Sean Lamberth

Now it's not too bad when it's dry. When it's a little bit damp, it gets very slippery. And a lot of bikes will sort of tend to drift, I think is the word, off to the left. And it's quite a tight turnaround. It's almost like a 180 turn, isn't it?

Now it's not too bad when it's dry. When it's a little bit damp, it gets very slippery. And a lot of bikes will sort of tend to drift, I think is the word, off to the left. And it's quite a tight turnaround. It's almost like a 180 turn, isn't it?

This, as you can see... If you've got five riders together, it's probably a three-and-a-half-metre gap. They're coming through here.

This, as you can see... If you've got five riders together, it's probably a three-and-a-half-metre gap. They're coming through here.

Yeah, everything's marked out with course tape. They know exactly where they're going. These guys are very skilful. But even so, they've got to work their way around. There's a first tight bend, picks up a bit more speed.

Yeah, everything's marked out with course tape. They know exactly where they're going. These guys are very skilful. But even so, they've got to work their way around. There's a first tight bend, picks up a bit more speed.

It's an obstacle, and you'll find that on... such cross courses like that sometimes happen in fields they will put logs to make that sort of thing which we've actually got naturally yeah so there's there's lots of very tight bends so there's actually five up and downs in this bit alone so again we go around another tight bend up again or slippy

It's an obstacle, and you'll find that on... such cross courses like that sometimes happen in fields they will put logs to make that sort of thing which we've actually got naturally yeah so there's there's lots of very tight bends so there's actually five up and downs in this bit alone so again we go around another tight bend up again or slippy

up around this one this is like it gets progressively bigger so you've come around a big 180 you've come around a short bend then you've gone around a longer bend you're picking up speed again what kind of speeds we're talking about on the faster through the woods they're probably doing 25 mile an hour, I think. Pretty quick. That's pretty tasty, isn't it?

up around this one this is like it gets progressively bigger so you've come around a big 180 you've come around a short bend then you've gone around a longer bend you're picking up speed again what kind of speeds we're talking about on the faster through the woods they're probably doing 25 mile an hour, I think. Pretty quick. That's pretty tasty, isn't it?

Pretty quick, yes. And you could, well, this is not grippy. No. Luckily, it doesn't hurt if you fall over on it. It's just like wood bark or mulch, isn't it? Yeah, it's mulchy, yeah, I'd say. I mean, it will be cleared, so all this, what I was saying before, this will be raked, so you won't have all the sticks and stuff.

Pretty quick, yes. And you could, well, this is not grippy. No. Luckily, it doesn't hurt if you fall over on it. It's just like wood bark or mulch, isn't it? Yeah, it's mulchy, yeah, I'd say. I mean, it will be cleared, so all this, what I was saying before, this will be raked, so you won't have all the sticks and stuff.

And you can actually see, this is part of the course that was laid out from last, if you look carefully, you can actually see the arch. Oh, OK, yes, yeah. So there will be people overtaking. So how did you come up with this course? Is it just a matter of knowing the woods like the back of your hand?

And you can actually see, this is part of the course that was laid out from last, if you look carefully, you can actually see the arch. Oh, OK, yes, yeah. So there will be people overtaking. So how did you come up with this course? Is it just a matter of knowing the woods like the back of your hand?

So I teach, well, I coach junior cycle racing for Red Hill Raiders in Woodhatch, in the Surrey County Council car park on Sundays. And a lot of the younger kids were getting really... excited by the sort of new wave superstar cyclists so we've got like Tom Pidcock and Matthew van der Poel and sort of Europeans and they all came from cyclocross so they said what's cyclocross?

So I teach, well, I coach junior cycle racing for Red Hill Raiders in Woodhatch, in the Surrey County Council car park on Sundays. And a lot of the younger kids were getting really... excited by the sort of new wave superstar cyclists so we've got like Tom Pidcock and Matthew van der Poel and sort of Europeans and they all came from cyclocross so they said what's cyclocross?

teach us cyclocross so we As it happens, my daughter goes to school at Priory and every morning I'd walk the dog through here and thought, this would make a really good cyclocross course. Surrey have been really good. They're in control of the tarmac path at the back. So they've come forward and said, look, They'll close it off for the duration of the race for us.

teach us cyclocross so we As it happens, my daughter goes to school at Priory and every morning I'd walk the dog through here and thought, this would make a really good cyclocross course. Surrey have been really good. They're in control of the tarmac path at the back. So they've come forward and said, look, They'll close it off for the duration of the race for us.

So Surrey County Council, Ryagate, and then some local sponsors as well. We've got Pilgrim doing the beer and prizes. We've got Maison de Velo, the bike shop. Schoolhouse, the massage, sports massage people. We've got a company called SOS Maintenance, which is like a local rescue DIY company. They're providing, like, the course tape, which is ridiculous.

So Surrey County Council, Ryagate, and then some local sponsors as well. We've got Pilgrim doing the beer and prizes. We've got Maison de Velo, the bike shop. Schoolhouse, the massage, sports massage people. We've got a company called SOS Maintenance, which is like a local rescue DIY company. They're providing, like, the course tape, which is ridiculous.