26/07/2026
🥶 FROSTY START. FIERY FINISH. ROUND TWO DELIVERED! 🔥🚴
After a fairly savage frost this morning, a few brave, slightly silly souls headed out early and apparently discovered that bicycles and black ice are not natural friends. We hope everyone who came unstuck heals quickly.
Meanwhile, the sensible cyclists stayed warm and came racing at Winter Worlds at 2 pm. Honestly, the evidence is mounting.
It turned into a fantastic afternoon of racing, with good-sized bunches, plenty of attacks and some cracking finishes across all five grades.
⚖️ THE WINTER WORLDS RULEBOOK HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
We also handed out a few DQs today for various hideous crimes against cycling. Nothing requiring Interpol, but we are tightening up the racing rules to keep things fair and safe.
Ride hard. Race smart. Follow the instructions. Avoid having DQ appear beside your name like a small administrative tattoo.
🏆 TODAY’S TOP FIVE
🟣 A GRADE
Michael Audeau
Harrison Tapper
Liam Ramsey
Andy “Badger” Beale
Oliver Clark
🟢 B GRADE
Adam Heard
Richard Olliver
Joe Bebbington
Joseph Tillard-Lowe
Nathon Wright
🔵 C GRADE
Cody Rollinson
Scott Crampton
Finn Parsons
Brett Goucher
George Reex
🔴 D GRADE
Matt Johnstone
Ashley Cassin
Robin Page
Ben Hewitt
Freya Macdonald
🟠 FOUNDATIONS
Leo Sincock
Henri Heine
Ash Harris
Bevan Cook
Eva Pringle
A huge thank you to everyone who raced, volunteered, marshalled, helped at registration and kept the whole show moving.
And a special thank you to today’s round sponsor, Focus Project Services, along with series sponsor Whoosh, prize sponsor Hub Cycles, and our tremendous supporters.
Same again next Sunday. Bring your legs, bring your race brain and perhaps give the DQ department the afternoon off. 😄🚴♀️🏁
