"Traditional 1st day of the season and we have riders in action at Gravesend Cyclopark and Milton Keynes" said the Twitter announcement. The action continued throughout March with most of the team getting circuit and open road experience under their belts, as well as picking up a few podium places through hard, determined team work.... Continue Reading →
August 2018 Roundup
For many Youth and Junior racers in Europe, the end of July means only one thing, the start of Jeugdtour (European Junior Cycling Tour Assen). A week-long road tour comprising of a mix of events including a time trial, crits, open road race and has seen the likes of Marianne Vos start their international success... Continue Reading →
June Roundup 2018
After the intensive racing of May, there was no let up for the team as the month kicked off with the CiCLE Classic on Sunday 3rd June. Starting at 2pm from Sherrard Street in Melton, the 3rd Women’s CiCLE Classic race followed the same 105 km course the Junior Men’s had covered earlier on the... Continue Reading →
Mid-May Roundup 2018
First action of the month came on the evening of Wednesday 2nd, from Savannah Hewson, who was back on her Time Trial bike for the first time in a while, riding in the Westerly 10 mile TT. To quote her tweet "1st Women and 1st Junior. 16th overall (beating 30 men) at the Westerly 10mile... Continue Reading →
Junior Women’s Giro 2018
The Junior Women's Giro 2018 race was part of the inaugural British Cycling Junior Women’s National Road Series, organised by CC Hackney and consisting of three stages run over two days, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April 2018. The first day was held at Redbridge Cycling Centre and consisted of a short time trial (1 lap of Hog... Continue Reading →
Easter racing and it is still raining
The months roll on, but the season seems to be stuck on "wet". Despite this, Admiral Liv AWOL riders continue to race on regardless of the conditions. There was a brief break in the foul weather on the 24th March at Lee Valley Velo Park for the March Hare Classic and the team fielded it's... Continue Reading →
Beast from the East arrives, but racing continues
The start of March 2018 will be remembered in the UK (and the rest of Europe) for the awful weather conditions that landed upon us. Freezing temperatures and plenty of snow forced most cycling to be cancelled. Even events that would normally expect riders to race in all conditions were cancelled for the safety of... Continue Reading →
RTTC National Time Trial Championships
Three Liv AWOL team members competed at the RTTC National Closed Circuit Time Trial Championships at Thruxton on Sunday, while other teams members were busy competing in their club TT championships, and also cyclo-cross events across the country, with several podium spots amongst them. The results for three riders at Thruxton were Lauren Higham, win... Continue Reading →
Hannah Bayes’ Summer of Cycling
After having a great time at the North West Tour, I unfortunately spent the majority of the following week being stuck at home with glandular fever, and on the subsequent weekend had to pull out of starting in the women's Cycle Classic. The following week saw the team at the London Nocturne, and a race... Continue Reading →
Exams, pressure and excitement
May was a very strange month for me. Although I only did a couple of time trials, one local circuit race and then the North West Tour, it was quite an exciting month. I started my GCSEs which are really testing me, but cycling is proving to be the best method of coping. Not only... Continue Reading →