instinctively I went with it, managing to hold the wheels of the flying elites. Adam must have got onto my wheel as well, as when we all bunched up again he was once again by my side. Michael was not so lucky making the bridge, riding 20 miles solo and putting some cracking efforts in for myself and Adam had taken its toll. The One Pro riders were reluctant to do any work as they had Pete Williams up the road so the work was left up to Adam and myself. We gave it our all as we knew that some more elites would likely be bridging across to us and we wanted to finish in the best possible positions. With around 300 meters to go the One Pro Trio put in an attack to ditch Adam and me but we knew we had secured 5th and 6th overall and 1st and 2nd junior. We had our last effort of the day sprinting for 5th place and 1st junior together as teammates. As it ended up I crossed the line in front of Adam for 5th place and him securing a one two in the juniors with 6th.

5th place and 1st junior for me, 6th place and 2nd junior for Adam. Finishing it off in dominant style!

All in all a fantastic race by Ryan, Ralf, Max, Adam and myself. We dominated the race from start to finish and showed what a force we are going to be in the upcoming season. A big thanks to our team manager Neil Hendry who gives us this amazing support and also to VeloclubUk, who has set up the VCUK development structure for young riders like ourselves. A big thank you is also required for the race organisers and volunteers who put up with terrible weather, halting cars and ensuring the safety of the riders. If it wasn’t for these volunteers we would not be able to compete in events such as these.

Rob.

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Nothing in life is FREE! Blog by Adam Hartley

I’d like to open my blogging account with a bit of a discussion about my cycling team (VCUK PH-MAS) and its sponsors.

The sponsors of our team:

VeloClub UK: Our head line sponsor which helps cyclists and triathletes develop to reach their potential.

PH plasterers: A family established company with over 38 year’s experience in plastering

MAS design: Architectural Design Company working on a range of projects covering residential, commercial, educational and community buildings both locally and nationally.

Love beets: Supplies beet root juice which helps to naturally boost stamina and endurance.

VeloChampion: VELOCHAMPION is an exciting online cycle accessories business based in the North-West of England and supplies equipment for the team.

Buy a bike: Supplies team issue bikes and wheels

Champion system: Champion System, a worldwide leader in custom technical apparel, was founded in 2005 and has quickly earned the reputation as a company offering the finest quality handmade garments for a wide range of sports and activities.

Lake shoes: supplies professional cycling shoes

Limar helmets: provides a professional bicycle helmet

Kenda tyres: provides the team with quality clincher bicycle tyres

  How does this help me?

All of the team’s sponsors and personal sponsors help me develop as a cyclist massively as it helps with trips abroad, nutrition and many more different aspects. The best part about being part of this structure is that you are able to bond well with all the teams which helps you develop as a rider on and off the bike.

What is expected in return?

In return the riders are expected to present themselves well at races and on training camps to enable the team to get a good reputation. Also, it is compulsory for all riders in the team to wear all of the team kit and be good role models to others which will help us to represent the sponsors in a positive manor.

Social media expectations

Also Social media plays a big part as all riders are supposed to use networking sites such as twitter and Facebook to promote all of the sponsors and the team. The behaviour carried out on these sites need to be conducted well as it will influence what other people think of you. Furthermore, if you use social media regularly then the sponsors will get more popular which could help the team further in the future. 

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Top training weekend with the Junior race team

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Good training weekend for a few of the riders!

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VCUK Racing Teams Launch | VCUK Ph-MAS Junior National Team

This Saturday was an exciting day for the team, as the four racing teams of the 2015 VCUK development program came together for the official team launch.

The day was a fantastic chance for the teams - youth, junior, womens and seniors - to meet each other, along with some of the sponsors who are supporting the riders. A great opportunity for the younger riders to see the opportunities available to them as part of the development system.

Three tiers of the development program sat together - youth, junior and senior.

The presentations were kicked off with a speech from each of the team managers:

VCUK Ph-MAS junior national team/ Ph-MAS VCUK women's team manager Neil Hendry in the limelight.

Each team was then presented on stage and then put on the spot with some questions, asked by the man behind the whole program, Wayne Greenhalgh. The youth team was first up, followed by our junior team, the women and finally the senior/triathlon teams.

Each team was then asked back onto stage for some photos...

Meet the 2015 VCUK Ph-MAS Junior National Team, left to right: Ralf Hodgson, Adam Hartley, Rob Scott, Ryan Ashcroft, Owen Line and Max Spedding.

The day was rounded off with a member from each team helping to cut a cake made specially for the day:

A brilliant day and all the riders left feeling inspired and excited to start the race season in their new VCUK colours. We'd like to say a big thank you, from all of the riders, to the every sponsor who has come forward to support the team for 2015:

PH Plasterers Ltd, MAS Design Consultants Ltd, Champion System, BaseBikes.cc, Velochampion.co.uk, Club Roost, Club Energy, Ilkley Cycles, MIXD Web Design, PND Site Services Ltd, Leafield Garage, RN Wooler & Co, Bingley Physiotherapy Practice, Milner Richards Building Contractors Ltd, Love Beets, Go Coco, Cutting House and Yoursportsfuel.com.

Photos with thanks to Martin Holden Photography.

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New kit selfies are always the best ! happy new year everyone

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Rob Scott winning the Juniors at Todmorden Cyclo Cross yesterday

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And finally some muddy fun at round 5 of the national trophy cx series at Peel Park, Bradford on Sunday… Alison Kinloch taking 3rd place in the vet women’s race!

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A very nice present from one of our supporters today. #InspiredRacing

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Rob Scott getting stuck in at Peel Park yesterday!

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Some pics from round 5 of the national trophy cyclocross series at Peel Park, Bradford today. Great effort all round #teamwork (Photos thanks to Gammons photography and Bruce Rollinson)