2 and a half years after breaking his collar bone, Matt (my brother and regular member of the Joyriders team) suggested we take the bikes up to Haldon hill. The weather was pleasant so I thought why not (at least it wasn’t raining!), I haven’t ridden at Haldon for a couple of years and it’s meant to hold up in… Read more →
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Midland Series Race Report: Tom Albutt
Tom has had a great few months racing with the following great results: National XC Championships at Richmond: 29th place “It was a good race, with some some fierce racing as you’d expect. I was gridded almost last out of 60 so could only go forwards from there! I managed to pick up a few places on the first lap.… Read more →
Singletrack Classic Weekender Race Report: Pete McNeil
Pete has just competed in the Singletrack Classic Weekender and came 10th place overall. Great result Pete Read more →
Joyriders takes 1st at Nutcrackers: Tom Albutt
Tom has been having a fantastic run of races recently. He finished 5th at Dalby for round 2 of the British series (pic attached of Tom riding “Worry Gill”). Here is what Tom had to say about the day: “I finished 5th in the sport race, my best result yet. The Dalby course is a real test of fitness and… Read more →
Bontrager 24/12
What a great weekend! Riding, eating, drinking and a bit of racing with old friends, past guests and new guests alike. The Joyriders camp was set up on Friday in glorious sunshine – so a great weekend was set in motion! A practice lap of the 12km course gave us some short sharp climbs and some great swoopy singletrack! Berms,… Read more →
DYFI Enduro Race Report: By Darren Hartley
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 →
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 →