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Mar 05
Thank you £450 raised
Well done and thank you to all the riders who completed the Chris Brown memorial ride yesterday. Your kind donations helped raise over £450 which will all go to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance. And thank you to Classicvelo for providing the mechanical support on route!
Feb 21
TT Dates announced
Pam and Jon are pleased to announce the 2020 series dates. Click here for more details.
Nov 13
Hills, Mud and Cake at Scunthorpe XC
Sunday 11th November saw Lincsquad out in force for Scunthorpe AC’s annual cross country at Quibell Park. For some members it was their first every foray into cross country, and others hadn’t run XC snce their school days. Club members approached the start line with varying levels of enthusiasm and confidence, but the team spirit shown …
Jun 25
Malc Marshall – From parkrun to Lakesman
It all started with one of those moments! I was in Keswick (June 2017) and waiting for the start of the Parkrun, when an announcement went out; ‘Who will be doing The Lakesman tomorrow?’ from the corner of my eye I saw a group of mature ladies raise their hands in the air and shout: …
May 03
A Breezy Club Champs at The Early Brigg Sprint
The inaugural Lincsquad Club Champs took place on Sunday 29th April, as part of the Family Autos FastFWDSports Early Brigg Sprint Triathlon. Thirty-seven Lincsquad members took part, in what was for many, the first race of the season. It wasn’t the warmest of spring days, and the ‘slight breeze’ made sections of the cycle and …
Apr 26
PB’s Galore at Round 2 of the Linsquad TT Series
TT report 25/04/18 “Don’t worry, you are only there in case a train comes, and I don’t think we’ve have had one in years…” Rob Walsh, in reply to Becky Hollis, 2018 29 riders gathered at the King William IV pub, Scawby Brook and raced from 18:30 on the 25/04/18. The TT weather Gods dictated …
Apr 24
Graham Ellwood’s Report from the Hottest London Marathon on Record
Time to gather my thoughts after an amazing weekend at the London Marathon. I put a lot of training in to prepare for this event, over 900 miles for the year before the day itself. Wasn’t sure the speed was there, but my heart rates for any given pace were at an all time low, …
Apr 11
Lincsquad Flying at Scampton
It had been a last minute decision to take part in the Duathlon at Scampton in 2017 and only then so I could get onto the base to have look around, and hopefully see the Red Arrows. It was a fantastic event and the bike section was very fast, so I knew I was going …
Jan 24
A Chilly Final CX Race of the Season for Pete Gossop
The final Lincolnshire League Cyclo-Cross race of the season was held at Abbey Farm, Bardney on Sunday 21st January. As a handicap race this meant, as I was told,”The slower riders from the races last year start first”, so somewhat cat & mouse. Yep, I started from the front. We were set off in intervals, …
Jan 19
Cross Country Success for Hannah Lonsdale
On the 7th January I ran in the Lincolnshire County XC Champs in Boston. We arrived to discover it was on a farm (a very muddy one). It was absolutely freezing and despite having four layers on I was still shivering! We had a mix up with my entry so had a panic on Friday …