Sean Lamberth

Cyclists tend to find a bit of a challenge after the seventh lap. Seventh lap? Boy, oh boy. It can be, yeah. Seventh, yeah. Most of the really, really strong ones will do it very, very quickly and they'll ride it. Some of the weak, well, say weak ones, there aren't weak, there's no weak cyclocross riders. They'll probably carry their bike.

Cyclists tend to find a bit of a challenge after the seventh lap. Seventh lap? Boy, oh boy. It can be, yeah. Seventh, yeah. Most of the really, really strong ones will do it very, very quickly and they'll ride it. Some of the weak, well, say weak ones, there aren't weak, there's no weak cyclocross riders. They'll probably carry their bike.

Okay, so the start area, which we like to call the start of the village area, where there's music and there's food and that sort of stuff, and where they all line up, is kind of in the middle of the park, opposite the main priory school, I would say, which is a bit up the hill. Then the course goes out towards Bell Street.

Okay, so the start area, which we like to call the start of the village area, where there's music and there's food and that sort of stuff, and where they all line up, is kind of in the middle of the park, opposite the main priory school, I would say, which is a bit up the hill. Then the course goes out towards Bell Street.

up the hill and then it picks up the tarmac path which we're on now all the way up to the top and then we dive in, in through the woods lots of off cambers and sticks and trees to avoid you will see in a second as we dive into the woods It's a fairly steep hill this. This is probably the easiest part of the course.

up the hill and then it picks up the tarmac path which we're on now all the way up to the top and then we dive in, in through the woods lots of off cambers and sticks and trees to avoid you will see in a second as we dive into the woods It's a fairly steep hill this. This is probably the easiest part of the course.

They should get lots of traction, and the fast ones will tend to use this as their getaway point, because when it comes into the woods, which we're coming up to now, basically it's very, very tricky. There's lots of very sharp turns, off camber, Which means your bike can slip away at any time, because we're going to cut through there. Cut through here, through the bracket? Yeah, normally.

They should get lots of traction, and the fast ones will tend to use this as their getaway point, because when it comes into the woods, which we're coming up to now, basically it's very, very tricky. There's lots of very sharp turns, off camber, Which means your bike can slip away at any time, because we're going to cut through there. Cut through here, through the bracket? Yeah, normally.

Oh, there's a track there, is it? Yeah, we just cut through there. But luckily for us, we've been supported very well by Rygate and Baxter Council, who help us with the clearing and stuff just before the race. They've actually been amazing with the whole event, just really helping us out. They're really trying to encourage the sport in the borough, so...

Oh, there's a track there, is it? Yeah, we just cut through there. But luckily for us, we've been supported very well by Rygate and Baxter Council, who help us with the clearing and stuff just before the race. They've actually been amazing with the whole event, just really helping us out. They're really trying to encourage the sport in the borough, so...

This will be clear. Believe it or not, there's grass under there. They're picking up a bit of speed. They're coming into the woods now. Got a few sort of little obstacles they're going to worry about.

This will be clear. Believe it or not, there's grass under there. They're picking up a bit of speed. They're coming into the woods now. Got a few sort of little obstacles they're going to worry about.

how much do you clear the track of of small tweaks and so on that could get caught in spokes or don't you worry is that part of the jeopardy there is jeopardy but no the week before we'll have like a raking crew right and we'll go through through the woods on the course we'll rake probably about a four meter course so there will be a few bits that are falling down in the meantime but it will look different than it is today today it looks a little bit like a

how much do you clear the track of of small tweaks and so on that could get caught in spokes or don't you worry is that part of the jeopardy there is jeopardy but no the week before we'll have like a raking crew right and we'll go through through the woods on the course we'll rake probably about a four meter course so there will be a few bits that are falling down in the meantime but it will look different than it is today today it looks a little bit like a

wooden floor, although it is quite clear. Where are we going?

wooden floor, although it is quite clear. Where are we going?

Actually, this woods, I think people do tend to respect it. It's actually very tidy when you walk around. Most people do tend to pick up their rubbish and don't generally see a lot of...

Actually, this woods, I think people do tend to respect it. It's actually very tidy when you walk around. Most people do tend to pick up their rubbish and don't generally see a lot of...

rubbish so we're coming down to that main wide sandy track between the two kind of hills at the back of priory park that's right and you're heading then they'll be heading back down we're going to take a very very tight right here if you can imagine the speed we're actually heading down now they're picking up speed yeah what they call an off camber so it means you you will be turning but also but this is very slippery yeah because all the dead leaves yeah yeah this is um it's like beach beach mulch i would think

rubbish so we're coming down to that main wide sandy track between the two kind of hills at the back of priory park that's right and you're heading then they'll be heading back down we're going to take a very very tight right here if you can imagine the speed we're actually heading down now they're picking up speed yeah what they call an off camber so it means you you will be turning but also but this is very slippery yeah because all the dead leaves yeah yeah this is um it's like beach beach mulch i would think