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The Women’s Tour – Guy Elliot – Back to the Day Job

Gordon Wiseman talks to SweetSpot’s Guy Elliot after the hugely successful FriendsLife Women’s Tour (more…)

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Result – Tameside Circuit Racing May 13

Matthew Walls & Jason Scales winners at the circuit racing at Tameside on Tuesday night (May 13) Greater Manchester (more…)

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Report – Katie Archibald’s Tour de Force!

Katie Archibald (Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International) showed no sign of tiredness from last week’s Friends Life Women’s Tour as she all but lapped the field when winning the opening round of this year’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series. (more…)

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Report – Tour Series Blasts off in Stoke

Team wins for Rapha Condor JLT and Madison Genesis in Stoke-on-Trent as NFTO leave Stoke in leader jerseys (more…)

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Report & Results – Lewis Balyckyi Crits

Great day of racing at 3rd annual Lewis Balyckyi Crits at the Blackpool Promenade on Sunday 11th May (more…)

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Tour of California – Wiggins wins TT and is in Yellow

Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins stormed into the race lead at the Tour of California after a resounding victory in the stage two time trial (more…)

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Report – Ray Ludford Memorial - Tour of the Milburys

Jack Beezer (Arbis-Colbert) overcame the horrible weather conditions the win the 2014 running of this very popular one day two stage race based in Meonstoke just north of Southampton. (more…)

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Team News – 2nd for Madison Genesis at Lincoln

Mixed fortunes for Madison Genesis at the Lincoln Grand Prix as Stewart crashes and Northey finishes second (more…)

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Result – Wessex Road Club Open 50

Adam Topham of the High Wycombe CC winner in the Wessex Road Club Open 50 mile time trial on 11th May 2014 (more…)

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Result – CC Blaenau Gwent Open

Keiron Davies of NBCC is fastest in the CC Blaenau Gwent Open 25 Time Trial (more…)

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Club News – Tolhurst triumphant at inter-club 10

Medway Velo CC rider, Dan Tolhurt made a rare competitive appearance to win the inter-club time-trial between The Wigmore CC and the MVC on Wednesday (more…)

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Result – Drighlington Bicycle Club 25

Blaine Metcalf of Team Swift winner of Drighlington Bicycle Club’s 25 Mile Time Trial (more…)

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Results – Hove Park Crit Series 2

Paul Flynn & Stuart Read winners at the sec ond of the George Samuel  Hove Park Crit Series in Brighton on May 9 (more…)

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Result – Scottish Series Womens Road Race 1

Dani Christmas winner of round 1 in the Scottish National Series Women’s Road Race Series at Newton Mearns (Scotland) (more…)

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Result – British Eagle Trophy Road Race

Philip Trodden winner of the category 2/3/4 British Eagle Trophy Road Race in Scotland (more…)

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Results – Fowlmead Country Park Circuit Races

Nicola Juniper & Rhys Clegg two of the winners in the Fowlmead Country Park Circuit Races on Saturday (more…)

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Results – Scottish 10-mile Time Trial Championship

Lucy Coldwell & Iain Grant two of the winners in the Scottish 10-mile Time Trial Championship (more…)

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Result – Southend Wheelers Andrews Trophy

Kieran Brady wins the sprint to win the National B Southend Wheelers Andrews Trophy in Essex on Sunday (more…)

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Result – Cheltenham and County Hilly TT

Dean Robson of Somerset RC winner of the Cheltenham and County Hilly TT (more…)

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News – Rowsell to ride Shrewsbury Grand Prix

Olympic gold medalist and World Champion cyclist Joanna Rowsell MBE to take part in the Shrewsbury Grand Prix this month (more…)

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Result – Norwood Paragon Open 25

Peter Tadros leads a 1-2 for Ingear-Trainsharp with Sean Scott in the Norwood Paragon Open 25 mile time trial (more…)

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News – Hackney GT Beastway MTB Race Series 2014

London’s oldest mountain bike race series returns to the Redbridge Cycle Centre (Hog Hill) for May – July weekly races (more…)

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Report & Result – Welwyn Track League

Despite windy conditions a good evenings racing at the Friday Night Welwyn Track League was enjoyed by just under 90 riders in the various senior and youth categories (more…)

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Report & Results – Team Swift Races

