Cyclocross Champs 2015 course description
Starting on a grassy incline, the racers will join the circuit on the first lap for a fast 400m tarmac climb through the start finish area. The tarmac continues on for another 100 meters and then turns gently left and gently right, onto a grassy straight. Easy peasy? Yes….. But positioning is vital on the straight, so gas up, before...
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Unknown to the Irish scene, Maria Larkin hoping for podium result in the 2015 Irish CX Champs
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