moray firth cycling club

Women’s Road Race info

The MFCC organised Munlocy Womens race takes place on Sunday the 15th June, but there is still time to get your entries in. If you’re thinking of entering, but need a little persuading heres some questions and answers from an informal evening we held for would be racers. After a short Q&A we took a ride round the circuit. How do I enter and What Licence do I need? Entry is via the British Cycling Website. you can either buy a day licence on the day, or a membership and a race licence from BC. What should I wear? Your club kit, or a plain top. Shorts/Bibs Helmets are compulsory Mits are a good idea Don’t forget your cycle shoes Depending on the weather you may also want; coat/sunscreen/arm-warmers/legwarmers/sunglasses What about My Bike? Sunday best; remove the mudguards, extra drink bottle cages, saddle bags etc. How long is the race and what’s the course like? The race is just under 50 miles, and is a rolling course, taking 5 and half laps of a 9 mile circuit. If you can’t ride the loop beforehand you can always scope it out on google street view. The race starts Munlochy village hall, with a neutral section until the clootie well. The finish line is at the top of the hill near the Animal Aid centre. How fast will it be? And how many riders will there be? Although every race is different, finishers last year were between 17 and 22mph average. There will probably be between 25-30 riders. What if I get Dropped, or Lapped? If you get dropped from the...

Midweek 10TT series #1

A great turn out for the first race of the midweek 10TT series on wednesday. Lots of great times too! Callum Finlayson (MFCC) was fastest man on the night in a time of 22:10. Full results are here. The next race in the series is on Wednesday 2nd July, entries are through BritishCycling...