East Kent Cyclocross

East Kent Cyclocross is organised by VC Deal and runs a series of races over the year. Held at five different locations around East Kent.

East Kent Cyclocross – If pitting yourself against other riders in the mud and the wet or your looking to give it a go.

East Kent Cyclocross

From September 2020 until Early January 2021. We hold weekly floodlit training sessions at Sandwich Technology School throughout the regular season these sessions start at 6:30pm on Wednesday evenings.
As numbers grow we are running in a new format:
Group A 6:30 – 7:45
Vets / Women / Youth
Group B 7:15 – 8:30
Fast Group; Senior Men, Juniors
There will be a 1:15 hour session for each group with some over lap in the middle. If your session has finished please leave to allow the next session their time. Please respect social distancing, bring hand gel your own track pump and tools if required.
These sessions are free of charge for:
  • VC Deal Members
  • VC Deal 2nd Claim members
  • Professional or Elite Riders competing at National Trophy Level or Racing Internationally Road or Cross

East Kent Cyclocross

The dates for the East Kent Cyclocross League for 2020 are:

Round 1 Tim Mountford Memorial:  Sunday 4th October 2020 – Sandwich Technology School
The event has been named the Tim Mountford Memorial to commemorate Tims support of EKCX – Tim passed away earlier this year after contracting COVID-19.
He was an honorary member of VC Deal and was our race announcer and DJ at all of last season’s events, in previous seasons he had raced and had volunteered with course building.
He was well known in the local community for his Deal Radio jazz head programme, cycle jumbles, Margate Bike Club, Cycle Polo and the Garden Gate Project and Pink Socks !!
Round 2: Sunday 11th October 2020
Round 3: Sunday 15th November 2020
Round 4: Sunday 13th December 2020
Round 5: Sunday 17th January 2021

 

EKCX

We thought it’s time to let you know what changes are planned for this coming season, it will be different, you’ll have to put up with some changes to your usual race day prep, but we will be able to bring you quality cyclocross racing.
So please take the time and read this:
  • Masks / Face Coverings to be worn on-site whilst in the event area – exemption for course practice and racing.
  • Online entry only.
  • You will need to be a British Cycling Member to enter – so make sure your membership is up to date this applies to all categories.
  • Unavoidable increase in race entry fees. This is to cover the additional cost of running the events to make them COVID safe.
  • V40 & V50 men’s races will be run separately for 2020-21 season.
  • Entry limit of 45 riders per race.
  • Strict course practice protocol which will only be permitted immediately before gridding approx 15-20 mins.
  • Riders are permitted to warm-up on static trainers or rollers, in the designated area only.
  • Riders are to arrive at the call up zone ready to race.
  • Strict one way entry / exit system on site
  • No pits / no spare equipment / no helpers / no bike cleaning (British Cycling)
  • Rules and Regulations are subject to change and modification for each venue

East Kent Cyclocross

Any questions about the training or the races themselves please send an email to eastkentcyclocross@gmail.com