Welcome to the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League…
We offer competitive off-road bike racing for all ages and abilities. You don’t need any specialist equipment to start, as long as your bike is safe for yourself and others.
The League title sponsors are leading Belgian helmet brand Lazer and the world’s leading bicycle component manufacturer Shimano.
Lazer is the world’s oldest cycle helmet company with more than 90 years’ experience. They remain one of the most innovative helmet companies in the world.
Shimano pursue the creation of new designs and easy-to-use functions by keeping one jump ahead of the users’ imaginations and realize innovative new products excelling both in high precision and in durability.
Madison are the UK distributors of these well known brands and the UK’s leading distributor of bicycle parts and accessories. They have supported us for many years as title sponsors for which we are very grateful.
V60-64 Female Winner - It is fitting that we end our review of WMCCL category winners for 2024 with Julie Rowntree, who won our V60-64 Female category after some great racing with Debbie Hodson - who was second - and Carolyn Jennings – who was third. All three typify what the WMCCL is all about – the joy and… ... Read more
V45-49 Male Winner - Our 2024 V45-49 winner, Dave Morris of the Grity Race Team, spent the season chasing Andy Wearing in the V40-49 race. He never quite managed to catch him (see below), but he was nearly always second or third, and that was enough for him to finish well clear of Colin Miller (who was second) and… ... Read more
V55-59 Male Winner - Darren Atkins of Team Enable MI Racing was WMCCL Champion and WM Regional Champion in the V55-59 category. He also finished third overall in the V50+ standings. He was never out of the top three in that race and won it three times. Tim Barnes was second V55-59 and Leon Field third. Darren was also… ... Read more
Senior Male Winner - Rob Burns of Malvern Cycle Sport retained his Senior title in WMCCL 2024. That’s four Senior category wins in a row since we resumed the League after Covid, and five wins in total, which is a fantastic achievement. As always, Rob had to contend with some very strong U23 riders, but he won in Round… ... Read more
Under-16 Male Winner - Under-16 Male (or Youth A if you prefer) was another very competitive category in WMCCL 2024. The winner, with four wins – including the Regional Championship - was Oliver Larner of Lichfield City CC. But second-placed Arthur Oliver and third-placed Ben Whitehouse also had wins. Here’s Ollie’s summary. “I am very happy with my results… ... Read more
Senior Female Winner - Genny Billington of Bromsgrove Olympique was our Senior Female Champion for 2024. She finished well clear of Melissa Baker, who was second, and Laura Rogers third. Genny was also second overall in the combined Women’s standings behind Ceris Styler. “This year, I went into the season wanting to take the league more seriously and found… ... Read more
V50-54 Male Winner - A newcomer to the region, Crispin Doyle of Magspeed Racing, was able to disrupt the Team Enable MI Racing domination of our V50+ races. After a couple of second placings, he got into his stride and finished the season with five wins to pip Nick Whitley by two points in the V50-54 category. John Darroch… ... Read more
Junior Male Winner - The last of our four winners from Solihull CC is Sam Brownsword. He dominated the Junior Male category in WMCCL 2024 – winning eight races, including the Regional Championship. Sam was joined on the Junior podium by Aidan Walters of Stafford RC in second place and Sam’s teammate Patrick Neely in third place. Sam is… ... Read more
V65-69 Male Winner - The second of our 2024 winners from Matlock CC is Chris Watts, who won the V65-69 Male category. He beat the previous year’s top-two: Gary Rowing-Parker (into second place) and Paul Freeman (into third). Chris loved the atmosphere and camaraderie of the League and - although we are ruthlessly friends during races - it’s the… ... Read more
V40-44 Female Winner - We've talked about a few of our category winners with 'near perfect' records: here's a rider that went one better. Ceris Styler of Rotor Race Team won all eleven rounds of the WMCCL - including the West Midlands Regional Championships. And that was not just winning her category (V40-44), that was winning the combined Women's… ... Read more