Racing News
Preview: Merida Brass Monkeys R3 - The New Year Hangover - 23rd January
by Jane Lucas, 21 Jan 11.
The final Brass Monkey is upon us on Sunday 23rd January. Entry has now closed and there is NO ENTRY ON THE DAY. Read on for full details...
Spring Series Round 1 - The Race in Photos
by Joolze Dymond, 21 Jan 11. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Here's a selection of Joolze Dymonds photographs from Round 1. You can view all of them from Crowthorne's race on her website and buy high resolution images for your pc or printed on a mug...
Spring Series Round 1 - Results & photographs
by Paul Howard, 16 Jan 11. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Welcome one and all to 2011 and the inaugural Gorrick Spring Series race. New trails, new faces, new bikes - it was all to be seen at Crowthorne. If you stayed away with thoughts of avoiding muddy trails, well you missed a blinder. The team had been hard at work all week preparing new singletrack, reclaiming old forgotten trails and draining the worst of the puddles. READ MORE....
XC Spring Series Preview
by Jane Lucas, 07 Jan 11.
Full details of the forthcoming 5 round Spring Series with dates, venues and a round 1 preview.
Merida Brass Monkeys R2 - Race Report
by Joolze Dymond, 01 Jan 11. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Rumours of more heavy snow did nothing to deter competitors for round 2 of the much anticipated Merida Brass Monkey Enduro, with entries piling in from all around the UK, riders keen to get a dose of post Christmas racing to help offset the excesses of the festivities...
Merida Brass Monkeys R2 - Results & Photographs
by Paul Howard, 29 Dec 10. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Results and photographs are now online.
Round 2 - Merida Brass Monkeys - Tuesday 28 December
by Jane Lucas, 20 Dec 10.
After the Winter Warmer, it’s now time for the Christmas Cracker at Ash Common Ranges. This is a great chance to ride in a very limited access live firing area, which will be much improved this year following last year’s
forestry work curtailing the course. Brass Monkeys is run in conjunction with the Army and is supported by some amazing sponsors, headlined by Merida Bikes...
Merida Brass Monkeys R1 - Race Report
by Joolze Dymond, 12 Dec 10. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Round 1 is now done and dusted, but it certainly went with a slip and a slide bringing to life the true meaning of Brass Monkey, with its sub zero temperatures. 500 riders braved the artic feel and were rewarded with some classic singletrack action. Utilising many trails rarely used, the enduro took riders on a merry romp around Porridgepot Hill...
Merida Brass Monkeys R1 - Results & Photographs
by Paul Howard, 28 Nov 10. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Full results and photographs now up via the links above. What a superb day for enduro racing; hardpacked frosty trails with an abundance of singletrack just tempting you to go fast. Awesome! More news to follow...
Autumn Classic 2 - selected race photos
by Joolze Dymond / Paul Howard, 27 Nov 10. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
We're just playing catch up over here, so here's some photographs from the Crowthorne Autumn Classic. Don't forget photos are still available to purchase in all sorts of formats on Joolze's website.
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