Trying the WXCRL

An alternative to the Surrey League is the Wessex Cycle Racing League which is mostly held around.....Wessex. A quick blast down the M3 from Fleet and you're there. The organisers are currently looking for riders to support the Barnsfield Heath races which are held on a good 3.5 mile off road - ie no traffic - circuit. They need around 70 riders per race day spread across the different category races to break even.

Some of us recently went down to the WXCRL races on the Applemore circuit in the New Forest for a couple of evening mid-week 2/3/4 events. It made a nice change of scenery and the journey time was similar to going to Goodwood. It's an attractive fast circuit and the first race finished with three of us in the top ten. There were hundreds of horses around but with no riders on them they seemed to behave and keep away from the bunch unlike the large cow that wandered across the road on the last lap. Second race and Mark Ottaway set out his plan early not to go in any breaks - unlike the previous week. This time it worked perfectly and with everything coming together shortly before the finish, come the uphill drag to the line it was Mark who timed his jump perfectly to take the win.

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