Cyclo Cross LeagueA NEW record was set for the Eastern Cyclo-Cross League when nearly 130 riders and their supporters descended on New Eccles Hall School for round six of the league.

Cyclo Cross League

A NEW record was set for the Eastern Cyclo-Cross League when nearly 130 riders and their supporters descended on New Eccles Hall School for round six of the league.

Ninety riders started the main event and there was a good tally of 19 youth riders and nearly as many in the under-12 group. It was the top to

Youth section leader Luke Newby also had his race drama; not only losing his foot out of a pedal at the start, which left him almost at the back of the pack, but also a bad knee-wrenching early fall to put him off.

Matthew Cook from Mildenhall CC led the 14-year-old Diss CC rider for most of their race, but the Garboldisham lad had a tremendous burst of speed on the last lap and out sprinted Matthew for the chequered flag.

At the other end of the age scale, leading veteran Mark Farrow (API/Metrow) had a good day, fighting off Nick Ainsworth (Fat Birds) to take fourth place in the main race, ending only two seconds behind third place rider Ian Newby from Diss.

Nick eventually ran out of steam - “nothing in my legs” - and into stinging nettles trying to overtake slower riders.

Team Flow youngsters Jack and Lucy Emerson had their first experience of cyclo-cross in the under-12 event, while veteran father Richard (Team Flow/West Suffolk Wheelers) finished 51st in the main race.