Racing News

Home > Racing > News > Muc-Off Brass Monkeys XC Endurance Series - Starts Sunday 1 December

Muc-Off Brass Monkeys XC Endurance Series - Starts Sunday 1 December

by Jane Lucas, 25 Nov 24.

As the premier XC Endurance events in the South, the hugely popular Brass Monkeys Series is held at outstanding venues with 5-6 mile laps. You'll ride through heath and pine woodland with flowing and testing singletrack mixed in with swooping trails and stone fire roads on stunning, all weather courses. Just choose how long you want to ride for, select your age category and then complete as many laps as you can before the time cut off.

Entry is online only. Riders who select the ENTER ALL 3 option will go into a cash prize draw to be drawn at Round 1.

Once again this highly rated Series is sponsored by Muc-Off. Muc-Off are the go-to company for a huge range of lubricants, sprays, apparel and antibacterial products that help keep bikes running at their full potential. Always innovative as they are developed in-house, Muc-Off products are made by riders for riders, and that's why they're just so good. Muc-Off will be supporting our much loved Series and you can expect some superb Round and Series prizes from their amazing range.

• Round 1 is on 1 December 2024 at Porridgepot Hill, Deepcut, Hants, GU16 6TU
• Round 2 is on Sunday 5 January 2025 at Eelmoor Plain, Fleet Road, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 2HL
• Round 3 is on Sunday 16 February 2025 at Minley Warren, Hants GU17 9LP

Categories** are defined by your age on Sunday 16 February 2025 and will be:

• 2hr Open Junior 14-17, Open 18-39, Female 14-39, Open 40+, Female 40+
• 3hr Open 18-49, Open 50+
• 4hr Open 18-39, Female 18+, Open 40+, Open Single Speed 18+

These friendly events have full facilities. Each event is a standalone race with podium trophies and prizes, but it's also a round of a the Series with trophies and prizes, where you need to ride and get points in every round to be in contention. Spot prizes courtesy of Iron Sally Coaching will also be given out during the Series.

The events open at 8am for the collection of your number board & course pre-riding, start times are:

• 10am (finishing 12pm) All 2hr riders. Podium: about 12.10pm.
• 10.10am (finishing 2.10pm) All 4hr riders including Single Speed. Podium about 2.20pm.
• 10.15am (finishing 1.15pm) 3hr riders. Podium about 1.25pm.

A pre-event info email will go out before the event and course updates will be posted on our our facebook page in the lead up to the events. Entry is online only here and CLOSES LATE ON WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER, SORRY NO ENTRY ON THE DAY.