CYCLO-CROSS returned to Newnham Park on Sunday for round six of the South West League. Just two weeks previously, the Plympton venue had hosted round five of the league, which was combined with the regional championships. But the course was completely different this time around, with Plymouth Corinthian CC hosting the event. The previous race … Continue reading
CYCLISTS were out in force at Plympton’s Newnham Park on Sunday for the South West Cyclo-Cross Championships. Ewan Dix, Lara Dix and Orla White were among the riders to claim regional titles. Ewan Dix claimed the junior men’s crown with a strong performance in the main race. He finished third overall behind seniors Tristan Davies, … Continue reading
CONNOR Keeler, Hannah Worth, Dean Crow and Charlotte Kerr were the main winners at the 2022 Plymouth Triathlon on Sunday. The event at Mount Batten saw two competitions – an Olympic standard triathlon, which is a 1,500m swim, a 40k bike ride and a 10k run, and a sprint event, which involves a 750m swim, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian Cycling Club hosted the seventh and final round of the South West Cyclo-Cross League on Sunday at Ernesettle. Riders faced a very challenge course with thick mud around much of the course at the Plymouth City Moto X Park on the edge of the River Tamar. There were also plenty of twists and turns … Continue reading
RIDERS from the region impressed at the latest round of the South West Cyclo-Cross League held at Torbay Velopark on Sunday. Origin Racing’s Leo White once again finished as first junior man and also came fourth overall in the combined senior race, which saw Magspeed’s Nick Bright edge out St Piran’s Tristan Davies by just … Continue reading
Dartmoor Velo’s Oliver Murphy was among the winners as his club hosted the South West Cyclo-Cross Championships at Plympton’s Newnham Park. The event was incorporated into round five of the South West Cyclo-Cross League. Murphy just edged out Origin Race Team’s Ewan Dix in the under-16 race by just four seconds. Origin’s Georgia Mahoney was … Continue reading
PLYMPTON’S Newnham Park played host to the second round of the Soggy Bottom mountain bike series at the weekend. Riders were treated to glorious sunshine and unusually high autumn temperatures, which suited Magspeed Racing’s David Beskeen, who won the expert/elite race by nearly a minute. Second place went to Louis Bronstein, with Max Suttie third, … Continue reading
CYCLISTS had to battle through a torrential rain during the closing stages of Plymouth Corinthian’s South Brent Road Race on Sunday. Road races have been in short supply in the South West over the last 18 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the weekend’s event provided some good racing, despite the conditions. The event … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian’s Rob Shaw set a new course record to take victory at the Cycle Sport South Hams 10-mile time trial on Sunday. It was his first win of the season, having finished second last week to Travis Bramley at Plymouth Corinthian’s sporting S46/16 time trial, second at City Cycle Couriers 10 last month and third … Continue reading
TRAVIS BRAMLEY set a new course record as he took victory in Plymouth Corinthian’s sporting S46/16 time trial in east Cornwall on Sunday. Bramley, who has joined Nopinz Motip Race Team this year after representing Corinthians, stormed to victory in 33.56 minutes on the course that started just outside Kelly Bray and took riders out … Continue reading