The wind had been gusting combined with driving rain and with safety in mind discussions had rumbled on all day as to whether the event would go ahead or not, but as the evening neared the roads started to dry up and the wind dropped slightly to allow 21 riders to take to the start line.
Fastest on the night by almost 3 minutes was guest rider Josh Williams who is on scintillating form following a fine win in a national series event the weekend before....
Well the 2015 season is under way and 28 riders took to the line for the first time trial of the year!
In brilliant sunshine, with a chilly wind keeping the air temperatures down, riders climbed the long if not steep course to Dolfor village from the outskirts of Newtown below.
Billed as a 5 miler, the true distance is nearer 4 miles depending on what Strava segment you look at, but the shorter distance didn't make it any easier for those who took pa...
RACE 9 - 12.5 mile, Newtown (2/7/14) inc, Victoria CX and 2-up
As the Tour de France grips the nation with Millions lining the roads in Yorkshire, Hafren CC are providing a platform of up and coming stars of the future to show what they can do.
7 riders from Hafren CC traveled to Ironbridge for a unique bike race held in the Victorian Village. In the U10's race Max Bufton rode well to finish 6 amongst the boys, whilst Rach...
Well it was that time of year again when the Hafren Cycling Club kicks off its Time Trial season with the infamous Dolfor Hill climb. The 4 mile route starts just outside Newtown and steadily climbs the A483 until it reaches Dolfor.
Hill climbs tend to bring most riders out in a cold sweat; however this year saw a record 31 riders tackle the brutal climb … testing riders like no other race, Suffering is what it's all about … struck with nausea, di...
After months of discussing bike modifications, wheel choice, tyre choice, tyre pressure, bar phat, double bar tape, bottle cages etc, etc……the time for talking was over as Des Pugh, Chris Roberts and myself (Darren Jarman) headed off to take on the cobbles of the famous Paris-Roubaix bike race. We were taking on the ultimate challenge of riding the 170k from Busigny to Roubaix on the same course as the pros would race the following day. Despite the forec...
I (Neil Vose) was rudely woken up at 6.00 am to find that the weather wasn’t too bad. A little drizzle but not quite as cold as predicted. I parked the car near to the start and got the bike and myself ready. Decided on layers that I could take off as I was sure it would warm up as I cycled round the course. I rode down to the start and already the wind was starting to pick up. At 8.00 am I was in the first wave to start.
The first 15 miles w
Pearce Cycles Hopton Gravity Stages MTB race report
Hopton woods is a natural, rooty, technical mountain biking location, well known for its downhill tracks and cross country trails. About 200 riders were signed on, many riding the stages for the first time on race day, which were a mix of cross country, downhill trails, sections dug specially for the event & shortish forest road sections linking the trails.
Hafren CC members myself (Nathan Seym
So the morning of the race arrived and I (Des Pugh) could hear the rain lashing at my window, so any hope of the forecasters getting it wrong were dashed. After a hearty athletes breakfast of a tin of rice pudding and a choc muffin I picked up John Harbour and Chris Roberts and we headed off....the further west we went the harder the rain seemed to get. We arrived at event centre at Corris craft centre near machynlleth to a surprisingly quiet car park ...
12 members of the Hafren Cycling Club headed over to the Welsh Cyclo-cross championships being held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd last weekend and found the going difficult on a tough and technical course. Many of the members have only got into the sport fairly recently and for many this was their first race. With this being the Welsh championships, the standard of rider competing was quite simply the best of the best, and with that ...
Sunday the 8th December will see 13 riders from the Hafren Cycling Club, based in Newtown, Welshpool and the surrounding areas, heading down to the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells for the 2013 Welsh Cyclo‐Cross Championships.
With such a strong field anticipated, members uses last weekend to hone their skills and work on some last minute race day preparations before the big day. Those chasing Welsh championship points headed down to Gilwern, ...
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