COMPETITORS had to brave heavy rain at the second round of the Newnham Bark Series on Sunday morning. The event at Plympton’s Newnham Park saw athletes and their doges competing at cani-cross, bikejoring and scooter racing. Running and cycling events with dogs are on the increase around the world. Great Britain international Laura Muir, a … Continue reading
PILGRIMS Flyers youngsters enjoyed success at the opening South West Cyclo-Cross Series event of the season at Powderham Castle, near Exeter. Oliver Allen, Rosie Andrews and Molly Lane all won their respective categories at the Mid-Devon Cycle Club hosted race. Allen finished as first junior in a highly-competitive senior race that attracted 110 riders. He … Continue reading
ROCKIN Bikes’ Richard Long and Pilgrim Flyers’ Alex Whitemore and Jack Southcott were among the winners at the final 2018 South West Mountain Bike Cross Country Series race. The series-ending event took place at Mount Edgecumbe, which had also been the setting for round four in June. Conditions, however, were trickier this time around following … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers’ Helen Barron claimed a top three finish overall in the HSBC UK National Cross Country Series. Barron ended the five-race series by taking third in the junior female race at Builth Wells in Wales. That secured her third also overall in the series. Fiona Barron was fourth in the same race in Brecknockshire … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Corinthian’s rider Robert Shaw broke the course record for the Ermington Time Trial Series this week. Shaw, who has qualified for this year’s Ironman 70.3 World Championships in South Africa, clocked an impressive 22 minutes and 55 seconds for the 10 mile out and back event hosted by Plymouth Triathlon Club. That broke Rob … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers’ youth star Oli Allen enjoyed another good battle with veteran Derek Wilson in the second Pop-Up Summer Soggies Series at Newnham Park on Friday night. In the first event of the series in May, Allen had taken victory, but this month Wilson got his revenge in hot conditions and on a slightly different … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers cyclists Helen Barron, Rosie Andrews and Oli Allen all claimed top 10 finishes at round four of the UK National Cross Country Series at Phoenix Bike Park in Suffolk. On a dry course at the Newmarket venue, Barron finished fifth in the junior female category in a time of 1:19.02. Just 22 seconds … Continue reading
