Roll up! Roll up! The circus is in town!
Shred Events and Silverfish UK are proud to announce a new tie-up which will see the RaceFace brand as title sponsor for Shred Events' new 'Circus of Dirt' XC series. Coming to locations across the South West, RaceFace Circus of Dirt is aimed at riders of all ages and abilities. The series has a unique format that offers something for anyone that loves to ride a mountain bike. Taking in some truly stunning woodland courses, from totally new venues like Hustyn's Wood in Cornwall to old favourites like Plymouth's Newnham Park. Each event will follow the same format with a, Sunday morning trail rider friendly, 1hr or 2hr Enduro Challenge followed up by an afternoon of British Cycling affiliated Cross Country races. Each event will deliver a fun day of bike racing paired up with courses that deliver technical but hugely rewarding terrain. One unique element to the series is 'Rookie Rides' a Free Enduro entry and skills training for new mountain bike owners that purchase a bike from participating shops across the South West region this summer. Shred Events Director Maddie Horton is delighted with the way the series is shaping up, "Our goal has always been to widen the audience for XC racing and riding in the region. The point of the series is simple - to get everyone with a mountain bike to come and ride and if you don't have a mountain bike then go and buy one in a local shop and we'll give you your first ever mountain biking event for free. It would be great to get to the end of the summer and see a list of people that have chosen to buy their first bike, or their next bike, in the region and then put it to good use at our events, it's good for the local bike industry, good for us and good for the rider too" Pete Drew from Silverfish is also really enthusiastic about what the tie-up means, "Circus of Dirt presents a package that we feel will not only deliver something for the racer but also something the guys in our office would want to do and something for total beginners. The RaceFace brand has something for people at all stages of their life-long mountain biking obsession so it seemed the perfect tie-up" Here's some key highlights: Rookie Rides - Free Enduro entry and skills training for new bike owners that purchase a bike from participating shops across the South West region. Free RaceFace Circus of Dirt t-shirt for series pre-entries before April 1st. British Cycling Go-Ride Event for under 12s at every round. 1hr or 2hr non-competitive enduro at 10am at each round. XC races at 1pm with BC ranking points Overall series trophies (best 4 out of 5 rounds) Decent food (no floured baps) Courses that are fun and technically challenging. Round 1: Sunday 10th April (Hustyns Wood – Bodmin) Round 2: Sunday 1st May (Newnham Park – Plymouth) Round 3: Sunday 3rd July (Abbeyford Woods – Okehampton) Round 4: Sunday 7th August (Idless Woods – Truro) Series Finale: Saturday 3rd September (Coombe Sydenham – Taunton) Enter online or call 01752 663666 and pay with credit/debit card or enter online at www.shredevents.comLatest news
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