Racing Diary - Remi Le Compte, Castle Combe Good Friday Easter Classic 2026
This year I started my UK racing season on Good Friday at the Castle Combe Easter Classic circuit race which is also incorporated into the British Circuit Southern Series. I started by traveling to Castle Combe on Thursday and prepa...
BC MTB National Series round 2 race update
Utmost and Ian Brown’s Academy riders Zach Smith and Charlie Tourtel together with velo club member Mark Le Page travelled to Cannock Chase last weekend for round two of British Cycling’s MTB National Series. The event which is one ...
Club rider Seth Davey continues his UK season at Kennel Hill Classic
At just 17 years old, Utmost & Ian Browns Academy junior Seth Davey competed at the 2026 Kennel Hill Classic, a tough National B road race held on March 28 at Goodwood's punishing circuit in West Sussex. Davey launched aggressi...
Smith impresses in Team GB debut at Oldenzaal
Utmost & Ian Brown’s Academy rider Zach Smith made the perfect debut for Team GB at the UCI Nations Cup in the Netherlands as he came out as the standout GB rider. Facing a competitive field of over eighty riders from Belgium, Ge...
Le Page & Smith impress at first round of BC National Mountain Bike Series
The first round of the British Cycling National Mountain Bike (MTB) series took place at Newnham Park, where two riders from the Guernsey Velo Club competed in this exciting event, British Cycling talent Zach Smith and Guernsey Isla...
Guernsey Velo Club racers shine at Southern XC MTB Round 1
Sixteen Guernsey Velo Club riders travelled last weekend to the UK for Round One of the 2026 Southern XC Series held at Matterley Basin, Winchester. which has a long history of hosting XC races. The venue has a long histiory of host...
Pomare serves up closest finish of the series
Round three of the Ian Browns XC series was held at La Pomare attracting fifty riders in the two races. Although not a favourite with some riders the course has a good mix of technical sections and enough climbing to make the rider...
Roe snatches victory in XC Round 2 thriller!
The second XC event of the season took place at Le Guet, attracting 65 riders to a course lined with slippery roots, sharp turns and steep descents. Conditions were especially challenging as the heavy rain which only stopped ten min...
2025 Southern XC MTB Series round 2 Basingstoke
Sixteen riders from the Guernsey Velo Club travelled to the UK for round two of the 2025 Southern XC MTB Series held at Folly Farm on the Kingsclere Estate in Basingstoke on the 20 April 2025. The venue, set in the picturesque wood...