Lewis Jackson, Rebecca Womersley & Alex Dalton winners at the wet & windy Team Swift Races (more…)

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Report & Result – John May Memorial

James Gullen leads a 1-2-3 for Velosure-Node4 in the John May Memorial Road Race on Sunday (more…)

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News – RideLondon Women’s Grand Prix Live on TV

This year’s Prudential RideLondon Women’s Grand Prix criterium race will be broadcast live on BBC television with a 60-minute programme on Saturday 9 August (more…)

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Team News – Rapha Condor JLT at Lincoln GP

Tom Moses came within a whisker of taking a brilliant victory in the Lincoln Grand Prix yesterday, after a depleted Rapha Condor JLT team delivered him to an excellent position in the final of Britain’s most coveted one-day race. (more…)

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Result – Thames Velo Road Races

Tom Neale & James Waters winners at the Thames Velo Road Races on Sunday (more…)

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Team News – Giorgia Bronzini 2nd on final stage

Wiggle Honda’s Giorgia Bronzini scored her second second place finish in as many days in the fifth and final stage of the Women’s Tour, between Harwich, Essex, and Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (more…)

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Result – Maldon & District CC Open 25 Mile Time Trial

Colin Ward Essex Roads CC winner of the Maldon & District CC Open 25 Mile SPOCO Time Trial (more…)

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News – Matt Clinton takes 4th win of season

A more local affair at the Stratford CC 10-mile time trial would provide Matt Clinton (Kenilworth), riding for Mike Vaughan Cycles with his 4th win in 5 events this season. (more…)

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Result – West Pennine Road Race

Jake Cowen rides away from break to win the West Pennine Road Race on Sunday (May 11th) (more…)

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News & Video – Tight win for Cavendish in Tour of California

Quickstep’s Mark Cavendish is left hanging for result as he wins stage 1 of the Tour of California in a photo finish with John Degenkolb (more…)

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Report & Results – Mid Shropshire Wheelers Event

Report & results from the Mid Shropshire Wheelers day of racing on 11th May  – Paracycling National Series and West Midland Youth Championships (more…)

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Result – Hadrians Wall 2 day Stage Race

Hadrians Wall 2 day Stage Race won by Carl Donaldson (GS Metro) ahead of promising Border City Wheelers junior rider Alex Foster (more…)

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Result – Surrey League Dunsfold Park 4ths Series 1

Richard Balfour wins week 1 of the – Surrey League Dunsfold Park 4ths Series on May 9 promoted by Thames Velo over 30 miles (more…)

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News – Seventh Win for Bottrill in South Pennine RC 25

Matt Bottrill beats some of Britain’s best in awful conditions to clinch win number seven for 2014 in the South Pennine Rc 25 mile time trial (more…)

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Result & Report – Lincoln Grand Prix

Yanto Barker of Team Raleigh wins the British Monument, the Lincoln GP while Briggs and Rus Downing crash  out (more…)

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Stage 5 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Live photos from stage 5 ( Harwich to Bury St. Edmunds – 108.3km) of Sweetspot’s 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour (more…)

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Results – CDNW Youth League

CDNW Youth League 2014 – Round 3 – Marsh Tracks Rhyl (more…)

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Result – Old Portlians CC 10

Tim Bayley fastest in the Old Portlians CC 10 mile time trial on May 10 on the G10/57 (more…)

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Result – Surrey League Bayeux CT Anniversary Series 2

Michael Coyle winner in the category 2/3 Surrey League Bayeux CT Anniversary Series 2 at Beachy Head (more…)

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Team News – Bronzini 2nd on Stage 4

Trott Sisters honoured in home town whilst Bronzini challenges Vos for the win on stage 4 in Hertfordshire (more…)

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GIRO – Michael Matthews Move into the Maglia Rosa

Michael Matthews moves into the Maglia Rosa whilst Marcel Kittel wins the first road stage of the 2014 Giro d’Italia – Ben Swift 7th (more…)

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Result – Andy Morrison Road Races

Daniel Guest & Annabel Fisher winners at the Andy Morrison Road Races held at Cranfield (nr Milton Keynes) (more…)

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Stage 4 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Second successive victory for Marianne Vos in Friends Life Women’s Tour on a sunny day in Hertfordshire where the crowds came out to greet the race (more…)

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News – ORICA-GreenEDGE Wins Giro d’Italia Opener

