With our Club Patron and honorary member Lizzie Deignan sidelined currently, of course for a very happy reason – you have read Lizzie’s recent blog, haven’t you? – it’s up to our younger racers to do the business on behalf…
Category: Race Team News
Race team and juniors still bringing home the points
Another busy period for our younger racers. Where do they get the energy… Circuit Racing The rise in popularity of cycling in recent years has provided, amongst others, a particular benefit for racing via the increase in the number of…
Where’s all the racing then…
There has been some, honest! Quite a bit actually and as always with much success. Grass Track Round 2 of the 2018 WRTL was held Monday 21st May and as always Otley riders were well in the mix on the…
A Right Royal Mix
There’s been something happening recently that we’ve all been waiting to read about. Yes, of course, it’s how our happy band of racers has performed recently. What else would you think we’re referring to? Although, that racing chap Simon Yates…
Cross, circuit, road – take your pick
It might nearly be summer – less of the scepticism please – and although we’ve seen plenty of action on road and circuit there’s action too in cyclo cross so let’s start with that. Cyclo cross Traditionally a winter sport, ‘cross…
Is there any stopping our younger racers?
The simple answer is, fortunately, no. Their committment and enthusiasm certainly knows no bounds at present. Time Trialling Joe Howcroft reinforced his time trialling prowess Saturday 28th April when he rode to a PB in the Birdwell Wheelers 25-mile TT on…
Forget the Tour de Yorkshire – Otley CC is where the action’s at!
Ok, well maybe not completely forget the TdY, which comes through Otley three times – once for the women’s race 4th May, twice for the men’s 4th and 6th May – but it’s not only the professional riders enjoying their…
Catching up on road and circuit racing – Part 2
In Part 1 we caught up with George Radcliffe following his return to racing after a broken leg. In Part 2 we’ll see George’s latest report, results for his teammates in the same event, a report from Megan Cullen on…
Catching up on road and circuit racing – Part 1
While your erstwhile racing secretary John Barnett is in the Costa Blanca, imagining, sadly, he’s giving the likes of previous winners Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin a hard time in the mountains in the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) on…
Podiums, senior TTing – and creepy-crawlies
Well, the success of our Race Team continues unabated, one rider topping the podium last weekend amid more points scoring success. In time trialling our more senior riders are getting the miles in too. And the creepy-crawlies…? Road and Circuit…