Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a British Cycling Regional A Ranking Series. It sits one level below the National Downhill Series so is a good introduction to racing. You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of British Cycling membership.
A classic downhill race weekend. A full day of practise on Saturday with uplift on a marshalled track with medical team on standby. Then a further two hours practise on Sunday morning followed by two allocated timed runs for each rider.
We welcome all riders from 13 years upwards. Our courses are designed to both be challenging for elite riders as well as allowing novice riders to get down safely with a smile on their faces. You can use a downhill, enduro or trail bike of your choice to compete on.
Entry limited to 330 riders.
Cancellation and Refunds:
Please email or call us if you wish to cancel an race entry. We will issue a refund, less a £10 admin fee for each event needing a refund up to two weeks before the event date. We are unable to issue any refund for cancellations within the two weeks leading up to the event date. Please note your entry is not transferable to another rider.
Directions
Link for navigation with What 3 Words: thigh.plausible.glossed
This will bring you near to the site and then just follow signs along the the forest track to the parking field.
We operate a one way system for this site so please access it from Ludlow town, not off the A4113 at Bromfield.
Before traffic lights at Ludford Bridge, turn left onto road signposted Wigmore. Turn right after approx 1mile, then left at hairpin along Lower Wood Road (indicated by 'No through road' signs). On exit please follow one-way system through Downton Estate.
Nearest postcode: SY8 2JQ
We recommend not solely relying on your Sat Nav!
Camping
There is camping available on site. Access to the venue is along a single track road but is passable for caravans and motorhomes. Toilets will be available from Friday. There is no mains water supply, so please be self-sufficient. Our caterers will sell bottled water.
ENTRY
We offer two types of account on our website. A 'Shopper Only' account will allow you to purchase from the website, but doesn't allow you to book any events. If you wish to book onto our uplifts, demo days and race series you will need a Shopper & Rider account. This does require us to hold a small amount of additional information about yourself including date of birth and emergency contact details. If you need to, you can change the account type in your account profile page > edit profile.
| classifications | date/time | entry fees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Open 19+ | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Elite Female 19+ | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Expert Open 19+ | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Senior Female 19+ | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Master Open 30-39 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Veteran Open 40-49 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Grand Veteran Open 50+ | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 11:00 06 Jul 2024 | £ 90.00 | Event now full |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Barrett | Forbidden Bikes | |
| James Bourne | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Joshua Brazier | Team Trailhead | |
| Jake Cartlidge | Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger, sprindex. | |
| Tomas Elsmore | Impact Racing (UCI MTB Team) | |
| Lucas Hills-Field | - | |
| Samuel Hills-Field | - | |
| Robert Smith | - | |
