Yesterday I hopped down to Peebles to watch the fifth round of the Scottish Cyclo-Cross Series. It was nice to be a spectator for a change, even though it looked like great fun. I forgot my camera, and had Magnus (the dog) with me, so photographs were iPhone only, and thus not high-quality enough for posting loads of them.

The course was a cracker, and certainly lived up to the ‘Euro-style’ billing. Lots of muddy grass, steep run-ups following hurdles, more steep bits, and some super slippy off-camber descents.

Kenta Gallagher got off to a mega start, pulling out a fair gap on a chasing group of Iain Nimmo (Squatra Porcini), James Fraser-Moodie (Pedal Power) and Rab Wardell (Sandy Wallace Cycles). Around the fourth lap the chasing group was split up when Moodie decided to go off on his own, Nimmo dropped back a few seconds with Wardell a few seconds further back.

On lap six Moodie bridged up to Gallagher and pulled away on his own. He went on to take the win with about a 30s gap to Gallagher. Nimmo was in third, with Andy Wardman taking fourth.

Maybe I’ll do ’cross next year. Maybe.