ORICA-GreenEDGE won the team time trial on the opening stage of the 2014 Giro d’Italia on Friday whilst Dan Martin crashes out (more…)

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Talkingshop with Team GB

Feature – Gordon Wiseman talks with Amy Hill, Lucy Garner & Darren Tudor of the GB team at the FriendsLife Women’s Tour (more…)

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Result – Bedford Women’s Tour Support Race

Jennifer Crouch wins the Friends Life Women’s Tour support race in Bedford on Thursday (more…)

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Results – Castle Combe Summer Series 2

Beth Taylor, Daniel Dolan & Ash Hutchison winners at the second Castle Combe Summer Series on May 8 (more…)

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Results – Lotus League 1

Lewis Stevens & Jen Smart two of the winners in round 1 of the Lotus League on May 7 (more…)

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Team News – BMC Third In Giro’s Opening Time Trial

Cadel Evans pleased with BMC Racing Team’s third-place finish in Friday’s opening team time trial of the Giro d’Italia (more…)

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Team News – Laura Trott Crashes in Women’s Tour

Mixed day for Wiggle Honda as Laura Trott (below) falls while Giorgia Bronzini sprinted to third place at the end of the third stage of the Women’s Tour (more…)

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Result – 5th Club 10TT Allensmore

Mark Sims is fastest by just two seconds in the 5th Hereford Club 10 mile Time Trial at Allensmore (more…)

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Result – Nelson Wheelers Open 10

James Falcon of Ferryhill Wheelers fastest in the Nelson Wheelers Open 10 mile time trial on May 3rd (more…)

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Stage 3 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Stage win and Friends Life Yellow Jersey for World & Olympic ChampionMarianne Vos on stage 3 (Felixstowe to Clacton-on-Sea)  in  Sweetspot’s 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour (more…)

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Report – Great turnout for Matlock CC’s first womens RR

31 women, many of which were first time racers, lined up on the grid for Matlock Cycling Club‘s first ever Women’s Category 3/4 Race at Darley Moor (more…)

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Results – Salt Ayre Youth Series Week 3

Adam Hall and Alistair Leivers continue winning streak at the Salt Ayre Youth Series Week 3 in Lancaster on Wednesday 7th May (more…)

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Result – Norman Harris Road Race

Courtney Rowe of Cardiff Jif wins the Norman Harris Road Race (more…)

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Result – Litherland Circuit League 5

David Reece & Michael Ashurst winners at week 5 of the Litherland Circuit League on Merseyside (more…)

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Results – Wolverhampton Wheelers Track League Round 1

Round 1 of the Wolverhampton Wheelers Track League 2014 dedicated to the memory of Rachel Lewis who sadly passed away on 30th March 2011 (more…)

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Results – Surrey League Dunsfold Park Vets Series 1

Darryl Rice & Jeremy Brougham winners at round 1 of the Surrey League Vets Series 1 (more…)

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Report & Results – RL360 Isle of Man Youth League Round 5 

Another good turnout of 294 competitors at the NSC last Tuesday night for round five of Team RL360 Isle of Man’s youth league. (more…)

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Report & Result – Moreton Race 1

Jay Eastwood  won yet another race at Moreton Village as the 2014 series started its annual twelve week run. (more…)

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Report & Results Forge Valley Circuit Race 2

The second races at Forge Valley we again run off in wet conditions on the tight and twisty one kilometre circuit. (more…)

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Result – Surrey League Handicap Series 3

Andrew Syme winner of round 3 of the Surrey League/VC de Londres Handicap Series race at South Nutfield on May 8 (more…)

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Team News – UnitedHealthcare at the Women’s Tour

Team UnitedHealthcare’s Sharon Laws retains Mountains Jersey on challenging Women’s Tour Stage 2 into Bedford (more…)

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Result – CDNW UCLanSport Circuit Race Series

Simon Wilson & Adam Hall winners at round 5 of the CDNW UCLanSport Circuit Race Series (more…)

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Team Report – WNT – the ups and downs of a new team

April proved to be a testing time for the team with us failing to get a start in the Cheshire classic and the Bedford 3 day (more…)

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Stage 2 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Brave  & agressive Rossella Ratto wins in Bedford to take Friends Life Women’s Tour lead on a wet day for the international field (more…)

