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ART – Giro Stage Race – LEAGUE TAKES GC & PODIUMS

WE TOOK IT! Joe takes the Third stage with the overall control of the race & perfectly formed sprint which gives him the overall GC ! 3/4 Race – Myles & Joe Our ORRL GC lead this season has been flying, claiming podiums on the run into this stage race day, Joe is racing really…
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Castle Combe R4 – Podium for Joe

Although we have more Road Races as part of our Focused calendar we strongly push our riders to take advantage and utilise mid-week racing at local crit meets, Thruxton, Abingdon, Swindon’s new circuit and of course the Castle Combe circuit are all popular sites that hold racing series through out the season. Castle Combe is…
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ORRL R4 – Banbury Star – We lead the league.

Banbury Star RR is one of the most notable races in the ORRL calendar, a popular course, Horley C114 circuit, with a renowned tough obstacle in the shape of Edge Hill which is climbed 4 times. An obstacle which presents as 1.3km climb featuring an average gradient of 8.4% with peaks of 15% in places.…
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BCS R3- South Cerny

It’s the local. British Cycling South RRL comes to the area, or as close as it could, South Cerney is the setting for R3 being hosted by Performance Cycles – who last organised the race as part of what was the Cotswold Race League – which no longer exists. The race is a Kermesse flying…
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BCS R2 – IOW

We move on to a weekend of double headers… Isle of White is the setting for the second round of the BCS where we have Olly Racing after the First round back at Azets. As all of the South RR league are 234 races Olly is a strong rider but one of many in a…
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ORRL R3 – London Dynamo

London Dynamo host the Third round of Oakley Shabbington circuit – 3.5 laps featuring a tough climb and racing a total of 51miles. Joe Bearman took the 20th spot, really cementing himself as the ORRL GC lead after his podium at R2 last round… Matt and Mark took 24 & 25th respectively. Mattia took 36th…
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Joe Podiums ORRL R2

Round 2 of the Oxfordshire Road Race League was upon us in a flash – with the team having a bit of reshuffling due to crashes we fielded a strong side capable of competing at the Dalton Barracks Run way track. Abingdon Race Team (ART) the hosts of this event had organised an 18 lap…
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BikeShed R1 – Evening Crits

Round 1 – Racing back at Thruxton for 2025! Cat3 Write up What started as a beautiful day, lead to an outstanding and busy evening racing at the motor circuit just outside of Andover. Thruxton’s course is dubbed the “fastest in the UK” and 3 miles per lap. Race pace of a Cat 3/4 grouped…
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ORRL R1 – Race Report

The first of the Oxfordshire Road Race League rounds has arrived and we are debuting as an affiliated team. We headed to 9 laps of the Kirlington Kermesse circuit resulting in 100km race taking in 2,916 ft of elevation. We had a strong line up ready for our first *Focused Race* of the season. The…

