Consistency was the key for our V60-64 winner Mark Mullender of CC Giro. He won two events and was on the podium in four others. That was enough to put him ahead Mike Vaughan and Peter Bromwich in this tightly contested category – in which the top five were separated by only 11 points. Mark […]
We are very proud of the young riders who start out in our league and go on to ride at the top level internationally. One of those riders is our U23 Female winner this year: Rebecca Woodvine of RR23 runandride.co.uk. Rebecca is at the start of her international cyclocross journey, and we hope that it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here are the age categories and the Years of Birth (YOB) applicable to each one. In cyclocross, it’s quite simple: if you were born in a particular year, then your category for the 2024-25 season is as follows. It will change on 1 September 2025.