Hope Cross Country Race Series 2012: Race 2 this Sunday 1st July
29 June 2012 | By AngusMcIntoshFollowing 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 our largest pre-entry riders can still enter on the day and it looks set to be a great race.
The racing was great at round 1, as was the weather... Lets hope for more of the same
As usual it is a new course design for race 2 with some new "off piste" sections to keep riders on their toes on the main course. The Hope XC Series 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.
The new 40+ and 50+ age categories are proving popular with a high standard of racing in race 1. This "old enough to know better" generation are pushing the open categories hard and the series competition looks like it is going to be intense.
Generous prizes (spot and placing) around all courtesy of our great sponsors. Hope Technology, Leisure Lakes Bikes, Big Bear Bikes, Cooksons Cycles, DHP 11, The Bike Shack (Haslingden), 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.
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.
Smiles all round!
Race dates: 1st July, 2nd September, 14th October.
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