| Ryan Tunnell | Hot Pursuit Cycles/Bkeglovestore/Specialized UK/Juice Lubes/661 Protection/Burgtec |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Craig | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Jake Anderson | - | |
| George Dalgarno | - | |
| Kieran Davies | Schwalbe/Mudhugger | |
| Ollie de Laroque | Bike Goo | |
| Toby Down | Carder Technology, 661 Protection | |
| Ethan Fletcher | - | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Eric Harvey-Fishenden | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rory Hemmings | - | |
| Gareth Hernaman-Wood | Royal Air Force CA | |
| Luke Humphries | - | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Tom Nisbet | British Army Downhill Team | |
| Alex Powell | Clive Powell Bikes | |
| John Riddell | Unite components - Blazing bikes | |
| Louie Smith | Y M Racing | |
| Ed Smith | - | |
| Jimmy Smith | MTBBEDS ALLTHELOAMS CARDER TECHNOLOGY TORICO MORZINE |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Adams | - | |
| Taylor Arnold | Creation Cycles | |
| George Barnes | Bikegoo | |
| Ben Barnett | - | |
| Kyle Bennett | - | |
| Ben Brookes | Unplugged Racing | |
| Gabriel Brown | - | |
| Ben Bywater | - | |
| Jack Cooper | - | |
| Tiago Corte | Spa Riders | |
| Archie Coulsey-Belgeonne | - | |
| Josh Dyson | - | |
| Tom Evans | MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Ally Evans | Brooks Cycles | |
| Cameron Evans | Clives Angels | |
| Nathan Foster | Spokes Bike Shop | |
| Tobias Hacker | Wheatway Solutions LTD/Mikris finishers/County signs | |
| Jamie Harris | - | |
| Harry Hogan | - | |
| Guy James | - | |
| Liam Johns | Royal Air Force C A | |
| Ben Jones | - | |
| Hamish Melvin | Pearce Cycles | |
| Alexander Metcalfe | Royal Air Force CA | |
| Edward Reeves | - | |
| James Small | - | |
| Ryan Smallman | - | |
| Ben Swinbourne | RR Cycle Mechanics OCU Group | |
| Alex Tarplee | RIDGEHILL RACE SYNDICATE | |
| Daniel Thomas | - | |
| Freddie Thomson | - | |
| Lewis Webber | RAAW Mountain Bikes | |
| Jay Williams | - | |
| Zak Woodman | Army DH Team |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Hodgson | - | |
| Kim Kynaston | - | |
| Jane Page | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rene Stent | - | |
| Katie Sutton | Rusty Lee Rock & Roll | |
| Katie Sweeting | RAFCA | |
| Jo Tucker | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Shay Baker | - | |
| Jake Bazeley | MSW | |
| Louis Brookes | - | |
| Seth Cains | Pearce Cycles | |
| Thorne Clarke | - | |
| Jamie Cooke | - | |
| Finn Cooper | Creation Cycles | |
| Fin Cooper | - | |
| Hadley Coppard | - | |
| Drew Corbijn | Jl Cycleworks/TroyLee/Muc-Off/Brightside/Sprung | |
| Harry Dallow | Pearce Cycles | |
| Callum Davies | - | |
| Max Eddon | - | |
| Jac Evans | Oaklands Wolves | |
| Luke Fox | - | |
| Jacob Gonzalez | - | |
| James Hadfield | - | |
| Ben Huddleston | - | |
| Harry Kirby | Firecrest MTB | |
| Kris Lancaster | - | |
| Charlie Lister | - | |
| George Marfell | Whitchurch MOT Centre (WMC) | |
| Kian McNally | Rusty Lee Rock & roll | |
| Dan Nadin | - | |
| Jacob Nolan | - | |
| James Onions | Trails Dont Pay Bills/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Harley Pearson | - | |
| James Roberts | - | |
| Harry Smith | - | |
| Aiden Swaby | OTEC bikes | |
| Finlay Sykes | Gravity School Racing | |
| William Turner | - | |
| Samuel Turtle | - | |
| Jake Wareing | - | |
| Brendan Watson | Zerode Bikes | |
| Liam Watts | - | |
| Thomas Williams | - | |
| Noah Williams | ONEAL Europe | |
| Lewis Williamson | - | |
| Fin Woodliffe | Firecrest MTB | |
| Zain Young | Freerider Apparel |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Orla Broome | West Wales Trails | |
| Annie Dennis | Wye MTB/PABA Race Team | |