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WomensTour – Sharon Laws & Hannah Barnes

VeloUK talks to QoM Sharon Laws and best young rider Hannah Barnes after stage 1 of the Friends Life Women’s Tour (more…)

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Result – Chevin Series Race 2 Milby

 Adam Duggleby of Wheelbase wins a cracking round 2 (Milby) of the Chevin Road Race Series (more…)

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Results – Tameside Circuit Race Series

Lee Brown & Ruth Taylor winners at Tameside Circuit Race Series on Tuesday night (more…)

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Result – Salt Ayre CA Series May 6

Hamish Fletcher-Cooney winner of the category 3/4 circuit race in the Salt Ayre CA Series on May 6 (more…)

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Feature – Post Race Reactions FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Gordon Wiseman talks to Lucy Garner & Sefan Wyman after stage 1 of the FriendsLife Wmen’s Tour (more…)

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Feature – FriendsLife Women’s Tour Stage 1

Gordon Wiseman speaks to Rachel Heal and Emma Pooley at the start of stage 1 on the Friends Life Women’s Tour (more…)

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Friends Life Women’s Tour Press Conference

Friends Life Women’s Tour Press Conference with Marianne Vos, Lizzie Armitstead, Emma Johansson (Orica AIS) and Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) (more…)

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Report & Results – Ixworth Town Centre Circuit Races

Steve Lampier & Emma Trott two of the winners on Monday at the Ixworth Town Centre Circuit Races (more…)

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Feature – Harriet Owen Racing Against the Best

Gordon Wiseman writes “Harriet Owen nervous at the thought of lining up against the top women riders in the world” (more…)

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Stage 1 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Live photos from stage 1 (Oundle to Northampton – 92.4km) of Sweetspot’s 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour (more…)

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Team News – UnitedHealthcare Racing Inaugural Friends Life Women’s Tour

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team will start the inaugural Friends Life Women’s Tour on Wednesday with Brits Hannah Barnes & Sharon Laws (more…)

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Result – Bedford 3 Day Support race

Sophie Lankford dominates the sprint to win the Bedford 3 Day Women’s Support race (more…)

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Interview – Hannah Barnes Back Home

After years of dominating local racing, Hannah Barnes is back from America with her pro team to tackle the Friends Life Women’s Tour on home roads (more…)

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Results – Castle Combe Summer Series 1

Ben Stockdale Daniel Dolan & Beth Taylor winners at week 1 of the Castle Combe Summer Series (more…)

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Results – Loughborough University Campus Crit & VC Long Eaton 25 TT

Results – Loughborough University Campus Crit & VC Long Eaton 25 TT (more…)

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Team News – Madison Genesis

Busy weekend for Madison Genesis with races in Holland and Britain – Team Press Release (more…)

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Result – Tom Hawkins Spring Classic Road Race

Mark Perry winner of the Tom Hawkins Spring Classic Road Race in Devon on Sunday (more…)

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Result – Nottingham University GP

Charlotte Colclough & Mathew Clarke winners at the Nottingham University GP on Sunday (more…)

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Omega Pharma Quickstep to Giro d’Italia

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step announces selection for the first Grand Tour of 2014, the Giro d’Italia from May 9th until June 1st. (more…)

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TT Result – Sussex Cyclists’ Association Open 10

Sean Scott of In-Gear Trainsharp fastest in the Sussex Cyclists’ Association Open 10 on Sunday, 3rd May on the G10/97 (more…)

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Report & Results – Condor Cycles London 3-day

Wayne Crombie wins the overall, Phil Giles the final stage in the Condor Cycles London 3-day over the bank holiday weekend (more…)

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Result – Kent Valley RC’s Shap Summit Hill Climb

Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team) was a comfortable winner of Kent Valley Road Club’s Shap Summit Hill Climb. (more…)

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Results – Surrey League May 3 Day

Steve Calland wins the final stage in the Surrey League May 3 Day & with it, clinches the overall as well (more…)

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Result – Cambridge CC Open 10

Jon Surtees of Team Swift fastest in the Cambridge CC Open 10 mile time trial on the 3rd of May (more…)

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Day 3 – Bedford 3 Day Final results

Molly Weaver & Gracer Garner stage winners on day 3 but Nicola Juniper is the overall winner (more…)

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Result – Coventry CC Diana Cooke Memorial Time Trial

