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Preview: Autumn Classic Crowthorne Wood 8th Nov

by Jane Lucas, 02 Nov 09.

It's our last XC event of the year, so of course we're at our home venue of Crowthorne Wood, Crowthorne, Berks. It's always a fun and sociable event, with a great course, where riders enjoy mulling over their year's riding and start to make plans for their next season. It also culminates in the Berks on Bikes Handicap Sprint race where Richard Kendall will be endeavouring to make it three in a row and so keep the trophy!

Now that we have bedded in the new categories, the race times will be as stated on the web site - please do read them. As usual you can expect full facilities and a warm welcome.

At this event we will be helping to raise funds for Emma Cope, a local girl of 13 who has Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a disease that attacks the kidney's filtering system leading to a dependency on dialysis, and for which there is not yet a cure. Any money raised will go in her name to the Nephotic Syndrome Trust (NeST) which is pioneering research into FSGS. Emma will be coming along, and it would be great if you could perhaps get yourself some sponsorship for your race or simply make a donation. Gorrick MBC will also be making a donation.

You can pre-enter this event online until the evening of Tuesday 3 November, which saves you the extra on the day, and means that you can then go straight to the Entry Express stand (at Event Registration) on the day to collect your number. Please remember to bring your receipt with you if you do so. Otherwise, you can always enter on the day. Full details on the website and Twitter users can follow us @gorrickmtb for news/event updates.

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