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Tough Times Make the Good Times Even Better (0)

Whenever there is a long gap between me writing blogs it usually means I have been really busy training and racing hard. This time is no different! I ended the last blog on the disappointment of the Koppenberg Cross and as I mentioned next up would be the Superprestige at Hamme. I got a really good weeks training in between the two races and morale was high as my girlfriend was able to come and visit for just over a week.

Being away from friends and family the majority of the year is hard so when you do get to see them it really makes a difference.

My World Cup Campaign Kicks Off (1)

Hey, my lack of blogs and reports are due to me being a busy bike rider over the past few days! I’ll start at the beginning.

After the dissapointment of the Superprestige in Ruddervoorde next up was the Kermiscross in Ardooie, a midweek UCI C2 event that gave me a chance to quickly turn things around.

I had ridden the event a couple of seasons ago on one of my smaller but frequent trips to Belgium when I was just dipping my toe into the European cross scene to get a gauge if I could make it in the rough-and-tumble world of Belgian cross…

Helen Wyman’s Cyclocross World Cup, Rounds 1 and 2 (0)

It seems like a lifetime ago that we (that’s the ‘royal we’ i.e Stef) were packing the car and heading off for the first world cup of the season in Aigle, Switzerland.

Ten days, eight countries and two races later we are on our way home to Oudenaarde.

Having tasted local delicacies along the way I can say hand-on-heart my favourite food is still Italian. Not wanting to write entirely about food though – although it is one of my favourite subjects – I will include the odd incident which hasn’t coincided with mealtime, for those trying to diet…

Another Frustrating Day (0)

Some days are good, same days are bad, and some days are a bit of both.

Yesterday was a bit of both which left me very frustrated and disappointed with my result.

It was the opening round of the Superprestige series at Ruddervoorde, I am obviously going well at the moment and had no real reason apart from the fact I didn’t think I liked the course that much to not get another top 20 result…

The Namen Round of the GVA Series – 13th! (1)

Hey folks, first round of the GVA series – it’s one of the big three (World Cup, Superprestige and GVA) top 20′s at these races were my aim for the year, I got 13th at Namen.

It’s strange, I almost feel like I don’t need to write about it: 13th at a GVA speaks for itself. A good start, I rode with my head, had good legs and technically rode well on a super hard course. Many people were surprised with my result but deep down I kind of knew after the first two races that I had a big result within me I just didn’t know when it would come out…

This is a Hard Game (0)

We’re pleased to announce that 24 year old Pro Cyclo Cross rider Ian Field has joined VeloVeritas as our newest blogger.

Ian was 4th in the British Championships, and moved to Belgium to try and make it in the big bad world of Belgian ‘cross. In his new blog, you can follow his progress on the international stage, backed by English sponsor Hargroves Cycles.

Following last year’s steep learning curve, Ian is back for more in Belgium, taking another step towards the top of the sport. Follow Ian right here on VeloVeritas throughout the winter!

Scottish Cyclo-Cross Championship (0)

On a freezing, grey, Sunday afternoon on the frost hardened grass and mud of Dundee’s Caird Park, Scotland’s newest professional, Ross Creber gave his sponsors, Plowman Craven their first national cyclo-cross title.

The slim mountain biker was head and shoulders above the rest; a gutsy ride from Greig Walker (Edinburgh RC) gave him the silver medal ahead of junior, Kenta Gallacher (Team 777) who took bronze.

Ross Creber – Scotland’s Newest Professional Cyclist! (0)

We all dream about it (or have dreamt about it) but 20 year-old South Quensferry man, Ross Creber has done it – put pen to paper on a pro contract, with Plowman Craven.

VeloVeritas were on the phone, before the ink was dry…

Paul Rowney – at the British Elite Cyclo-Cross Championships (0)

‘Scottish Aussie,’ Paul Rowney (Velo Ecosse) rode Sunday’s British Elite Cyclo-Cross Championship; we caught up with him [hands–free, of course] as he chased the cat’s eyes north after the race.

Scottish Cyclo-Cross Championships (0)

Craig Hardie (Dunfermline CC) disproved the old adage that; “a good big ‘un, will always beat a good little ‘un,” when the 37 year-old from Dalgety Bay left his much-taller rival Dan Whitehead several lengths back to win the Scottish Cyclo-Cross Championships today on a snowy and technical circuit at Plean Country Park.