Author: Gary Rowing-Parker

Under-14 Male Winner

Our Under-14 Male winner this year, with a remarkable 100% record, was Isaac Vickery of Rotor Race Team. Isaac won all ten of the League races he did in 2024 – including the West Midlands Regional Championships. He was chased all the way by two riders who finished equal on points. Jude White and Lucas […]

Junior Female Winner

It’s time to celebrate our category winners for 2024. In no particular order, we will feature each of them over the holiday period – starting with our Junior Female winner: Amy Barnes of Lichfield City CC. Amy had a season-long battle with Jess Bufton of Hafren CC, but came out on top winning 6 of […]

2024 Inter-Regional Championships

The championship racing started with all U-16 riders competing in the BC National Trophy race on Saturday afternoon. The weather forecast was looking horrible but the course had been cut up and got very muddy as the race schedule proceeded for the day. The course was basically split across two large fields on a hill. […]

EVENT CANCELLATION

Unfortunately we must cancel WMCCL Round 12, which was due to take place in Walsall on Sunday. This is due to flooding on the course. There is already up to four inches of standing water on large parts of the course, which is only going to get worse with the forecast of prolonged heavy rain. […]

WM Regional Championships

Our next event (on Sunday 24-Nov) is a special one. For riders in the Youth categories and above, it’s the West Midlands Regional Cyclocross Championships, and there are some important differences that those riders need to be aware of. Please note that for all of the Under-12 categories, there are no regional championships. For those […]

What is One Bike cyclocross?

This is a season-long competition for those who commit to use a single bike for the duration of each race. No prizes are awarded for individual races, but at the WMCCL Annual Awards, there is a separate podium for the top three One Bike riders in each category. This competition does not apply to the […]

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What is the race-day timetable?

Every WMCCL event follows this timetable – except for the Regional Championships – where the Junior Men start with the Vet 50+ Men. Start Time Category Distance Before 09:45 (subject to course readiness) Under 12 Course Practice 09:45 Under 6 & Under 8 10 minutes 10:05 Under 10 10 minutes 10:30 Under 12 15 minutes […]

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What kind of bike do I need?

You can ride any bike in the WMCCL as long as: it is operated wholly through the motive power of its rider; the handlebar ends are plugged, not merely covered by tape, and other projections from the bike are protected as far as possible. British National Championship and British National Trophy Events are restricted to […]

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