PREVIEW 30/31 JULY

A quiet weekend before next week's Blue Ribbon 25-mile Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday.

One week after riding the RTTC 24-Hour championship Chris Hopkinson (CC Desiragear) goes for the Team Swift `12` where Stewart Pickard (Vive Le Velo) and Alexander Colman (Arrow Cycles) also compete. Following the `12`, Philip Graves (Clifton CC York) heads the field in Team Swift's `50.`

Christopher Fennell (Thanet RC) and Bronwen Ewing (Rye & District Wheelers) are down for the West Kent RC `25` using it for a warm up for the Championship `25`. Jonathan Parker (Team Bottrill) does the same in the VTTA (East Anglia) 25 on the E2/25 where Peter Lawrence (High Wycombe CC) and Lee Turner (Sigma Sport) also ride.

Ashley Cox (CC Luton) goes for speed in the Chronos RT `10` along with Luke and Ross Clarke (TMG Horizon CT). Women include Emily Cox (Bedfordshire Roads RT).

Mid Devon RC `25` includes Connor Moss of the promoting club, Gary Chambers (Fareham Wheelers) and Crystal Spearman (Nopinz) while experienced veteran Geoff Platts (Team Bottrill) can be seen in the Melton Olympic CC's `25.`