Cyclocross 2011 thread

The Cyclocross season is almost upon us, anyone out there getting ready to do battle?


I have just sent off my London League affiliation application form, and am planning to begin my season with round 3 in Brighton.

Have been BOMBING Down a very muddy and slippery canal towpath all week & I kept thinking that I'd quite like to try a CX Race.....So what this space...and good luck !

I shall make do with following the rather lovely Gabby Days antics upon a Cyclo Cross bike!

I had to google her.

Lovely and accomplished!

Do it! You know it makes sense.


Seriously, it's just about the most fun you can have on two wheels.

I make you right mate

This week was sheer class, it's quite thrilling tbh , the risk of going for a swim makes you keep on the ball but at the same time I just kept wanting to go faster and faster

Let me know when you end up going too fast

Too fast ? What's that ? If I end up off the path I'll have been going so fast I'll skim over the water

Wouldnt fancy a swim in any of Manchester's canals, I run along the canal towpaths all the time, going for a swim would be a grim affair.

Rob, was you on the peak forest canal Wednesday ?( running )

cyclocross bike purchased and tested out today....I like

What did you get ?( pics?)

Not this wednesday no, this wednesday just gone I ran along the canal from the gay village, through deansgate and up to salford quays and back.

I'm not familiar with the canal names either btw. There are 3 that I typically run along, the one through to trafford, and 2 out the other way which I get onto around ancoats area, not sure what they are called or where they are headed, the one I use for long runs heads out throguh sport city and out round the north side of audenshaw reservoir, probly give this one a miss tomorrow though as last weeks 10 miler felt like 15 miles due to the slippyness and general muddyness.

God, I've hardly ridden* this season and the first 'cross race is only a month away, I've just moved and have no bike storage (yet) so the 'cross bike is in a friend's shed across town.

I'll be riding a few though, Central league and maybe one or two in London.

*Well I've ridden to work and that. You know what I mean.

Hmmm. Milton Keynes, 1st October. I like the course over there, It's normally later in the season and a bit on the slippy side (slippy but not that gloopy late November mud). It will be quite different if it's a bit firmer.

I am 95% doing Herne Hill on the 2nd. Got something else (can't remember what but GF will remind me ) on the 1st.

North-Western 'crossers might want to know that this Sunday's (11th) opening race at Horwich has been postponed until the 18th December. Don't know why but I expect the course is so wet it's unrideable - even for CX?

I'm looking to get a Cross bike for the wetter months, I've been looking at the Giant TCX but not decided on what one options are the 3 the 2, the 2 double and the 2 triple, going to my LBS on friday any advice would be welcome as the componet bit confuddles me something awful i'm just getting to grips with cycling and looking after my own bike

I believe the park has been double booked..... Shame really 'cos leverhulme's best when it's dryer. I'm looking at clayton vale as my first, get back in shape in time after my hols.

I wish I hadn't been treating the last 4 weeks as a rest from the bike.....it turns out the university I am studying at is going to pay for all cyclocross entries, and possibly fly "the team" to other universities in different states to compete. A strong performance would also put me in good position to represent the university in the usa college nationals during the road season as a team will need to be picked....so one way or another, it's going to be a fun cross season!