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Mid Devon Cycling Club (MDCC) is an amateur cycling club based at Abbrook Park in Kingsteignton, near Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Founded in 1930, it is one of the largest cycling clubs in South West England, with a membership of around 585 as of 2018,[1] and has developed several riders who went on to national and professional honours.
History
[edit]The club was formed in 1930 with 17 members under the name Newton Abbot Wheelers.[1] It is registered with British Cycling and organises competitive events across several disciplines in the local region, including time trials, hill climbs and road races, promoting the Totnes-Vire stage race and six open time trials as of 2018.[1][2]
Since 2007 the club has organised the Dartmoor Classic sportive, an event started by then club vice-president Ron Keegan.[1][3] A 2009 review in Cycling Weekly described it as having become "the best organised sportive in the UK" within its first three years, citing its marshalling, signage and organisation, and it has continued to feature regularly in lists of the UK's leading sportives.[4][3]
MDCC runs a youth development programme and is the host club for coaching sessions at the Torbay Velopark; in March 2018 it hosted the opening round of the Youth National Circuit Series.[1] As of 2018, five club riders had won British national titles across various age groups and disciplines.[1]
Notable alumni and members
[edit]Mid Devon Cycling Club has served as the development club or early team for several riders who went on to professional or international careers.
Colin Lewis (1942–2022) joined the club as a teenager and rode as an amateur for MDCC from 1958 to 1966 before turning professional, riding the Tour de France in 1967 and 1968 and winning the British National Road Race Championship in successive years (1967 and 1968).[5] He later served as MDCC president, a role he held from around 1998.[1]
Jeremy Hunt, a two-time winner of the British National Road Race Championship (1997 and 2001) who went on to ride for professional teams including Banesto and Team Sky, was coached as a teenager in Devon by Colin Lewis.[6][1]
Yanto Barker joined the club at 15 and won the Junior British National Road Race Championship in 1998 while riding for MDCC, before turning professional and later founding the cycling apparel brand Le Col.[7][1]
Harrison Wood became the club's first member in over a decade to sign a UCI WorldTour contract when he joined Cofidis in 2023, having previously taken a national championship podium in the junior 25-mile time trial while riding for MDCC.[8][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wynn, Nigel (2018-06-11). "Ride With... Mid Devon Cycling Club". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Conti, British (2025-04-05). "2025 Totnes Vire: day one report and results". The British Continental. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- 1 2 Gazette, Plymouth Sports (2025-06-23). "GALLERY: More than 1,500 cyclists battle hills and changeable weather to take part in the Dartmoor Classic Sportive". plymouthsportsgazette.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "Cyclo-Sportive: The Dartmoor Classic". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Hood, Edmond (2022-03-07). "Obituary: GB Tour Rider Colin Lewis RIP". PezCycling News. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "About cycling coach Jeremy Hunt". Formfinder. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "Yanto Barker". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ Thomas, Dave (2024-11-19). "The next step for pro cyclist Harrison Wood". torbayweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-08.