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Have you heard of the phenomenon that is Cyclo-cross? Marvelled at the fitness and strength of the likes of Cyclo-Cross world champions Wout Van Aert and Mattheu Van Der Poel in the Tour de France, showing the \u2018Roadies\u2019 how to do it? Well, the Cyclo-Cross season is fast approaching, so if you want to prepare for next years Road Racing, there\u2019s no better way than to race \u2018cross over the winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competing in the discipline is a great way to keep and build your fitness, improve your bike handling skills and have fun. PNECC are looking to encourage riders into the discipline, and so I, as the CX Sec, am looking to gauge interest, and offer my cross \u201cwisdom\u201d to anyone who\u2019d like to give it a go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon Richardson will be giving CX coaching sessions throughout September, so look for his posts in the Members facebook group for details of times and places. Don’t be put off by what you might have seen on TV, CX is as serious as you want to make it. You don\u2019t need a fleet of expensive carbon CX bikes with a full time jet washing pit crew. At local level just a mountain\/gravel bike, or an old touring bike with a change to mud tyres, will suffice. A bucket of water and brush could be helpful too. Once you\u2019ve dipped your toe, there is a whole world of tyre treads, pressures, frames, wheels, brakes, componentry, clothing and cleaning equipment that you can throw your hard earned money at, should you wish, but it won\u2019t necessarily make you any faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ethos is to have a laugh and enjoy yourself amongst friends. Races are age and gender categorised, so you\u2019re up against your immediate peers, from Under 10s to Vet 50+. The mass starts are gridded by ability, and then you\u2019ll find your place in the physical and mental battle against the course, weather and other fellow competitors. You\u2019ll race around a \u20187 to 10 minute\u2019 tape marked lap on varied terrain and surface textures, encountering several natural and manmade obstacles. Venues vary from school football fields to MX motocross courses. Depending on the venue and weather, you\u2019ll tackle, long fast straight-aways, ascend\/descend steep banks, steps, hurdle planks, technical wooded single track, slippy grass zigzags, sand pits, dusty gravel paths, boggy mud running sections, all designed to find the best bike rider. This makes it test of all roundedness, not just pure power. And if that isn\u2019t enough to attract you, then there\u2019s beer involved too! Preferably a Belgium brew, mostly consumed by the spectators, but a bottle of Leffe whilst relaxing\/recovering on a Sunday evening goes down a treat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wessex Cyclo-Cross League oversees our regions events and their website www.wessexcyclocross.co.uk<\/a> contains plenty of information about itself. They also have a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (@Wessexcx), and Instagram (@michewessexcx) which disseminates pertinent information. This coming seasons calendar has 13 races with the most local to us being in Southampton, Romsey and New Forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.britishcycling.org.uk\/events\/?series_id=741<\/a> PNECC are affiliated to the league, the points you accrue in each race are totalled for the season to give you a league position. If you are going to ride more than 2 events, it\u2019s advisable to register with the league so you are given one number for the season, but this must be done before 1st September. No problem if you don\u2019t though. It just means you get a different number for each race you do. http:\/\/www.wessexcyclocross.co.uk\/2021\/202122-season-rider-registration\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you heard of the phenomenon that is Cyclo-cross? Marvelled at the fitness and strength of the likes of Cyclo-Cross world champions Wout Van Aert and Mattheu Van Der Poel … <\/p>\n

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