| Esme Drakeley | - | |
| Bella Hepburn | Pedalabikeaway/Wye MTB | |
| Amelia Martin | Marin Bikes / Madison CC / Shimano / Hunt / TLD / Juice Lubes | |
| Emily Moseley | - | |
| Emily Rudd | Shred Like A Girl / Pedalz | |
| Molly Ruskin | Fly-up race team | |
| Lucienne Turner | Firecrest MTB | |
| Scarlett Vedmore | - | |
| Frankie Windebank | GT / Viris |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Simon Aplin | - | |
| Steven Baldock | Unplugged Racing / 2 Wheels Only | |
| Craig Barley | - | |
| Scott Barley | - | |
| Craig Beaumont | - | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Sean Chidgey | - | |
| Scott Cooper | - | |
| Jamie Cruse | Brooks cycles | |
| Will Davis | - | |
| Simon Dobson | Sunday Invitational | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| Tom Evans | - | |
| Matt Ford | Army DH Team | |
| James Gant | - | |
| Danny Gibson | Royal navy cycling | |
| Michael Guilford | - | |
| Joe Haycock | - | |
| Chris Henson | - | |
| Andrew John | RN Cycling | |
| Tudor Jones | - | |
| Ralph Jones | - | |
| David Kynaston | - | |
| Shaun Lewis | - | |
| Jamie Malkinson | - | |
| Ashley Maller | - | |
| Liam Mason | S4P Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Daniel Masters | Army CSR | |
| John Mcgough | - | |
| Adam Morgan | - | |
| Stuart Mundy | - | |
| Jonathan Oddy | Stuck in the U bend | |
| Ryan Owen | - | |
| Jamie Owen | - | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Matt Pardesi | MSP Engineering Ltd | |
| Andrew Pargeter | Spa Riders | |
| Dan Partington | Sunday invitational rabbit holers | |
| Lewis Patterson | - | |
| Ben Payne | Phathead downhill | |
| Chris Perry | - | |
| William Pickering | - | |
| Phil Poulter | - | |
| Josh Smith | Huckers/performance polished and perfection | |
| Ian Stark | - | |
| Sam Waters | - | |
| Shaun Webb | Royal Air Force | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Dominic Wood | Spa Riders | |
| Peter Yates | The Good Bicycle Company |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Birtle | - | |
| Paul Blight | - | |
| Ivor Bowen | - | |
| Lukasz Bulawa | - | |
| David Burnham | Trickytuned/Sohobikes | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| James Coneron | - | |
| Kevin Cook | Unplugged Racing | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| Chris Derry | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rhys Evans | - | |
| David Fairservice | - | |
| Barry Fenton | RAF Gravity Team | |
| Robert Francis | - | |
| Ian Freeman | - | |
| Seb Frost | Rootsandrain.com/Intense | |
| Barry Glover | Fenwicks | |
| Dan Haines | - | |
| Stephen Hardcastle | - | |
| James Heal | ARMY | |
| Chris Huddleston | - | |
| Robert Hughes | - | |
| Barry Husband | 67 Race Team | |
| George Jones | - | |
| James Kennell | - | |
| Jonathan Matthews | Downtime Factory Racing | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Laurie Mills | UKMTBC | |
| Ben Monkton | Interested Dog - Define Components | |
| Tricky Moore | WTB / Radical Bicycle Co. / OnlineBikes.com / Kingud | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| Andrew Old | - | |
| Tom Powis | - | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Matthew Redman | Royal Air force CA | |
| Alan Richardson | Royal Navy Cycling | |
| Ed Robinson | - | |
| Damian Stinton | - | |
| David Tomlinson | - | |
| James Weames | Ride Southern Spain | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| Stuart Wiltshire | - | |
| Rich Wiltshire | BSD Racing Team, Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Recoil Suspension | |
| John Wootton | - | |
| Christopher Worrallo | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Binns | - | |
