Looked like a great day for it at Fox Lake for the John Muir Winter Carnival CycloCross Race. Although pictures show it was very muddy and a tough one. Best COG result of the weekend was Ben Fettes came in an awesome 2nd in the first race of the day!
Photos posted on our Facebook Discussion Group and the offical photos can be found here and on Flickr.
Well done chaps!
COG Velo
A few words from Pete.
Glorious day in Ballingry. Cold but wall to wall sunshine kept the spirits and spectators warm. COG riders in almost every race (counting COG Kids), and our fair share of bad luck. the land is pan flat, but they carved out a tough course, and some impressive mud. Lots of hurdles meant there was nowhere to hide if you can’t jump mount (I can’t!), and the crowd enjoyed some unorthodox mounting in “the arena”. The spiral of doom was endless, and I suspect there are still people riding in circles somewhere near the loch.
Bad luck to Kirsty (flat), Paul F (Flat), Pedro suffered a trashed bike – oouch thats gonna hurt your pocket (at least Christmas is coming up…)
Russell rocked to highest placed male at 18th, thought I was just behind, still 2 mins on the track. Paul F still managed 27th even with a pit stop. Kirsty was 10th in the ladies.
Good day out!
Well done to Anna, who achieved a podium spot for sprog velo.
CX-tastic!
COG Velo
Eventful race in the sand at Irvine Beach today. I finished 52nd, but a last lap crash meant I had to run the last 700m (I knew that running practice would come in handy eventually!), which cost me at least a dozen places. Broken brake lever, rear mech & punctured tub.
Not so good. We hope you get your bike sorted for your next race mate.
Race report and results are on the Scottish Cyclocross website.
CX Ali
COG Velo
Well done for Ali’s unstoppable appetite for cyclocross this time he was in Inverness at Knockburn Loch. He faced a very tough course featuring lots of singletrack climbing, with very steep run up and slippery slopes of the Loch, and circling the bridge.
Race report and results can be found on Scottish Cyclocross website.
Ali our CX Man!
COG Velo
