To think that I've lined up on the front row of the grid for a World Championships in a mountain bike event blows my mind. Ok so it's a bit of a niche sport with a self selected 'elite' category. Nonetheless I'm still humbled to have been even in sight of some of the greatest athletes...
In 2015 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson joined the Mountain Trax - Vauxhall Cycling Team fresh out of the Junior category. As a Welsh Cycling recruit Dylan is based in Newport training as a full time athlete. It's been a long year starting with National CX Champs in January and Andalucia Bike Race in...
Out of the blue.... Driving home from work one Thursday afternoon and I had a phone call come in on my phone, being responsible I let it ring out, the next thing a message come through. When I finally got round to reading it I see it was a message from Julian Winn the coach from British cycling...
Firstly don’t panic! Don’t stop reading! And try not to break into a cold sweat, these are the standard reactions to mentioning ‘The Off Season’, I come up against this every year with new athletes. As a coach it is a tough time, tougher than race season. Trying to convince people who live...
My 2015 season review: bring on 2016! Last year, I finished my XC season on such a high. It was my first year racing XC in the Scottish and British National Series (in the Masters category). In my very first race, I was over the moon to come 4th. Six months later, I finished 3rd in my last race of...
4th October 2015 UCI World Marathon Series – Azores MTB Marathon Ben Thomas This past week I've been in the Azores for the Azores MTB Marathon which is part of the UCI World Marathon Series. After a few successful races recently I was excited to see what was possible. 2 weeks ago I narrowly...
Fluid Fin - Salamina Island S2, Greece It had been a slightly longer break than initially planned for Seb at the back-end of the season. A lingering illness took some time to overcome before he was back in top shape and ready to tackle the final races of the season. First up at the weekend was...
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Taça de Portugal - Oliveira de Azeméis After a break from racing that allowed for some time to get back to training, Tom travelled out to race the UCI Class 1 Taça de Portugal, this time without Seb, who decided to stay at home to hone the form a little more before returning to...
World 24hour Championship Preview North Californian town Weaverville hosts this years World Solo 24hour Championships put together by WEMBO. It will be the second time I’ve competed after last year’s champs slightly more conveniently taking place in Fort William. The No Fuss team put on an...
Ruthin Rugby Club yet again played an excellent host to the final round of this year’s ever popular MTB-Marathon series. Although not ‘races’ these events always attract a decent crowd of riders and usually a few of the endurance specialists wanting to tackle the Marathon double of the...
After 3 successful years the Mountain Trax - Vauxhall Cycling Team and SCOTT Sports UK are to go their separate ways. The partnership has seen huge success including a National Championship, the BIKE Transalp 2014 stage race title and two Manx End 2 End wins. The decision was made to find a new...