A great day out for LP riders – good course, beautiful weather, and a Phoenix win for Matt. A strong showing up front with Chris & Bruce back on form and Martin/Edwin tearing it up in the top 25. Plenty of pics here. Full results now up here.

Sunday 18th September – London League Cyclocross Round 2 – LVYCC – Hog Hill It was a weekend of two almost identical halves for cyclo-cross fanatics, who made the most of 2 days of cyclo cross racing at Hog Hill, expertly supplied by Bruce and the Lea Valley Youth CC. London Phoenix off-roader Matthew Webber, […]

A good start to the cyclo cross season for London Pheonix as Chris, Len and Matt confronted the challenging conditions of London League Round 1 at Fowlmead. Heavy rain throughout the morning had left the course wet and slippery, and this, combined with blustery winds led to some difficult riding for the hundred or so […]

London Phoenix battled through mud, rain and pain last weekend at the end of season London cross team champs, and there were great individual performances and team spirit throughout. It’s just a shame that we have to wait so long for the new season to begin….

The final race of the 2010/2011 cross season saw LP’er Matthew Webber storm to 3rd spot after a gruelling and close fought battle with Arctic Premier’s deadly duo of Alec Briggs & Matt Holmes. The incredibly windy conditions saw the field strung out within the first few laps, but Matt looked strong and comfortable throughout, […]

Already established as a must in the cycling calendar in only its 2nd year the 2010 Knog/Rollapaluza Muddy Hell Halloween Cyclocross was chock full of Phoenix riders and supporters in various stages of (fancy) dress. You can read Stuart’s report here.

Photos courtesy of Rhodopsin Photography Four Phoenix riders made their way up the M1 this weekend to compete in the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Sutton Coldfield and got great results. First it was the vets race on Saturday with Neil, Stuart and Bruce competing with over 120 of the country’s best ‘cross riders in the […]

Thanks to everyone who helped get ‘Cross on the BBC news this weekend. Around 60 riders turned up for an impromptu training session and race at Herne Hill that was being filmed by Mike Bushell for the national BBC weekend news. Special thanks go to Bill Wright and Gary Lingard for running the session at […]

LP linchpin Gary Lingard stormed to victory in Brighton at Round 8 of the London & SE Cyclo-Cross League this weekend – his first win since racing as a senior in the states in the late 70’s. A sensational ride saw him jump clear after two laps and then calmly solo to victory on a […]