We bring two very contrasting race reports from the UK’s premier big one; Eleanor Haresign has been successfully racing hard on the long distance scene this season. 

Eton Dorney was again my first race of the season, and at 10km, I wanted to be fully charged and ready to go. 

Despite the last 2 months’ worth of Grant’s training being predominantly focused towards 5-10km speed work, it was decided that The Prudent Riverside 10 mile, would provide a perfect bench mark as a fitness check and confidence boost before starting specific training for The Great North Run. 

Not content with watching the race, Iain Robertson grasped the opportunity to add another win to his name. 

The European Championships is a qualification race with a limited field, which ensures the standards are very high. 

Alex proudly supported this local race again and maintained his winning streak at the North West Sprint Championships…

The North West Sprint Champs was the final race of the 2015 Senior Series and after my earlier wins in both the Duathlon and Standard Distance events, I was looking to complete the set and take a win again. 

This may have been a very hard race, (where it was hill after hill on both the bike and run), however Emma Lamont tamed the terrain at this iconic and incredibly competative event. 

The National Champs is an event that is always held in high regard by both coaches and riders alike. 

With many of the TORQ Team based in the West Midlands, the riders always put in a good appearance at the Midlands XC Series. 

The first weekend in July saw the TORQ Fuelled Scott Marathon Series head to TORQ’s local mountain bike playground, the Long Mynd and Eastridge Woods for Round 3 of the Series. 

Jan rides at the Reading Grand Prix, which is the perfect warm up for the National Derny Champs…

The Reading GP has established itself as a high profile event in the domestic calendar, with a round of the National Sprinters League and the National Endurance League, alongside a well-timed warm up for the Elite National Derny Championships for women. 

Mel Sneddon enjoys the thrill of the chase at the National Masters Track Championships and shares her belief that women’s racing seems to be on the resurgence…

The opportunity to race at the National Masters Track Championships is one of the reasons I returned to cycling, after nearly eight years.