Raleigh Bike Opportunity!!!

One of the amazing things from last year's Road Racing season was that I won the Mallory Park Road Race League. With this came the opportunity to get a Raleigh Road Race bike. It was awesome!!!

Last Week, prior to my first road race of the 2016 season I picked up the bike. It was amazing to go to the Raleigh warehouse and meet some of the guys working there (and to pick up the bike of course!!). I met up with the two other winners and we were first introduced to our pride and joy for the up coming season (the bike of course!). 

The bike itself is amazing, it is a Raliegh Criterium Sport with Shimano Ultegra components and it runs beautifully. I'm really enjoying riding it and I can't wait to race it in the up coming season!!

After we received the bikes we had a tour around the warehouses, seeing the bikes on show and all the new models of Raleigh bikes. Then we had a professional photo shoot with one of the Raleigh photographers which was really exciting!! 

Here's Me getting my photo taken!!!

We're in the Back Page of the Loughborough Echo!!

The Loughborough echo published an awesome article about the team. 

See it here!

http://www.loughboroughecho.net/sport/other-sport/wymeswold-duo-signed-up-new-10865320

NDCXL 2015-2016 U16

As my beloved Cyclocross season is over. The time has come around for the annual NDCXL award night. 

The year anything could have happened for me, I could have been at the back and getting used to the  big step up in under 16's racing or I could be coming top 5 in some NDCXL races and top 25 in the Nationals. 

This year it was the latter of the two. From the start to the end I loved the Cyclocross season and also from the start al the way through to the end I was coming in the top 5 in NDCXL races and top 25 in Nationals. I was working really hard and everything was to show for it. 

By the end of the season; racing week-in, week-out and being consistent in my results, I got 3rd in the NDCXL!! And to go along with that I finished the season with a win!  Hopefully next year I will get several more.

What a season!! 

Lotta's AMAZING video of cooking on the rollers!

Lotta made this AMAZING video of her making cookies while she's in the rollers!  It's great fun - she's got skills!

The MI Racing Academy

As most of you know, I am joining the MI Racing Academy. This will be a big change and just what I need at the moment to keep improving.  My previous club Nottingham Clarion was brilliant and I loved racing for them but now I have new coaches and mentors as well as support from sponsors and Team Jewson.  I'm really excited to be joining the MI Academy and I'm really looking forward to be racing with my new friends and teammates.

Last week we had our team launch which included a bike fit at Midland Bike Fit. This was really fun, I enjoyed meeting my new teammates and learning what the Academy is all about.  

So far it's been great fun, but the real challenge is going to come when we're racing! 

You can find us here at: www.themiracingacademy.co.uk

My 9 Favourite Photos of last Year

I really enjoyed taking photos at races last year. Here are the 9 photos that I'm most pleased with. I hope you enjoy them! 

Welcome to 2016!!!

2016 has arrived!! This meant that there were only 4 Cyclocross races left of the season. For me there were 2 really important races. 

I'll start with part 1 of our racing saga. The National Championships in Shrewsbury. I have never run so much in a cycling race before!! This was one of the most challenging courses of the 2015-16 Cyclocross season and anyone that was to win here, was to win in style. Results-wise I came 25th which is my best national champs result to date. However I would like to mention the U14s winner Emile Alexander. He absolutely smashed it and was definitely a worthy winner, I say this because not only did he win by over 4 MINUTES!! but he also was the fastest rider in the whole youth category, when i say fastest, I mean if he started with the U16s he would have won that too by over a minute. An impeccable ride if you ask me.

Part 2 is of the final NDCXL league race, in Broxtowe. With all the wet weather in the past week it was quite surprising to see that the course was quite slippery and not as boggy and wet like it typically would be at this time. That fell into my favour as I prefer that type of course. now onto the race. From the start l was leading, getting the holeshot up the road. Then out of the woods I got a lead of 20 seconds. Every lap I pulled away from the Main Field by up to 1 minute and at the end my lead totalled of a whole 2 minutes. This was my first overall win as an U16 and the best way to finish the Cyclocross season.