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The latest BMCR cycling news from the British race scenes, plus comment, analysis, the latest bikes and products, and commuting and safety issues.
Provisional Calendar of Championships etc for 2021
BMCR 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OTHER MAJOR EVENTS
PROVISIONAL CALENDAR AS AT 26.08.2020
All of these events are obviously conditional on government restrictions in place at the time.
First BMCR 4444 Challenge Results published
The first two members have submitted results for the 4444 Challenge and these can be seen on the Results page.
Congratulations to both riders. Lee Messenger’s 6 hours 28 for the full 4444 looks like an especially hard challenge for the As and Bs to beat!
Further results will be published weekly on the Results page.
Obituary – Les Archer
Les Archer, member of Stourbridge Velo and long-time LVRC member and organiser, has sadly died at the age of 85. He will be missed by many fellow riders and friends in the LVRC/BMCR. His son Nick has asked for this obituary to be posted.
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Most people have heard of the Everesting Challenge. Some of you may have completed it either on ZWIFT or on real roads. Contador recently set a new world record for the Everest challenge of about 7.5 hours for 8848 meters of climbing. As of writing Irishman Ronan McLaughlin has broken the Contador record by about 20 minutes! Average power 263 watts on Mamore Gap County Donegal. He raised a lot of money for his chosen charity the Community Rescue Service. BMCR announce its own version as something to focus on during these days without racing.
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