Peaty’s Steel City DH 2016 #LastOrders

It is with great pleasure that Steve Peat and pals are finally able to release the date and details of this year’s race.

The biggest little race on the calendar returns to Grenoside woods for our 6th instalment this spring. With Steve announcing his retirement from World Cup racing we have even more to celebrate this year, so come join us for last orders!

Last year’s race saw thousands of spectators, including a injured Steve, lining the course cheering on over 300 hundred racers, including fastest on the day, Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryceland. From 10 to 73 years old and with the biggest lasses field of any downhill race this event continues to grow in enjoyment and success. This is due in large part to the massive team of volunteers who give their time willingly to make it happen but also to all our very generous sponsors who donate prizes for us to give away or auction off.

Thank you to all of you! We couldn’t do this without you.

SantaCruz UK gave us a Santa Cruz Tallboy frame with Fox CTD shock to auction off to swell the trail building fund. Last year we had a long list of competitions:

• Cotic put up a Soul275 frame worth £500 for the winning raffle ticket.
• Totally Insured gave away £200 to the rider with the best crowd pleaser over the ‘Jolley Gap Jump’ at the top of the track.
• Totally Insured also gave away £100 each in cash to the fastest lad and lass through the speed trap.
• Trail Addiction treated a lucky winner to a free weeks holiday
• Aline Coaching gave away a days coaching to a 4th place finisher in the lads and lasses senior category to try to get them on the podium this year.

If you finished in the top 3 in the race, you received great prizes from our sponsors.

• RIPPERS – Wide Open DH
• JUVENILE – Bike Garage
• YOUTH – Flare Riders Co
• JUNIOR – Hope
• SENIOR LADS- Hook It Products
• MASTER LADS- Polaris
• VETERAN LADS- Bluegrass
• SENIOR LASSES- Flare Clothing
• MASTER LASSES- Polaris
• VETERAN LASSES – Eighteen Bikes
• FASTEST LASSES – 60Sticks – £500 Prize purse
• PRO-AM – Avanti Conveyors – £500 Prize purse

Every winner also got a unique medal made by Sheffield Legends TADO who also kindly provided the design for our amazing tees and hoodies. This racer’s goodie bags were packed like never before.

• Hook It Products kindly donated a custom race mudguard for every racer.
• There was a bottle of Beer from Bradfield brewery
• Clif Bar gave one of their delicious and nutritious bars to every racer.
• And finally there was a custom pint pot to remember the day by.

More information: www.steelcitydh.com/

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