Fat Tyre Revolution: A Coed Y Brenin Celebration

Entries open tomorrow for the Fat Tyre Revolution a new event to celebrate 25 years of mountain biking at the iconic venue of Coed y Brenin in North Wales.

Three events that bring some of the different disciplines of our sport back together again... oh, and there's a party too!

Fat Tyre Revolution is a not-for-profit event. Any profit will be donated to Mountain Biking charities.

Friday 16th September

Time Trial

Held on the original course, this will be an invitational event. Everyone who took part in the original launch event in 1996 will be invited back and a few others too...

Can anyone beat the incredible time set by Barrie Clarke - 31:53?

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Saturday 17th September

Gravity XC

A race on an extended version of the Red Bull Route, bringing three disciplines of the sport back together to race in one event.

An 11k loop can be ridden as:

• 3 stage gravity event
• XC Time Trial
• 3 stage Hill Climb

You enter the event in the discipline you prefer. The lap will be the same for all three disciplines.

Riders will be set off from the start at time intervals - TT'ers and HC'ers set off first followed by the Gravity riders.

All riders can ride two laps, so if you mess up/puncture/crash on a stage during your first lap you can have another go... but it's not compulsory! If you're happy with your first lap you don't have to do a second.

You can enter the event on any bike you like - but to qualify for the 'Retro' category the bike must be pre-1996.

As you will all ride the same lap you will all be given a final position in all three disciplines and an Overall Champion will also be decided by a point system.

£50 - includes race T-shirt. Entries open 1 March (limited to 350 due to racers setting off at timed intervals)

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Saturday 17th September - eve

Party / Prize Giving

A fun evening to catch up with old friends, eat, drink and be merry...

Prizes will be awarded for Saturday's races

Food, bar, DJ & films at the Coed Y Brenin Visitor Centre.

£10

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Sunday 18th September

Retro XC (ride any mtb - it's the course that's 'retro' not the bike) Some of the old forgotten bits of Coed Y Brenin mixed in with some of the new stuff to make an 'old fashioned' XC race route, with some retro features thrown in - river crossings and 'hike a bike' sections...

Perfect for all those retro bikes out there but just as much fun on any bike.

Basically a ride around the forest with your mates through some forgotten bits with some prizes thrown in for those who want to race it. A nice 'recovery' ride after the Party.

£25 - entries open 1 March

More information: http://www.fattyrerevolution.co.uk/