Racing round-up
Round 10 of the Sussex Cycle Racing League Track League took place at Preston Park outdoor velodrome on the evening of Wednesday 21st June. Peter Baker represented Lewes Wanderers and he placed 6th from 12 in the 6-lap Scratch Race;…
LWCC Crits Rd 3 and racing round-up
The third and deciding round of Lewes Wanderers' Criterium road races for 2023 was run on the balmy, breathless evening of Thursday 15th June with 32 racers taking to the start. Sadly the lone representative of the host club -…
LWCC Crits Rd 2 and racing round-up
The second of the three Lewes Wanderers' Criterium road races for the season took place on the hot, still evening of Thursday 8th June. A field of 29 riders took to the rolling start shortly after 7:15pm. Winner of the…
LWCC Crits Rd 1 and racing round-up
The first of Lewes Wanderers' Criterium road races for the season took place on the sunny, but breezy evening of Thursday 1st June. A small field of only 23 riders was almost immediately reduced to 22 as Mark Smith of…
Circuit of Laughton and racing round-up
The first of Lewes Wanderers' non-standard time-trials took place on the evening of Wednesday 17th May. This "Circuit of Laughton" was even less standard than previous editions as roadworks on the junction of Shortgate Lane and the B2192 necessitated the…
Goodwood Summer Series and TT round-up
The first of a proposed ten round of the Goodwood Summer Series closed-circuit races took place around the historic motor-racing track on the evening of Tuesday 25th April. Mikey Weavers made a dynamic start to his racing career with Lewes…
Racing round-up
A brace of Lewes Wanderers took part in Crawley Wheelers' Sporting Time-Trial on Good Friday, 7th April. In the road bike category Richard Burchett covered the rolling 41.6 mile course in a fine time of 1 hour 50 minutes and…
Circuit of Danehill and ESCA 10
The first of Lewes Wanderers' time-trials for the year took place on Sunday 2nd April. The usual 18.11 mile course had to be truncated to 15.28 miles at short notice due to a landslip and temporary traffic lights just south…
ESCA Hardriders and cyclo-cross
The local time-trial season kicked off on Sunday 12th March with the traditional curtain-raiser - the East Sussex Cycling Association "Hardriders". As the name suggests this is far from an easy opener, occurring as it does when the weather is…
Cyclo-Cross and awards
The last of the eighth rounds forming the South Downs Hill Climb Championship took place on the morning of Sunday 6th November. The event was hosted by Sussex Nomads CC and held on the steep slopes of Ditchling Beacon which…