{"id":8407,"date":"2022-01-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2022-09-02T22:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:25:57","slug":"a-cyclo-cross-racers-equipment-list-cyclistsdad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/a-cyclo-cross-racers-equipment-list-cyclistsdad.htm","title":{"rendered":"A cyclo-cross racer’s equipment list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After last weekend’s UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championship races (with excellent results for Britain’s Nathan Smith<\/a>, Zoe Backstedt<\/a> and a lesson in how to ride a course with no mud from Tom Pidcock<\/a>), the 2021\/22 cyclo-cross season is drawing to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who follow me on Twitter<\/a> or Instagram<\/a> will know that my eldest teenager is a keen cyclo-cross racer and this year has seen me supporting him at all six National Trophy rounds and the British National Championships as well as a few league races. February means I get some weekends back in a temporary lull before road and MTB Cross Country (XC) take over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst I’d love to travel to races in a van, or even a motorhome, my budget means that transport is an estate car (currently a Volvo V60 D4) and accomodation is often a Premier Inn. So what does an aspiring cyclocross racer need their support team to take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago, I wrote a post about the tools in my box<\/a>. Since then, I’ve added the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n