
Young Team De Ver rider Thomas Humphrys recorded his fourth top ten finish in a row in the cyclocross national trophy round four race at on 9th December 2007 in Bradford. This circuit favours bigger riders, so Humphrys was pleased with his result.

Young Team De Ver rider Thomas Humphrys recorded his fourth top ten finish in a row in the cyclocross national trophy round four race at on 9th December 2007 in Bradford. This circuit favours bigger riders, so Humphrys was pleased with his result.

Junior Team De Ver rider Thomas Humphry recorded another top 10 finish with 9th place in the third round of cyclocross' National Trophy. The race which took place on 18th November 2007 at Mallory Park in Leicestershire took placein freezing wintery conditions. At the conclusion of the race Thomas's shoes were frozen into the pedals.

Junior De Ver rider Thomas Humphrys marked his entry into junior cyclocross (16 - 18 years) with a top 10 finish in the first round of the cyclocross national trophy on October 7th 2007 at Abergavenny. The course was a power circuit with long straights and flat sections that favoured the older more powerful riders. The reigning Junior champion Alex Paton finished fourth.

De Ver Cyles young rider Thomas Humphrys came narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the second round of the national cyclocross trophy at Ipswich. The course was muddy and slippery and so suited the more technical riders, and tended to offest the advantage of the older more powerful competitors. Thomas Held 3rd place until the final sprint where the power of his older rival told.
Ride hard while you may for there will come a day when you will discover that granny gears aren't really designed for grannies!