Smith makes it two on the bounce!
The fifth round of the Ian Brown’s XC series attracted sixth eight entrants to La Pomare, where the riders found themselves having to cope with narrow single track racing, berms, tabletops and a lot of climbing on this very well lai...
Ian Brown's XC Series Round 4 - Delancey Park
The fourth round of the Ian Brown’s XC series drew fifty eight participants to Delancy Park. The shortened track resembled an XCC race, requiring riders to stay on the pedals throughout an intense race. The starting line featured se...
The Traka 360 - Endurance over speed
Guernsey Velo Cub members Phil Touzeau and Thierry Le Cheminant, fresh from their success at The Easter Festival, travelled to Girona to take on the Traka 360 – a middle distance gravel race which cuts through the heartland of moder...
Southern XC Round 2 – Crow Hill, New Forest
The club was well represented across most categories in this ever popular round of the Southern XC series held on 19th April 2026 at Crow Hill. With a mix of Utmost & Ian Brown’s Academy riders in the youth and junior categories, yo...
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...
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...