Cycling
Northern win for Workington downhill racer Liam Little
WORKINGTON’S Liam Little powered to victory at round three of the Northern Downhill Mountain Biking Series.
Last updated 8 July 2010
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Harrington cyclist Stuart Jenkinson reaches world downhill championship
HARRINGTON man Stuart Jenkinson has had a dream start to his 2010 season in downhill mountain bike racing.
Last updated 1 April 2010
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Mass-rider cycling races come to roads near Cockermouth
A TOUCH of Tour de France-style cycling comes to West Cumbria on Sunday as Cockermouth is the base for a round in the Maxgear Road Race league.
Last updated 18 March 2010
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Wet track at Rowrah tests riders’ bike handling skills
AFTER the total washout the week before 13 hardy Lakeland Sprinters riders took advantage of better weather – little drizzle – to race at Rowrah Karting Stadium.
Last updated 4 September 2009
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Adam defies gravity on Higham Hall climb
HILL climb events are usually the domain of the strong climbers who like flying up mountains and are built like mountain goats - lesser mortals shy away from the pain of pushing yourself uphill and defying gravity.
Last updated 27 August 2009
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Bikers ride to PBs at Rowrah
IN SPITE of holidays, cold winds and the dark clouds that threatened heavy rain, 35 riders took to the track at Rowrah for the latest in the Lakeland Sprinters’ series of coaching and racing evenings.
Last updated 20 August 2009
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Riders battle rain, wind and 25 miles hard slog in West Cumbria
RIDERS had to contend with rain and wind instead of the forecasted good weather for the last open event time trial of the 2009 cycling season.
Last updated 20 August 2009
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Bikers battle the wind, cold and rain at Rowrah
TWENTY-six hardy riders faced bitterly cold winds at Rowrah Karting Stadium as the Lakeland Sprinters met for another evening of coaching and racing.
Last updated 31 July 2009
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Brigham cyclist Rob eighth veteran in big Yorkshire 100-miler
RACING in the national 100-mile time trial championships at Thirsk in Yorkshire, Brigham rider Rob Hargreaves finished a creditable 24th overall and eighth vet out of a field of 150 riders.
Last updated 31 July 2009
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Hargreaves in top gear after break from illness
IN THE first of the Tuesday evening 25-mile time trials from Cockermouth to Keswick and back, Rob Hargreaves, Team Swift, VCC, made a return to racing after three weeks’ illness in fine style.
Last updated 16 July 2009
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Third for Brand-Barker on Whinlatter
THE second event of the inaugural West Coast Mountain Bike Orienteering series was held in Whinlatter.
Last updated 9 July 2009
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Fast times set on second race night
LAKELAND Sprinters staged their second of this year’s race nights at the Rowrah Karting Stadium.
Last updated 9 July 2009
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New Cumbrian bike racing venue goes down a storm
A CUMBRIAN venue for the exciting sport of downhill mountain bike racing hosted its first event in the Northern Downhill series.
Last updated 9 July 2009
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Change of route for Tuesday time trial
THE Tuesday evening time trial started from Cockermouth School down to Embleton and left up past Higham Hall, to the top of the hill then down the fast descent to finish just before the junction with the main road, an eight-mile course giving riders a change from the A66 and one for the climbers but tough for most.
Last updated 9 July 2009
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Brian Payton excels in time trial
VELO Club Cumbria’s Brian Payton raced to third in the first ever open 100-mile time trial in West Cumbria.
Last updated 2 July 2009
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Times tumble for young bike riders at Rowrah
A SUPERB evening of racing at Rowrah Karting Stadium saw over half of the 51 riders achieve personal best times in the 1km and 500 metre time trial events.
Last updated 2 July 2009
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West Cumbria's first 100-mile cycling time trial
WEST Cumbria’s first ever open 100-mile cycling time trial takes to the road tomorrow afternoon.
Last updated 26 June 2009
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West Cumbrian time trial gives riders wings
THE midges were out in force for the 10-mile time trial at Thornthwaite which maybe helped some of the riders to go faster.
Last updated 26 June 2009
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Faster and ever faster those riders go
IN SPITE of heavy rain almost all day long, the sun and wind came out just in time to dry out the new track at Rowrah Karting Stadium for Lakeland Sprinters’ weekly coaching and race meeting.
Last updated 25 June 2009
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