Hope Cross Country Race Series 2013 - Round 1 Preview

Following the great success of race one which saw over one hundred riders take on the quarry trails it’s now time to practice the “race face” and get ready for more action in the quarry. Although we have a large pre-entry riders can still enter on the day and it looks set to be a great race.

This series which is about as “grass roots” as you can get delivers the friendliest introduction to racing possible. Everything is done by volunteers who work hard to deliver racing in a quarry which is both challenging and accessible. Each event is designed to allow riders of all standards compete and enjoy themselves so two courses are operated at the same time, the “Have-a-go” course threads its way through the quarry on a smoother less challenging route than the main course where riders are pushed hard on exciting descents mixed in with technical climbs.

If you haven’t raced before this is where to start. If you are admiring the cut of your lycra in the shop window as you ride by then we have a course for you as well. It looks set to be a great weekend, make sure you are part of it!

Not riding? Lee Quarry is a compact site and is great for spectators who can see the racing at many places during the event. As always we need lots of volunteers on race day if you want to get involved and support these events and the team get in touch via the website.

Remember this is the friendliest grass roots XC series you can enter with some of the best prizes (spot and placing) around all courtesy of our great sponsors. Hope Technology, Leisure Lakes Bikes, Big Bear Bikes, TG Store, p0cpac, Ride On, CRUD and BUFF for our marshalling team. That is all coupled with one of the best XC racing venues around. Check out our Youtube videolets here to see what it’s like

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