New event for all riders who are not doing the 3 Peaks – ONE PEAK of Hetton. Click on ONE PEAK 2011 for a all the info & you can print off the flyer or download. Enjoy & spread the word.
NECCL WINTER SERIES 2011-12 Sun 11th SEPT RD 1@ HETTON LYONS COUNTRY PARK, Ian has swapped with Tonys Round because Whickham is getting all the outdoor adventure equpiment replaced that weekend.
Well what a turn out just before the start of the Winter Season with 70 riders descending on Hetton. Again great evenings racing for all age cat’s. Results, photos etc are as usual in the relevant sections. Rd 4 Final is on Wed 7th Sept 2011,. The Series Presentation will follow straight after main race has finished. The course will be as Rd 3 but in opposite direction with alittle extra added in !
Busy weekend coming up -6th & 7th of Cycling Events in the NE, 1:2:1 @ Hamsterley Forest, Richmond Preimer Road Race, Hell of the North from Darlington & the Durham Big Rides. Also further up North is the Beast fo all BEASTS Kielder 100 – now that is just a mental event for pure nutters !!
The course has been planned and less climbing this week but more technical and singletrack. Please leave plenty time for travelling and get signed on. Signing on will be closing at 6.50pm. Also take along a few extra quid, there will be some goodies on sale at 50% off 🙂 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/110501988
There was plenty of riders turned out for Rd 2 race around Hetton Lyons Country Park. There was many battles going on in all three races. The heavy rain shower just softened up the course to take out the bumps but by the end of the main race the sun was back out again. Results, photos & race report are all done and in the relevant sections. Rd 3 on Wed 31st Aug, there will be a new course set out to test and hone riders skills & fitness.
Well the first round was a good blast out with a good turnout of 49 riders on the night. Race report is in the news section, Photos are in the gallery section and the Results are in the results section. Rd 2 Wed 24th Aug 2011 @ Hetton Lyons. Same course as Rd1 but in the opposite direction but with a few tweaks.
Yes the start of the Series is this Wed night, turn up early & get signed on. First course details are here and in a anti clockwise direction. Refreshments for everyone after their race and spot prize per race as well http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106096879
What a bang the NECCL WINTER 2010/11 Series went out with, there was 70 people turned upto the Presentation Night at Bowburn Hall where all the 58 riders who finished the League all recieved cash/prizes. We paid out over £1500 worth on the night and no one went away empty handed. Last season has been the best for CX in the NE, we ave 86 riders per round over an 8 event series, ave £100 prizes per event & 21no Free race entry vouchers dished out. As you may have noticed we have not published our 2011/2012 Winter Series dates yet on the web because we are having probs with the ‘other half’ double booking our dates and flooding the season. So you may well see some clashes which is not what we want for us or you as a rider but have not been left with any option. On the plus side though we are still the cheapest CX racing in the NE/UK with main race still a FIVER !! and U14/16 £3 & U12 FREE and every rider that completes the League will be recieve cash/prize at the end, not just 1st place in each category. Most of the 58 riders who qualified in the League had a complety free race season after they recieved there cash prize. Also all our events will be based in the NE keeping to its true roots and tradition so you dont have to drive over 200miles round trip to race for 50mins.
There will be 4no events in the Autumn Starting on 17th Aug followed by 8no events in the Winter and we also have the TLI NAT CX CHAMPS in the region @ Gateshead Stadium on 27th Nov .
On the note of the Autumn Series here are some stats from 2010/11 Series – 248 finished, ave 62 riders per event, 107 individual riders, 42 finished the League and all of them went away with a prize.
Well apologies for the lack of recent updates but Neccl has been having a rest for a while after such a busy Winter Season. There has been some great MTB events in the region inc the Nutcracker Series, local club TT’s are being very well suppourted. The road racing side of things seems to have been over flooded with events and riders are picking and choosing with some having to be cancelled due to lack of entries etc on that note some of the MTB events are also taking a hit with the Nutcracker 24 & Kielder Enduro 12 also being cancelled. The Keilder Enduro Series is also struggling for riders as well. Sportives are still going strong but some may well see the numbers drop as the entry fees are starting to hit £25ish ! not only that the riders cost of fuel to get to and from events is huge factor to take into account now as well. Times are hard and going to get harder. One good thing all the online cycle retailers and fighting for your very last £ and there are some cracking deals at there at the mo. Enjoy the Summer months of probably wet riding and NE CX League season starts on 17th Aug 2011.
