VC Venta

💥Due to popular demand we are extending the sign up deadline to 23:55 tonight Wednesday, 1st October 💥 Dont miss out on this amazing new location! https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/324565/Wessex-Cyclocross-League-Round-5---VC-Venta&source=website-ems

Today is the final day to sign up via British Cycling, dont miss out on this beautiful new venue 😍 https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/324565/Wessex-Cyclocross-League-Round-5---VC-Venta

💥🚲Just in case it slipped your mind!?!

Join us on Sunday October 5th, 2025, for the Wessex League cyclo-cross race event at Chilton Manor Farm.

Open to all ages, with the emphasis on FAST and FUN! 😃💥

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/324565/Wessex-Cyclocross-League-Round-5---VC-Venta

Come and race cyclo-cross with us on October 5th, 2025, at the new parkland venue in Chilton Candover, Hampshire. Further details are below.

The Wessex CX League is open to all ages, so sign up here to participate and join in with the fun!

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/324565/Wessex-Cyclocross-League-Round-5---VC-Venta

Alex Murphy Takes National Crown

We have another National Champion. Alex Murphy winner of the CTT National Closed Circuit Championships (Junior) at Goodwood today. Awesome Alex

Venta Junior Boys On The Podium At Stage 2 of the Fenwicks Junior Tour of the Mendips

Four young riders from VC Venta took to the start line of the Fenwicks Junior Tour of the Mendips which is the latest round of the British Cycling National Junior Road Series.

Stage one yesterday was a closed circuit time trial at Odd Downs near Bath. Alistair Gardner was best placed going in to stage two having placed 15th in the time trial with Hamish Hunter slightly further back in 19th, Bobby Buenfeld in 30th and Tommy Stroud in 46th position from 64 starters.

Stage two was a 110km road stage on the Riflemans Circuit near Blagdon which saw outstanding rides from all of the boys. Alistair claimed 2nd place just a few tenths of a second in front of Hamish in 3rd before a gap to the bunch where Bobby claimed 12th place and Tommy in 32nd.

These are unprecedented results for the club at a National Junior event and we look forward to seeing how the boys go on the final stage tomorrow, a repeat of today with a further 110 km stage on the same circuit.

Huge thanks to our club sponsors London Camera Exchange Vankru Cycling and

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Inter-Club Time Trial VC Venta v Sotonia Cycling Club

I hope everybody enjoyed a great night on the P164 last night at the annual VC Venta v Sotonia Inter-Club Time Trial.
A fantastic 63 riders took to the start line (Sotonia 38, VC Venta 24, Guest 1) despite the threat of rain which unfortunately settled in during the second half of the event.

The competition was split in to four categories, open time trial, open road bike, combined ladies time trial and road bike and combined youth. Some riders chose to ride as a two-up and one pair on a tandem. Bonus points were also given to all junior riders and all female riders as the emphasis of the competition has always been to try and encourage wider participation in time trials from young riders and from our female members. Many members from both clubs were taking part in their first ever time trial and that spirit is what the inter-club is really all about.

Individual times can be seen on the result sheet website here,
https://resultsheet.app/rsd/1716027102885x307037689782468600

Things were not looking good for the hosting club VC Venta when one rider arrived having forgotten the thru axle for his rear wheel and another forgot their cycling shoes and with Sotonia already the dominant club in terms of rider entries. Would these absences be critical in the overall result. Time would tell……………….

First main category off were the youth riders and early dominance for Sotonia as their eight riders amassed points to take an early 59-8 lead against the sole Venta rider. Tom Wilks (13 years old) was fastest youth in an impressive 25m 14s.

Sotonia also dominated the open TT category securing a 55-24 victory, Venta however secured a one-two with Matt Downie clocking fastest time of the night in 21m 02s, closely followed in by Bobby Buenfeld with 21m 17s.

The ladies was a closely contested category with Venta just edging the category 14-12. Fastest female on the night was guest Holly Ramsey of the Hess Cycling Team who recorded 24m 24s. Leading female in the inter-club competition was Nicola Ferguson (VC Venta) in 28m 48s just beating Donna Bennett (Sotonia) who recorded 29m 03s.

The open road bike category however was the significant factor in the competition where Sotonia had sixteen riders compared to fourteen from Venta but Venta dominated the category on the road claiming five of the top six places. The road bike category having the largest number of riders meant the top placings also earned the biggest points and subsequently a 298-169 result in the category helped Venta to sn**ch the overall win on the night from under Sotonia.

The final result when adding in bonus points for the two ups and tandems was Venta 351 Sotonia 306.

Last but not least thanks to the volunteers who enabled the event to happen, starters Rebecca Gilmour, Andrea Stroud and Kim, marshalls Jo South and Mike Naulls and timekeeper Nick Buenfeld. Thanks also to Graham Harman and Julian Gee for galvanising such a strong turn out from Sotonia CC. It was so good to see such a large number of youth riders representing your club. Finally of course a huge thank you to all members from both clubs for riding on what threatened to be a bit of a damp evening.

The baton is now handed back to Sotonia to organise the 2025 event.

ResultSheet A real-time results app that enables event organisers to deliver live results to their riders and attendees as they happen.

VC Venta v Sotonia Cycling Club Inter-Club Time Trial

The annual battle for club honours between VC Venta and Sotonia takes place tomorrow evening at Lyndhurst with the annual inter-club time trial.

Sign-on open from 6.15pm to 6.55pm at Park Pale car park. First rider at 7.00:30 pm

Let the competition begin.

Only two weeks until the VC Venta Watercress Time Trial taking place on the HCC283 course in the beautiful Candover Valley, enter here https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-details/26701