DYFI ENDURO – 2ND MAY 2010 Machynlleth, located in the Dyfi Valley and the unofficial “ancient capital of Wales”, was the setting for the annual Dyfi Enduro. The event, organised by local cycle shop Summit Cycles based in Aberystwyth, took its traditional place on the calendar on the first May Bank Holiday. This was my fourth visit to the event… Read more →
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Brownbacks race report: By Tom Albutt
We’ve been racing again today, back at Brownbacks for round 2. It was hot but really good fun, the trails are great at Lee Quarry. I had a pretty good race and came in 5th but I was shown up by Jo who won the women’s race! The pace was quick off the start and I tried my best to… Read more →
Mountain Mayhem 24hr Race: By Tom Albutt
Well I’ve just about recovered from what was a superb Mountain Mayhem. It’s taken me all week to catch up on the sleep and I’ve had the appetite of a horse. It was a weekend to remember with unusual blue skies and sunshine, the only rain falling on the Friday afternoon to dampen the course for our practice lap. After… Read more →
Brownbacks racing report: By Tom Albutt
Hope XC Series at Lee Quarry, Lancashire There was a high standard of racers there for Sunday’s race with the series now counting towards BC ranking points. High winds also contributed to make the already technical, rocky course even more tricky and we had to fight hard against the wind to keep a line on the narrow rocky singletrack. It’s… Read more →
Chain Reaction Cycles Race Report: By Darren Hartley
CRC Marathon – Builth Wells Race Report (11th April) Blue skies and a crisp breeze greeted me and over 1,000 other riders at the start line of my first mountain bike event of the 2010 season. The venue was the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, Wales, which was playing host to the first round of this year’s Marathon Series… Read more →
Whinlatter Race Report by Tom Albutt
Blue sky and sunshine was the unexpected weather for the 2010 Altura Whinlatter Challenge. 31 miles around Whinlatter forest with some 1500m of climbing to get the legs burning and my first race for Joyriders! 450 riders lined up at the start with music blasting out of the Altura tent to get the atmosphere going. It worked, as the pace… Read more →