Not only were Otley riders once again racking up the points in local road & circuit races, but two of our members, ably assisted by others, organised two of those events. And we had a good presence as always in…
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Triangle 17. The first of the last
Triangle Time Trial Series 2018 The last month (August) of the Triangle Series events for 2018 and the first event of the month on Thursday the 2nd. No sudden downpours to dampen the spirits, in fact probably one of the…
The loneliness and the dampness of the long distance bike riders.
Sunday 29th July 2018 was meant to be a festival of long distance bike riding for Otley CC riders competing in the Team Swift combined 50 mile, 100 mile and 12 hour time trials based at Melbourne near York. The…
Triangle 16. And the rains came. Almost.
Triangle Time Trial Series 2018 Haven’t we been lucky with the weather these last few weeks? But all good things come to an end, although maybe any change isn’t as bad as we’re sometimes led to believe. The weather forecast…
Otley ruling the roost at local series
(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) While we’re all now virtually sure that ‘G’ will reign victorious at Le Tour and in doing so become the first Welsh winner of a Grand Tour, our own racers, young and old, also continue…
British Cycling Regional Freewheel Grass Track Championship
A big turnout from Otley, on Monday 16th July, for the Regional championships. Racers were in all age categories and had a very successful evening, it didn’t rain for a start! The omnium consists of three events, a sprint, Time…
Triangle 14 & 15. 10 Champs and the ubiquitous 12 1/2
Triangle Time Trial Series 2018 The shortest of our Triangle Series Championships, the 10 Mile, took place Tuesday 17th July, followed by the usual Pool Triangle 12 1/2 Thursday 19th. 10 Mile Championships News came through recently that the A168…
Road & circuit racing – The Blue Train success continues
Usually we’d present reports in chronological order but let’s break with tradition and celebrate a win at a local event, this time at the Skipton Town Centre Races on Wednesday 11th July, complementing the great performances in the Ilkley and Otley…
Triangle 13. Hilly 14 Champs
Triangle Time Trial Series 2018 A hot and sunny summer Thursday evening, just the kind of conditions for a hilly time trial. Or maybe not, but that didn’t stop a total of 22 riders tackling the tough course based near…
Racing round up – hill climbing and competing on the scorched earth
Racing news recently has followed Otley riders success competing in road & circuit racing and in the Triangle Series but our riders of course take part in many and varied types of racing, often equalling the success of their road…