The WMCCL Committee has decided to allow riders in the Women’s race a 5-minute start on the Men during the final Course Practice break. That’s the period between 13:05 and 13:35 when riders in the last two races of the day are allowed to inspect the course. This responds to feedback from our women riders […]
We need some volunteers to help at the 2026 West Midlands Regional Championships, which will be held in North Kilworth on Saturday 5th December. If you are able to help us that day, please complete the contact form below. If you are a WMCCL member, you will be awarded average League points for the event. […]
Online entry is now open in RiderHQ for the West Midlands Regional Championships. Please note that there will be no entry on the day for the Championships Enter Here. As usual, they will also form part of our league. All WMCCL members who are in the Youth, Adult and Masters categories and who ride the […]
Many of you liked and supported the appreciation we posted recently for race officials. So now we need to thank another group without whom the WMCCL wouldn’t exist: the event organisers. Each of our events is hosted by a different club (or clubs) from within the region. They supply the team of volunteers who make […]
A Young Rider Participation Award is given to all under-12 riders who ride in at least 80% of the WMCCL events in a season. For 2026, that will be 9 rounds from the 11 in our calendar. We’ve got a great medal to give those award winners this year, so keep going WMCCL youngsters, we’re […]
Cyclocross Comes to One of Britain’s Most Prestigious Sporting Venues: Shimano Lazer West Midlands Cyclocross League Round 10 Sunday 22 November 2026 Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire Riders from across the Midlands and beyond are being invited to race at one of the most prestigious sporting venues in the country when the WMCCL arrives […]
Grassroots cyclocross racing wouldn’t be sustainable without its race officials – the team of commissaires. They do a fantastic job, and like most other people involved in our events, they give their time for free. The leagues, race organisers and volunteers set everything up, but it is the commissaires who actually manage the racing. They […]
The usual excellent images from Mike Adams are supplemented this time by some from Viktoria.
Cyclocross races are usually gridded in rows of eight riders. The fastest riders are called to the grid first – so that they do not immediately have to pass slower riders when the race starts. This reduces congestion and collisions between riders in the first minutes of the race. Around 15 minutes before start, riders […]
We’ve added Lap Charts for the Youth and above age categories to the Results page. There’s a chart like this for each event and in each of the main age categories.