Rosie Armitage & David Kiernan winners in the Coventry CC Diana Cooke Memorial Time Trial on Saturday, May 3rd on the K41/10 (more…)

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Result – St Austell Wheelers Open 50

Tony Chapman fastest with 1.51.25 in the St Austell Wheelers Open 50 mile time trial (more…)

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Club News – PB for Medway Velo’s Dominic Campbell

23-year-old Dominic Campbell pulled out a personal best at the Wigmore Bill Philbrook memorial 25 mile time trial on Sunday to nip under the hour in 59.59. (more…)

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Results – Bury Clarion Crits 3

Richard Haughton Gemma Sargent & Tarn Flynn winners at Bury Clarion Crits 3 on Saturday (more…)

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Result – Kilmacolm Kermesse 2014

James McCallum of NFTO winner of the Kilmacolm Kermesse 2014 in Scotland on Sunday (more…)

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Result – Jason MacIntyre Memorial Open 10

Chris Smart of Paisley Velo Race Team fastest in the Jason MacIntyre Memorial Open 10 in Scotland (more…)

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Report & Result – Iceni Velo Duff Morgan Road Race

David Bamford outsprinted Peter Kirwan on Skeets Hill, Shotesham to win the Iceni Velo Duff Morgan Road Race on Sunday, 4th May (more…)

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Results & Report – RTTC Circuit Series 4

Matt Bottrill, Julian Ramsbottom, Sarah Storey & Rik Waddon winners in round 4 of the RTTC Circuit Series on Sunday (more…)

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Result – Eastern Counties CA 24

Russell Kober of Hainault RC fastes in the Eastern Counties CA 24 mile time trial on Sunday (E6/20) (more…)

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TT Result – Kings Lynn CC 10 mile TT

Mark Arnold fastest in the Kings Lynn CC 10 mile Time Trial on Saturday (May 3rd) (more…)

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TT Result – Forres Open 25

Callum Finlayson of Moray Firth CC fastest in the Forres Open 25 mile time trial in Scotland (more…)

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Report & Results – Brook Cycles Track League

The 2014 Brooks Cycles Track League season got underway at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs on Thursday 1st May (more…)

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Result – Port Talbot Whs 10

David Crawley of Fibrax-Wrexham Rc fastest in the Port Talbot Whs 10 mile time trial on May 3rd (Sat) (more…)

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Result – Edinvale Hilly Time Trial

Gavin Shirley fastest in the Edinvale Hilly Time Trial in Scotland (more…)

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TT Result – Middlesex RC 10

Tony Ball of Team Swift fastest in the Middlesex RC 10 mile time trial on Saturday (May 3) (more…)

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Results – Women’s Bedford 3 Day Day 2

Nicola Juniper and Team Epic-Scott stage winners whilst Anna Christian leads overall after day 2 at the Women’s Bedford 3 Day (more…)

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Report – Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix 2014

After a very exciting race, Marcin Bialoblocki has won the 2014 Cycle Wiltshire GP in a bunch kick in the town of Wilton. (more…)

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Report & Results – Corley Cycles 3-Day Tour of Milton Keynes

Lewis Atkins retained his overall lead following the final day’s racing of the Corley Cycles 3-Day – Tour of Milton Keynes (more…)

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Team News – Froome wins Romandie after TT Victory

Chris Froome wins his second Tour of Romandie after a one second victory over world champion Tony Martin in the final stage time trial (more…)

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Report & Result – Welsh CA 25 TT Welsh Championship

Hayley Simmonds & Kieron Davies two of the winners at the Welsh CA 25 Time Trial Welsh Championship (more…)

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TT Result – VC Norwich Open 25

Matthew Smith fastest in the VC Norwich Open 25 mile time trial on the B25/5 (more…)

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Report – Ilkley Cycling Club 2 Day

Alex Jones of Audlem Cycling Club wins Ilkley Cycling Club’s 2 Day, 3 stage road race (more…)

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Cavendish Makes it Four Victories in Turkey

Omega Pharma Quickstep’s Mark Cavendish makes it a double British win in Tour of Turkey winning his fourth stage (more…)

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Report & Result – London 3-day Stage 2 CycloPark

James Sale wins stage 2 of the Condor Cycles London 3-day and now leads overall with one stage to go (more…)

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