Hayley's 5 week visit to America

We've all been dying to find out what Hayley has been up to in America, leading up to her podium spot at the Newport Nocturne. Well, here it is... Hayley Edward's Blog: America!

Podium for Hayley Edwards at the Newport Nocturne!

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The team rode a fantastic race at the weekend at the Newport Nocturne! The crowds were 18,000 strong and lined the town centre circuit, rather like a Belgium Kermesse with people watching from their front gardens! The circuit had a tough uphill cobbled section following a sharp right hander, but the girls handled it brilliantly all managing to stay in the lead group. Eve and Hayley each won a prime lap and after some brilliant positioning on the final lap Hayley crossed the finish line in third! Check out her race report Hayley Edward's Blog: Podium at The Newport Nocturne!!

Eve Dixon crashed out during the sprint and was sent to hospital with head injuries, but is out and well (just with a bit of bruising). 

Well done to all of you for a brilliant race, hopefully the Nocturne will sport another womens race next time?

Guest rider Jo Smith second to World Champion Lucy Garner at Darley Moor

Jo Smith, who has been racing the French National Road Race Series this year, sprinted into second place at Darley Moor from World Champion Lucy Garner.
A group of four including Garner, Karla Boddy and Jessie Walker, managed to escape from the main group just after the second prime and worked hard to obtain minutes over the main field.
Nicola and Lauren who were back in the main group both managed top tens, placing Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos second team on the day.

It was a pleasure to have Jo racing with us and we hope she'll be back next year!

Maxgearettes Gear up for the Newport Nocturne

With upcoming city centre crit in Newport the girls are getting some good circuit racing results in...
Eve came 7th in Scottish National Criterium Championships at the weekend and finished in the top 20 last night among Elite men at Salt Ayre to tie up the win in the womens league!
Further south, Nicola finished 6th in the mens race at Tameside and is now only 6 points away from her 2nd category licence.

Eve picks up the prizes for winning the
women's league at Salt Ayre

Hayley has also been away in America getting a few wins in on the track!

The girls really enjoyed the Johnsons Health Tech Tour Series races earlier in the year which was increased to 5 rounds from the 3 in the previous year and are really excited to get an opportunity to tear up the streets in Newport next month! We think its great that more and more people are putting on first class womens racing.

Mel finds some form in Belgium

Mel finishes 8th in Izegem in Belgium after taking time out to focus on her A-Levels and less than a couple of months back on the bike. Go Mel! One talented young lady!

Nicola gets her first top ten at the Auchterlonie Memorial Stage Race, Wales

Nicola and Mel after the Crit

Nicola places 8th in the Auchterlonie Memorial Stage Race last weekend in Wales due to a consistently strong performance across all 3 stages. Day 1 began with a 5m TT and was followed by a technical criterium around part of the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells in the pouring rain. At the end of day 1 Nicola held 8th place on the General Classification with a 55mile hilly road race remaining on day 2. Nicola rode well and was still in the main field which had been whittled down to 18 with 1 to go. She went for a long one with 1km to go, but got swamped at the 200m mark. She managed to finish mid bunch hanging on to her 8th place on the General Classification.

Eve Dixon's Blog: Back to racing with a bang!

Eve Dixon's Blog: Back to racing with a bang!: Eve finishes her exams and celebrates in true cyclist manner - crit racing in torrential rain! She then takes a trip to Belgium to join Mel for some Junior racing and had a go at a senior elite race in Belgium where she did rather well! Read her blog for more!