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Skedaddle XC Spring Classic 1 - Results and Photographs
by Paul Howard, 18 Feb 18. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
Crowthorne Wood hosted the return of the Skedaddle Spring Classics with a course that harked back to those from a decade or more ago; resurrecting some of the old trails and keeping the usual old favourites...
Gorrick Skedaddle Spring XC events - 18 February & 4 March
by Jane Lucas, 07 Feb 18.
This year we'll be running two Spring XC race events sponsored by Saddle Skedaddle
and local bike shops. Crowthorne and Area 51 at Frimley Green are the venues...
Merida Brass Monkeys Final Series Points
by Paul Howard, 02 Feb 18.
Points uploaded for Round 3. Points are allocated to the top 40 riders per category. Click through for download...
Merida Brass Monkeys Winter Warmer - Results and Photographs
by Paul Howard, 28 Jan 18. Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ]
What a fabulous day for the Brass Monkey finale; The Winter Warmer. It was almost Spring like as clouds cleared to blue skies and a warming sun beat down on drying trails...
NEW EVENT - Gorrick Gravity Trail Enduro - Sunday 22 April
by Jane Lucas, 23 Jan 18.
We like to move with the times here at Gorrick, so this Spring we are going to be running a new type of event for us; Gravity Trail Enduro. It's a gravity fed timed race event, a race but not in the XC Enduro sense as you will not be competing shoulder to shoulder, this is you versus the course. Great for all abilities and bikes...
Merida Brass Monkeys Series Points at Round 2
by Paul Howard, 16 Jan 18.
Points uploaded for Round 2. Points are allocated to the top 40 riders per category. Click through for download...
Merida Brass Monkeys Series - The Winter Warmer - Sunday 28 January
by Jane Lucas, 16 Jan 18.
Hot on the heels of the New Year Hangover, we'll be returning to Minley for the Winter Warmer, the last round of this year's Brass Monkeys Series headline sponsored by Merida. You can expect another 5 to 6 mile course which will be perfect for the prevailing conditions and will be different from Round 2... by Paul Howard, 07 Jan 18.
Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ] The Minley Mix Up. So I and no doubt many other riders have ridden Minley for over 10 years including every Torq in Your Sleep and thought we had exhausted every course permutation. But somehow the trail team put together a 5 1/2 mile lap that totally switched up all the trails, what an amazing effort! Ground conditions too made for exceptionally good going and that's probably why 100's of competitors more used to horrible sticky mud made descended on the second Brass Monkey... by Paul Howard, 17 Dec 17.
Results [ 1» ] Photos [ 1» ] Well done to all who rode Round 1 - The Christmas Cracker at Frith Hill. What a great but tough little course twisting and flowing for over 5 miles making good use of the varied terrain and features of the land. Many riders who are more used to slogging round their local patch in sticky mud at this time of year were pleased to find trail conditions were good. by Jane Lucas, 16 Nov 17.
Coming up soon will be the Brass Monkey XC Enduro Series, headline sponsored by Merida. This hugely popular Series uses outstanding venues and has 5-6 mile laps on great fun courses...Merida Brass Monkeys New Year Hangover - Results and Photographs
Merida Brass Monkeys Christmas Cracker - Results and Photographs
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