TAVISTOCK will host a sprint when the Tour of Britain heads to Devon next year. The 2020 event was postponed for 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. As had been planned for this year, the second stage of the 2021 tour will start at Sherford, just outside Plymouth. But organisers have now confirmed full … Continue reading
PEOPLE are being urged to get on their bikes in Plymouth for a good cause. The Chestnut Appeal for men’s health has teamed up with city cycle shop and cafe Rockets & Rascals to launch a charity ‘77’ challenge. The challenge is simple enough; register online for £12 and then ride either 77km or 77 … Continue reading
PLYMPTON’S Newnham Park will host the 2020 HSBC UK National Cross-Country Championships, British Cycling have confirmed. The event will take place over the weekend of July 18 and 19. Newnham Park has a long history of hosting mountain bike racing. In 1984 the venue hosted a World Cup round, while in recent years it has … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian Cycling Club hosted the 10th and penultimate round of the South West Cyclo-Cross League on Sunday at Ernesettle. The club put together a challenging course, full of mud, twists and turns at the Plymouth City Moto X Park on the edge of the Tamar. The event attracted riders from under-eight right through to … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ George Prewett and Tavistock Triathlon Club’s Hannah Worth impressed at the Dartington Duathlon at the weekend. Prewett was second overall in the standard event, finishing behind convincing winner Matt Yates. Yates finished in 2:05.14, with Prewett clocking 2:10.08. Third place went to DFSRS’ Ben Oman in 2:13.10. Worth was first women in the … Continue reading
CYCLISTS of all ages and abilities descended on Plympton’s Newnham Park on Sunday for the fourth round of the 2019-20 South West Cyclo-Cross League. It was the first time in two years that the Plymouth area had hosted a leg of the championship after two planned meetings last season had to be cancelled. Heavy rain … Continue reading
THE South West Cyclo-Cross League starts this weekend and one young Devon rider is trying to encouraging more people to try her favourite sport. Teenager Ellen Garnsworthy loves cyclo-cross and would recommend it to anybody – no matter what their age. “Cyclo-cross is a great place to start for anyone who wants to get into … Continue reading
RICHARD LONG and Sharn Hooper led the way at the final South West MTB XC Series event of the season at Mount Edgcumbe on Sunday. In hot conditions, Long took victory in the expert male category, finishing more than two minutes ahead of Plymouth Corinthian’s Alex Damson on the tricky course. Fellow Plymouth Corinthian rider … Continue reading
CYCLISTS from all over the country hit the roads of Devon on Sunday for the annual Dartmoor Classic Sportive. The event, organised and run by the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, is one of the most prestigious open-road cycling event in the UK. Some 4,000 cyclists compete over a choice of three routes – Grande (107 miles … Continue reading
THE region’s up-and-coming mountain bike stars were in action at Newnham Park at the weekend in the inaugural Pilgrim Flyers Youth Stage Race. The event for under-16s was the first of its kind in the South West. Competitors took part in three separate events – a skills course, an off-road time-trial and a short cross … Continue reading
