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03.08.10 Selkirk event report HERE>> |
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28.07.10 Selkirk Event News HERE>> |
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06.07.10 Grassington event report HERE>> |
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30.06.10 News update before the Yorkshire round HERE>> |
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24.06.10 IMPORTANT NEWS from the Grassington Round HERE>> |
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25.05.10 News and Photos from the Builth Marathon HERE>> |
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21.05.10 News from the Builth event showground HERE>> |
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19.05.10 Only a couple of days before the Builth event, latest HERE>> |
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26.04.10 Youtube videos and more from the first event HERE>> |
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19.04.10 News report from the first of this years Marathons HERE>> |
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09.04.10 News from the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells...HERE>> |
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06.04.10 Only a couple of days to go before the first event of 2010 - latest event news HERE>> |
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26.03.10 Only a couple of weeks to go before the 1st event of the 2010 season will kick off at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells...HERE>> |
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15.03.10 Temperatures are still low but there is no denying that spring is trying its best to break through. And with spring approaching the 1st round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport can’t be far away. In fact we are talking only four weeks from now. HERE>> |
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10.02.10 For 2010 the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series is being supported by Mercedes-Benz and the Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport van. This versatile vehicle delivers on style without compromising practicality. The Vito Sport will be on site at the event, showing off its assets and why it’s got the mountain bikers’ seal of approval.HERE>> |
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2009 News HERE>> |
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2008 News 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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