The MTB section recently received a thank you letter in response to a donantion made to Jersey Hospice Care. The donation was made up from the race entries and donations from riders at the recent Mountain Bike Race at Val de la Mare.

Tim Hubert and Ian Cabot competed in the Cape Epic MTB 2011 race over 8 days, 707 kilometres, 14,550 metres of climbing. The organisers say it is the hardest mountain bike race in the world and having completed the journey we are not disagreeing.

The competitive cycling season finally kicked off for Jo le cocq and Kim Ashton on the weekend of 16th and 17th April but all did not go to plan.

CCC rider Chris Spence recently returned from a successful US trip where he was racing and training.

CCC member Cameron Arnell was in town on Saturday 28 May taking part in his own Cycle Challenge raising money for Headway, the local Brain Injury charity. Headway helped Cameron during his recovery from a Brain injury. Cameron rode a 100 miles on a turbo trainer in Kings Street.

On the weekend of the 5th of June Rhys Hidrio, Kieron Mills and Erik Le Brun of the Caesarean Cycling Club travelled to compete in round 3 of the Southern Cross Country Mountain Bike Series to carry on their training for the 2011 Island Games.

Here's a great YouTube clip by Alistair Cann from the Island Games Men's Criterium. There's a good view of Chris Spence's short race and footage of Greg Mansell collecting his Silver Medal.

Caesarean Cycling Club's Kim Ashton becomes the tenth recipient of the JEP's Bill Custard Memorial Award.

Here is the report from this year's Pierre Le Bigaut Randonnée held, as always, in Brittany in June.

In July, Kim Ashton made a return to UK racing in the National Women's Team Series road race in Northamptonshire.

Five Jersey riders travelled to London at the end of July with Kim Ashton taking the victory in the Women's London Phoenix Road Race.

Congratualtions to CCC member Warren Simmons who has just completed the Paris-Brest-Paris Randonnée in a spectacular 88 hrs 42 mins. He is exhausted, but delighted and is back on terra firma and still in one piece

Carol Knight, 3rd fastest lady and first lady in her age group at Plouay

Jason Miller takes victory in the Surrey League/Team Corley Cycles race on 28 August

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KIm Ashton takes fourth place in the Ras na mBan 5-day Stage Race held in Ireland.

Shaun Crowther travels to Yorkshire to compete in the Holme Valley Wheelers and Huddersfield Star Wheelers Hill Climbs.

Here's a report from Phil Bichard after completing the appropriately named "Exmoor Beast" Cycle Challenge.

AN indoor cycling centre and a bmx track could be built in the Island if Jersey Cycling (the JCA) can attract financial support for the facilities.

With big ideas and ambitious development plans, including building a BMX track and an indoor vélodrome, the popular Island sport could look very different by the time Jersey hosts the 2015 Island Games.

Jersey Cycling Association Rider Survey - To help improve cycling in Jersey the CCC and VSJ committees have created a survey for you to complete. The results of the survey will help both clubs to develop cycling on the island, so your feedback is important. It will take approx. 15 minutes of your time and is completely anonymous. To access the survey please click here. The closing date is 10 December 2011.