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16.03.09 - 2009 MTB-Marathon guidebook out now - want a copy? HERE>> |
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16.03.09 - Huge investment in facilities for 2009 and beyond. HERE>> |
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29.01.09 - 2009 Events and Locations confirmed - ENTRY NOW OPEN HERE>> |
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EVENTS | RHAYADER 27th - 28th
MAY 2006 |
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Rhayader event 27 - 28th May 2006
The event will be based at the Rugby Club in Rhayader which will be
signposted from Friday afternoon onwards.
Camping will be available (included in the entry fee) from Friday
night through to Monday morning at the Rugby Club in Rhayader.
The ride will start at 10am on Sunday the 28th May '06 at the Rugby
Club in Rhayader.
Registration will be open from 12am (noon) - 8pm on Saturday and from
7 - 9am on Sunday.
CycleActive, the UK’s leading mountain bike holiday and training
company, will be at the Merida Marathon series in 2006. Their expert
instructors will be with us right through the weekends, running a
whole programme of events for all participants and their families.
You could also win some fantastic holidays as prizes.
On Saturdays the focus is on the riders preparing for the marathons
the next day.
If you want to develop your bike handling skills, improving control,
balance and reactions then sign up for a 30 minute ‘Trials to
Trails’ session. If you want to get out for some more practical,
on-the-trail training then join one of the ‘Skills Development
Rides’, which usually last between one and two hours depending
upon the riders and their needs. They’ll also be running a drop
in ‘Bike Setup Clinic’ to help ensure that rider and machine
are matched up correctly, ready for the next day.
On Sunday the focus is on families and fun.
There will be skills instruction for kids, they can try the latest
Merida bikes on the ‘CycleActive Junior Skills Track’
and there’ll be lots of chances for less experienced adults
to develop their riding too.
Start number break down:
Long course (approximately 100km) riders will get start numbers from
001 – 999
Middle course (approximately 75km) riders will get start numbers from
1000 – 1999
Short course (approximately 50km) riders will get start numbers from
2000 – 2999
Mini Marathon (approximately 25km) riders will get start numbers from
3000 – 3999
Our man in Rhayader is Clive Powell from Clive Powell Mountain-Bikes
(www.clivepowell-mtb.co.uk).
Clive has been with us for a long time and is famous for his excellent
course building as well as for his Dirty Weekends. Check out the site
for details. Give him a ring on 01597 811343 if you have any more
specific questions.
RHAYADER
Rhayader (Ray-ad-er) is the oldest town in Mid-Wales dating back to
the 5th century, although Neolithic remains show people have been
here far longer than this. Set some 700ft above sea level in the beautiful
Upper Wye Valley, Rhayader is cupped by hills rising to over 1,500
feet. It is the first town on the River Wye, lying just 20 miles from
its source on the Plynlimon range to the north (Welsh spelling - Pumlumon).
The town is also the gateway to the spectacular beauty of the flooded
Elan Valley.
Just two hours from Cardiff, Manchester and Birmingham and only four
from London, the town lies at a natural crossroads and it has always
been a natural stopping point for locals and travellers – from
the Romans, who had a stopover camp in the Elan Valley, through Monks
journeying between the abbeys of Strata Florida and Abbeycwmhir, and
drovers taking their livestock to far off markets and returning with
goods and news.
Nestling among the unspoilt peaks of the Cambrian mountains, today
its friendly hotels, B&Bs and camp sites provide the ideal base
for outdoor activities such as bird-watching, pony trekking, walking,
caravanning, fishing and of course mountain biking. Rhayader is the
ideal venue for an enduro mountain bike event nestling in between
a huge expanse of open hill country to the west and forestry to the
east it offers everything a challenging and enjoyable course can ask
for.
The Merida100 route runs out to the east of town into the forest and
open countryside. The run out along a country lane is an ideal warm
up of 7km rising gradually from Rhayader until it climbs into the
forest. A further stretch of farm track and fire road helps to spread
the riders out before the first section of technical singletrack opens
itself up to the riders.
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EVENTS | RHAYADER
27th - 28th MAY 2006 |
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GORE BIKE WEAR™ TransWales 2010 - the 7 day MTB stage Challenge - 14-21st August 2010. For details and entry forms please go to www.mtbtransuk.co.uk
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