Scottish Cyclo-Cross Series

Cyclo-Cross is a great way to get into cycle racing. The courses are generally off-road with less technical sections than Mountain bike races. In Scotland the  season begins in October and finishes by Christmas but a few races also get organised in the new year.

You can buy a day license when you sign on so you can have a go at racing before you buy a yearly race license.

Its a good idea to arrive at the sign on about an hour before the race, and then try the course a few times to get used to the circuit.

We recommend entering before the day, this helps the organiser and speeds up sign on on race day.

Cyclo-Cross bikes are racing bikes with enough frame clearance for knobbily tyres. You can use a mountain bike as well, but make sure you have knobbily tyres fitted. What ever you use all bikes should be checked beforehand to make sure they are in good working order.

Your kit will be dirty, the best way to clean it is to soak it in a bucket of hot soapy water for a few days, then wash it in the machine (if it's really dirty you can hand wash before it putting it in the machine)

The Scottish Cyclo Cross series is as follows 
(Click the link to see the entry details for each race):


October
Sunday 7th - Callendar Park, Falkirk
Sunday 14th - Auchentoshan, Clydebank
Sunday 21st - Knockburn Loch, Banchory

November
Sunday 11th - Foxlake, Dunbar
Sunday 25th - Beach Park, Irvine

December
Saturday 15th - Cross at the Castle, Isle of Mull

Best five results to count for the series

Scottish Cycling Cyclocross Championships 
Sunday December 9th - Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell

Non Series Races
Sunday 28th October - Gleniffer Braes, Paisley
Wednesday 31st October - Hallocross, Edinburgh
Sunday 16th December - Cross at the Castle, Isle of Mull

More details:
http://www.scottishcyclocross.org.uk/