Category - Mountain Biking
BeMC Stage Three Report from Phil Simcock
Mountain Biking
The third stage of the race, on paper, looked the easiest. A mere 41 miles and 7,500ft of climbing! But with 2 days already in the legs and the weather turning for the worse, it was going to…
BeMC Stage Two Report from Phil Simcock
Mountain Biking
Today was good day! It was a longer stage at 60 miles and 9,500ft of climbing, however I measured my effort better (mostly – see below!) and really enjoyed the race. I stood on the start line with…
BeMC Stage One Report from Phil Simcock
Mountain Biking
Today was the first stage of the BeMC 3-day mountain bike stage race in La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium. Contrary to what the majority believe, this part of Belgium isn’t flat. The stage was 52 miles long and had over…
Phil Simcock’s Season Catch-Up [Bloggage]
Cyclocross, Gravel, Mountain Biking
I’ve been busy doing a lot of bike racing since my last blog after the Manx 100, back in July 2017. Here’s a brief catch-up: Having caught the cyclocross bug during the previous winter, I set about organising…
Welcome to our latest team member Simon Smith
Mountain Biking, Road Biking
Hi everyone I’m Simon, I currently sponsor James Whittaker (Ticker) through my business Smiths Garden Maintenance Services. We’ve been mates for over 20 years and I’m really proud of everything he’s a achieved so far and know there’s…
Budge Back to Battle on the Beach
Cyclocross, Mountain Biking
The siren sounds dead-on 12 noon and almost 1000 riders set-off running across the soft sand as quickly as we can, avoiding the fallen. Jumping on to our bikes as soon as we hit the hard packed sand.…
Welcome to our latest team member Trevor Hulton
Cyclocross, Mountain Biking, Road Biking
“Hi I’m Trevor Hulton, some of you may already know me, I used to do a bit back in the day – probably chopped and changed and tinkered with bikes more than ride them though. You may know…