Being as it's local to me I took a trip down to the finale of the British National Cyclocross Championships at Shrewsbury Sports Village this morning. There were loads of cyclists about and a sprinkling of spectators taking it in. It was my 1st experience of this and it was pretty exciting to watch and with the recent rains the course was a mud fest!! I spent about an hour there before it started to rain and blow cold, so I left them to it. Here are a few images.
The finish line, a welcome sight for the riders in these conditions
This downhill section was proving a major obstacle for the riders and indeed the leader of the women's race ended up crashing onto the tarmac, which must of hurt. She got back on and continued though
There was plenty of running going on in the muddy sections
The presentation truck
This sharp left hander looked nasty and necessitated walking the bike around it
The finishing straight
