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cyclo-cross

Essential cyclo-cross skills from Paul Oldham

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Paul Oldham CX skills

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Paul Oldham cyclo-cross skills

Cyclo-cross is one of the most exciting and accessible branches of cycle sport, but there are some key skills that can make it tricky to master. I've taken part in a few 'cross races but would describe myself as a rookie. I haven't mastered the strange business of dismounting and remounting for the obstacles. At least, not with any style or panache.

Paul Oldham cyclo-cross skills

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Diary of a cyclo-cross racer: No excuses

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Rich Mitchelson's third CX race

Richard Mitchelson is a keen cyclo-cross racer and will be charting the ups and downs of the season in his new diary. You can read about his first race at Hog Hill here, his second race in Brighton. Here's the story of race number three which headed to the historic Herne Hill last weekend.

Richard Mitchelson cyclo-cross Herne Hill

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Deep in the pain cave, sick as a dog By Paul Mitchelson

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First ever Kinesis UK "Hell of the West" hailed as an “Epic” success

Organisers say "Hell of the West" CX Sportive is Epic success

Diary of a cyclo-cross racer: Race two at Happy Valley Park

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Rich Mitch's second CX race

Richard Mitchelson is a keen cyclo-cross racer and will be charting the ups and downs of the season in his new diary. You can read about his first race at Hog Hill here, and here's his report from his second race in Brighton last weekend.

All Cross-Dressed Up….

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VecchioJo doesn't get cross

I was looking forward to this, my first cross race of the season, a local one, just 10 miles up the road, so an enjoyable mix of friends and fun and pain, the potential re-shuffling of the mostly amicable pecking order, and stopping off on the way home for something fatty and tasty and frequently justified as ‘well-earned’. It’s mostly a tradition now.

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Diary of a cyclo-cross racer: Richard Mitchelson's first race of the season

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Rich goes cyclo-cross racing

Richard Mitchelson is a keen cyclo-cross racer and will be charting the ups and downs of the season in his new diary. And the season started for him with a very wet and very muddy round at Hog Hill. Sounds like perfect 'cross racing conditions to us.

Dawn broke on Sunday 23rd September. Well I was told by the weather man that it had, I couldn't see the sun through leaden skies and sheet rain. 'Proper 'cross weather' the gnarled hard men of my sport would say.