MS&G Round 6, Hintlesham - Euan Alexander Total Distance : 10.5 Miles Date : 1-July-2018 Pre-Race Preparation : My race preparation Started the week before drinking plenty of fluids every day as the predicted weather was 30 degrees. To keep my legs warmed up and turning over I ensured to take a long but easy…
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2018 MS&G – Rnd 1 – Hadleigh Park
2018 MS&G - Rnd 1 - Hadleigh Park Round 1 of MS&G was a big and imposing as it was the start of the season.However Hadleigh bike track is home turf and I know it like the back of my hand , the organisers had changed it up and marked an awesome course suitable for…
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MS&G – Final Round – Langdon Hills – Mark Darley
MS&G - Final Round - Langdon Hills - Mark Darley So we finally get to the last race of the series, (although far too quickly). This was held at Langdon Hills, nice as its a local one for us. There was a Cycle cross race held on the previous day which, along with a bit…
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MS&G Final Round – Langdon Hills – Christine Rethman
MS&G Final Round - Langdon Hills - Christine Rethman Well this was my last race of the MSG season. Due to numerous injuries throughout the year, broken shoulder, wrecked leg, bruised ribs this would only be my third race. After a summer of riding in 34 degree heat I was up for my last race,…
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Mud, Sweat and Gears – Round 8 – Langdon Hills
Mud, Sweat and Gears Round 8 Langdon Hills I arrived bright and early for the last round of the MSG series at Langdon Hills as Kevin had arranged with the race organisers to do a sighting lap with the HMTBC Women's Rookie Race Squad (WRRS) early before it got busy with other riders, I tagged…
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MS&G Final Round – Langdon Hills – Mel Bates
WRRS does MS&G Langdon Hills - Mel Bates Back in August, HMTBC race team manager and Coach Kevin Darragh started the women’s rookie race squad. The aim was to encourage more women and girls into off road competitive cycle sport. During our coaching sessions, we received cycle fitness advice, basic cycle skills and some advanced…
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MS&G – Final Round – Langdon Hills – Adam Cavalla
Mud Sweat and Gears descended on Langdon hills for the 8th and final round of the series. This was important for lots of riders as it was the final chance to gain points toward the overall series standing. Upon arrival, we were greeted with a field of mud and this gave us some idea as…
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MS&G – Final Round – Langdon Hills – Mason Porter
I took part in the coaching like my sister Zoe did today but I was in a different group with Hadleigh riders Hannah, Emily and Stan. Coaching was fun but the last section we did with the drop off of the wood got to high and I didn't want to do it. I started my…
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MS&G – Final Round – Langdon Hills – Zoe Porter
Last race of the year and the muddiest ever and my grumpiest. We were doing coaching in the under 9s first. The first thing we did was slaloms around posts, the second coaching bit we did was with the bridge with the drop off. I did the drop at 3 blocks high. The next bit…
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Mud Sweat and Gears Round 7 – Radical Bikes, Chelmsford.
Mud Sweat and Gears Round 7 – Radical Bikes, Chelmsford. A rare lie in for me on race day, as the local venue of Radical Bikes in Chelmsford was only a very comfortable 30-minute drive away. With the usual pre-race day prep done the evening before, just the bikes to load up and then we…
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