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The first of the south east regional youth omniums took place on Saturday 18th May with 21 VCL riders taking part; 1u10, 3u12s,10u14s and 7u16s. PURSUIT After the new club equipment was distributed and all the riders were signed on, … Continue reading →

April’s here, along with the sun finally. The racing season is now properly underway, and the month kicked off with VCL’s opening round of the Open Season series at Herne Hill. Special mention goes to Andrew who still as a … Continue reading →

Last Sunday, the 21st April, 15 VCL youth riders took a long detour to Hog Hill-due to the marathon- to take part in the first round of the National road race series. For some it was their first race of … Continue reading →

By Georgie Hopkins On the bleak morning of the 23rd March, a day of racing for over 90 riders lay ahead. Despite what was meant to be spring, it was a very cold and misty mid-morning with snow falling en-route … Continue reading →

March was a month for coming to terms with fitness levels and putting up with sub-optimal weather, assuming “any day now” it is going to warm and dry up.

On 23 February a host of VCL youths once again made the journey to Newport for the 2nd round of the Icebreaker series. As many of us arrived, Tom Gloag was just finishing his races in the u12 omnium. We … Continue reading →

Well, January’s update was a bit early, Febrary’s is a bit late. February marks the end of the cyclo-cross season, and a wake up call that the “summer” racing season is imminent.

Last Sunday marked the end of the cyclo-cross season, and it went out with a bang as always with the superbly organised by Crawley Wheelers London Team Champs held at Great Wallington School near Haywards Heath.

As is now part of a normal early season race calender for many VCL youth members, the first Icebreaker omnium of three took place in Newport velodrome on Saturday 26th January. 13 youths in total made the journey up to … Continue reading →

January kicked off straight away with our traditional New Years Day cyclo-cross. The course tried to keep everyone as dry as possible on a waterlogged course after the 2nd wettest year on record, but it was still a muddy affair.