With a healthy mixture of engine room, new faces and welcome old friends, 11 Belles gathered at the start of the third Surrey League race. In an eventful day, with a number of best performances, the A team finished 8th and the B team 25th out of 30 teams. But this doesn't tell the whole story.
Read MoreBelgrave's senior teams both bagged respectable top 20 finishes at the SEAA Southern XC Championships at Parliament Hill.
Read MoreBrave Belles battle to double South of Thames gold
Read MoreWhat a day it was, with Saron Haileselase running away with a 40-second victory, Mhairi Hall and Emma Howsham finishing in the top ten, Stephanie Hewitt not far behind, and the four winning team gold.
Read MoreMhairi Hall and Emma Howsham, friends who train together, were both inside the top thirty and not far apart the whole race. Mhairi managed to get away from Emma on the second lap, but Emma has now perfected her 'Usain Bolt' like sprint, passing several runners up the final hill to finish just one place behind Mhairi.
Read MoreAn incredible five complete Belles teams with three in the top ten and bronze medals for the A team, add that to the wonderful team spirit a beautiful sunny day and a very exciting men's race to support, it really was a great day.
Read MoreNever before in the long history of the Surrey league has a senior man or woman won all four races in one season.
Read MoreWith the club successfully hosting a Ladies Surrey league fixture for the first time in many years and another emphatic win by Sophie Harris, this really was a day when Belgrave was shown at its best.
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