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Autumn Racing Round-Up

Our off-road contingent of riders have been very busy over the past few months, putting in some great performances both locally and abroad! Read on to find out about gravel, mountain biking and cyclocross races from the last few months.

On 21st September, Matt Davis took on Europe’s top gravel racers at the UCI Gravel World Series race in Girona. Totalling 107km with 1828 metres of ascent, the route was set to be a challenging parcours through the Les Gavarres Massif hill range. Matt said “Leading up to this world’s qualifier, my legs were just off, especially since my collar bone break a few months earlier, so mentally I went into it just for the ride! Girona gravel can be brutal, and this was one of those courses for sure! It felt like I was constantly climbing for the first 70km… the descents were sketchy, so you really couldn’t switch off for a minute! Anyway, I suffered and got it done. There’s always 2025 right!?”. Despite the challenges, Matt finished 54th in his category in a time of 4 hours and 51 minutes.

It was a family affair at Shouldham Warren on 17th November, as father and son Russ and Tom Powell competed in the MTB cross-country event. Hosted by Kings Lynn MTB club, the course consisted of flowing single track, short sharp climbs and swooping downhill segments. Tom finished 24th and Russ 31st in their respective categories.

Several members have been competing in our regional cyclocross league – the Eastern Cyclocross League. In the senior open event, Harry Rudd took 12th, 16th and 8th place in rounds 5, 6 and 7 respectively. As a relative newcome to cyclocross we expect we will be seeing a lot more top 10 finishes from Harry over the coming months! In the senior women’s event, despite the delayed start to her season due to injury, Abigail Corsie finished 4th place in both rounds 6 and 7.

In the veterans’ events, Andrew Cockburn has been putting in his usual strong performance. Across his five entries in the veterans 40-49 race, he has racked up a total of two 1st places, two 2nd places and one 3rd place, putting him in strong contention for the overall league win! In the 50-59 category, Craig Dyce, placed 34th and 29th in rounds 4 and 5. With three rounds still go in the series, including our closest round at Cambridge’s Milton Park on 26th January, we will wrap up the rest of the series results in our next racing round up.

Rides and Events

Use this calendar to see all of our rides and events coming up! This is hosted on our Google account, following the links will take you to the calendar.

We've added information about local events organised by other clubs and organisers, including links to get more information and sign up.

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Join Our Club

Join us at Walden Velo

Our club is about cycling together and enjoying the company we keep.

If you’re keen on cycling to keep fit, enjoy the countryside on a sunny day riding with a group of friends or interested in racing, then we welcome you to Walden Velo. We’re here to help whatever type of cycling you enjoy. We can advise and encourage anybody who is interested in cycling competitions, and have expertise in a wide range of disciplines.


The cost

The membership fee for the 2023/24 season is £10.

As a member of Walden Velo, you will benefit from:

  • Social and safe club training rides
  • Help and advice on all aspects of cycling

  • You can buy our high tech and stylish Walden Velo club kit
  • Rental of our club hard-case bike-boxes
  • The opportunity to enter certain British Cycling events

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We now use RiderHQ to manage our memberships. RiderHQ handle the initial payment and annual renewals. You will have the option of paying via card, bank transfer or direct debit. To join Walden Velo, simply head to our club join page at RiderHQ or click the Join button below.

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Café Rides

Love a cake and cycling? Who doesn't.. Every once in a while, we organise a ride that ends up at a bike-friendly café. Check out our Events calendar for the next one.

We also have a Café Map to show you some of our favourite bike-friendly cafés to visit in the local area round Saffron Walden.