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| Alvar Coppard | Podium Zone/Impact | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Lee Hammett | - | |
| Ross Holding | - | |
| Joe Killner | Michelin/Troy Lee Designs/Squirt Lube/ ODI Grips | |
| Eamonn Lawless | Never Ready Racing | |
| Adam Lees | se7enty2bikesLtd | |
| Andrew Macmillan | RAF Cycling | |
| Lee Pettitt | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Marty Robbins | - | |
| Shaun Tandy | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Marcus Tett | - | |
| Nigel Thomas | - | |
| George Thompson | - | |
| Scott Turtle | - | |
| Judd Vedmore | - | |
| John Wareing | - | |
| Mark Weightman | MakingUpTheNumbersRacing | |
| Michael Whyte | Racers Guild Squadron |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Harason Baum | - | |
| Oliver Boocock | - | |
| Charlie Broadbent | - | |
| Oscar Bryer | - | |
| Michal Bulawa | - | |
| Thomas Cale | - | |
| Kaden Campbell | - | |
| George Chapman | - | |
| Jack Collett | - | |
| Nathan de Vaux | Trailrippers/GT Bicycles/Endura | |
| Isaac Eastlake | - | |
| Tyler Edwards | Pedalz & Elite Development | |
| Charlie Evans | - | |
| Henry Farr | Patina MTB Apparel | |
| Frank Fleming | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Ewan Freeman | - | |
| Fletcher Gallagher | Midlands MTB | |
| Toby Grindle | Essential Gfx | |
| Zeno Hajdu | - | |
| Eric Hill | - | |
| Dylan Kelman-McCarthy | Firecrest MTB | |
| Oscar Lamp | - | |
| Bayden Lamp | - | |
| Ollie Laurie | Firecrest MTB | |
| Finlay Law | - | |
| Zachary Lomax | - | |
| Ellis Marginean | - | |
| Patrick Martell | - | |
| Will Moseley | - | |
| Oliver Pearce | Pearce Cycles | |
| George Peat | - | |
| Seth Pettifer | - | |
| Jack Price | - | |
| Rhys Price | Pearce Cycles | |
| Barney Rawson | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Byron Roderick | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, Tag, Viris, Zerobikes, Rockguardz, Kingud | |
| George Saddington | - | |
| Harry Sadler | - | |
| Toby Shepherdson | - | |
| Robin Shipp | - | |
| Frank Sieracki | - | |
| Callum Sykes | - | |
| James Trowbridge | - | |
| Barnaby Tucker | - | |
| George Turner | - | |
| Freddie Vaughan | - | |
| Rhys Viner | - | |
| Alf Wareing | - | |
| James Weeks | Katy Curd Coaching / DMR / Oxford Products | |
| Harry Williams | - | |
| Rowan Williams-Howells | - | |
| Charlie Woodland | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Archileas Bateman | - | |
| Harry Carr | TMC - Team Mitchell Cycles | |
| Cooper Cassells | MIJ RACING, RSR BIKE WORKS, ROYAL RACING, 7IDP, STITCH WORKS, KINGUD, ZEROBIKES, TAG METALS | |
| Reed Darley | - | |
| Toby Davies-Morris | - | |
| Ruben de Vaux | Trailrippers/GT Bicyles/Endura | |
| Charlie Francis | Ace Bicycles | |
| Thomas Francis | Ace Bicycles | |
| Max Gray | - | |
| Jay Holt-Davies | Custom Cut Spokes Ltd | |
| Aaron Hunt | None | |
| Logan Jiles | Wye MTB / PABA race team | |
| Charlie Johnson | Gasser Diaries | |
| Ewan Kelman-McCarthy | Firecrest MTB | |
| Jasper Lewis | - | |
| Logan McMahon | Spa Riders | |
| Archie Moody | - | |
| Owen Morgan | Ridgehill Race Syndicate | |
| Dylan Morgan | Ridgehill Race Syndicate | |
| William Morris | - | |
| Ethan Morris | Hutchybikesclothing.com | |
| Dougal Ogilvy | Adidas FiveTen | |
| Louis Pearn | - | |
| Mayson Pugh | - | |
| Henry Ruskin | - | |
| Corban Sargent | - | |
| Declan Schofield | - | |
| Joe Steel | - | |
| Seth Swinbourne | - | |
| Charlie Toomer | Kev Factory Racing | |
| Austin Trowbridge | - | |
| Toby Williams | - | |
| Finn Willis | - |
COURSE PREVIEW
We will update this page with a new course preview in the week leading up to this year's race.