Author: admintoo

Yes time has flew over and its not long to the start of the CX season which kicks off with Rd 1 on Aug 18th. For further details click on the NEWS section tab above. Its simple / no fuss / no rules apart from turn up, sign on and pay, oh and you must wear a helmet! In total there are 12 events and the Winter Series details are now updated and we will be the Best Value for Money CX racing in the NE by 50% . FULL DETAILS are now on the EVENT INFO section (click on the tab at the top). We are also planning a few changes / updates to the series as well.

On that note Muddy Brown’s Events is planning some SUPER CX/MTB ENDRUO EVENTS during the season. More on this soon but just think of two CX events back to back and a little more just for some fun !

First time the Marathon series has hit the Yorkshire Dales and base camp was at Kilnsey, a small village just outside Grassington with a pub less than 5mins walk away! There was 4 different routes on offer all starting at 10.00am and heading off up the first hill of the day, followed by a short downhill then up another bigish climb over the moors. The descent from that down the road again was fantastic and very quick, alittle too quick for some ! from their riders split up depending upon what distance they were doing. The event was very well marshalled & sign posted, T shirt isnt too bad either! not to mention the goodie bags!

As for the weather what a weekend of two halfs with the Saturday hot & sunny with a strongish wind upto early evening then on the Sunday dry to start with a gentle breeze but come dinnertime it was pouring down and you could hardly stand up.

Some photos are here http://picasaweb.google.com/scotbrown1/CRCMTBMartahonGrassington was intending to take many more action shots on the fells but by the time we got back and changed it was too wet & windy to head into the hills again, sorry.

The next round is at Selkirk with the Road Sportives on the Sat 31st July and MTB Marathons on the Sun 1st Aug, all the info here http://www.mtb-marathon.co.uk/events/selkirk.php (probably the best one, I only say that because I enjoy the weekend of riding up there every year!)

What a weekend of two halfs. On the Saturday you could just about stand up for the wind blowing across the race course and heavy showers but come Sunday it was red hot and no wind. What a fantastic weekend of Cycling for all ages & abilities- organised rides for all abilities, evening pub rides, band, auctions, sales, trade stands, grass track racing, cyclo x racing, kids racing, skills, stunt demo’s, old bikes, bo clown (he was the best!) and the Minster Parade – which was a much better route and alot more organised than previous years. All in all a great weekend, some photos here to show you some of the action http://picasaweb.google.com/scotbrown1/YorkCycleShow

What a weekend of Cycling in the NE. First up was the Crit racing at Leazes Park on Fri night. It stayed dry and was great evening. To start the evening was the two kids races which were running late so had to cut them short but there was still some fantastic battles going on between riders. Next up was the local adults with nearly 70 starting and by a couple of laps the lapped riders were getting pulled out and there was also plenty retirements but again there was a fantastic sprint finish. After that was the Elite’s, they were just too fast ! There seemed to be a lot less spectatrors this year ! photos here – http://picasaweb.google.com/scotbrown1/LeazesCrits

On the Sunday it was the Cycle North East Festival at South Shields. It was a great set up and well organised but the weather was terrible and the event was not advertised but hope it grows in future years . Some photos are here – http://picasaweb.google.com/scotbrown1/CycleNorthEastFestival sorry we have no photos of Nutcracker 3 @ Dalby, just too many events to go to.