One of the club’s favourite weekends, the Mondraker Gravity Rally returns for its third year in 2014. Over the past two years the Exmoor-based event has established itself as a fantastic gravity enduro weekend: good vibes, good beer and of course great riding are all trademarks of this event. It’s a laid back version […]
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Mudtrek describe themselves as “the ski chalet for mountain bikers”. They are located in Wales near the Brechfa trails. See the ride report from October 2013. The approximate plan is: Arrive Friday evening. Guided ride on Saturday at the Presceli hills (new venue). Sunday do a shorter ride. The price is £135 per person (provided we have
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Mountain Mayhem is the regarded as the biggest relay race event in the UK! There was an exciting new location in 2013- Gatcombe Park near Stroud (google map). See the race report for more details. We’ll have a club presence and aim to put as many teams in as we can. Prepare for a good
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The Bristol Bikefest is one of our big race events. Everyone is encouraged to get involved – it’s a lot of fun even if you doubt your race credentials. See the photos from last year. The venue is also used for the Bristol Oktoberfest (see our Oktoberfest 2013 write up). If you would like to
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This is a great local MTB ride for a great cause. Event website. Event facebook page. MB Swindon usually help “sweep up” the event. See the photos from previous years. MBSwindon facebook event page.
We really enjoyed the Erlestoke 12 race in 2013 (and 2012 and 2011). It’s back for 2014 and at the same great venue; a wooded hill on land owned by the MOD near Salisbury plain. There’s a choice of 12 hour and 6 hour races plus categories for solo, pairs, teams of 4 including male, female,
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This promises to be a great race, with a twist on the usual gravity enduro. Practise in the day, and race in the night! They promise “4 stages of long technical singletrack with the odd feature chucked in”. The MB Swindon Gravity Team will be there, why not come and join in the racing, or
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The Red Kite Events cross country race series runs throughout the winter. These are 2 hour races using mtb trails plus tracks in mid Wales. More info on the Red Kite website. Series 1 (Oct, Nov, Dec 2013) use a short course. Series 2 will be longer. This event takes place at the Coed Trallwm trail
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Regarded by most as a tough ride, unforgiving and technically challenging in parts, the Wentwood 50km Goshawk Challenge is an early season mountain bike XC endurance event that will test every area of your mountain biking skills and fitness…and its all for local charity! This event sells out so hurry up and enter! Feedback from
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The Red Kite Events cross country race series runs throughout the winter. These are 2 hour races using mtb trails plus tracks in mid Wales. More info on the Red Kite website. Series 1 (Oct, Nov, Dec 2013) use a short course. Series 2 will be longer. This event takes place at the Coed Trallwm trail
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