Racing, events & uplifts

2023 Downhill Round 1 - Rhyd y Felin
GENERAL INFORMATION

Entry has now closed.  Sorry if you had added your name to the reserve list, unfortunately very few spaces became available since it reached capacity.

 

Site information:

 

We have a good selection of catering this weekend. Paul will be there with his van doing breakfast, burgers and jacket potatoes all weekend. Podium Catering are also onsite serving a selection of nutritious food for the duration of the event including a Saturday evening meal. Pedal and Push Pizza are joining us Sunday.  Mr O's Coffee van will be there to keep your caffeine levels up too. 

 

There is plenty of flat room for parking and camping that is including at no extra cost. Be aware the lane is narrow to site so take care.

 

Toilets are on site.

 

No drinking water sadly so bring plenty.

 

Our free bike wash will be available from late Saturday onwards.

 

Be aware there is little to no phone signal on site.

 

The uplift picks up about 1/2 mile back down the lane so ride with caution on the road.

 

For spectator access walk up the right hand side of the track from the bottom and a walk way will become evident to follow.

 

Medical cover provided by PearceMedics

 

 Event schedule and additional event information.

Directions

Please note that Rhyd-y-Felin is a privately owned forest and therefore access is prohibited. Please do not try and ride the track outside of organised events. Un-authorised use will stop events being held at this excellent venue.

 

Link for navigation with What 3 Words: OFFICERS.BANGLE.PEDICURE

 

From the south and east:
From Shrewsbury take A5 signed Oswestry/North Wales. At Wolfshead roundabout on the new Nesscliffe by-pass, turn west onto the B4396 toward Knockin. After passing through Knockin village continue towards Llynclys. At crossroads with A483 (Oswestry - Welshpool road) continue over on the A495 (B4396) signed Bala through the villages Llanyblodwel, Pen-y-Bont and Llangedwyn. After passing through Llangedwyn follow the B4396 that bears to the left signed Bala. This road becomes narrow with tight bends in places. At give way turn right onto B4391 towards Bala/Llangynog continue through Pen-y-Bont Fawr to Llangynog. 

From the north:
From Oswestry follow the A483 south toward Welshpool. At Llynclys crossroads turn west onto A495 (B4396) signed Bala. Continue through the villages Llanyblodwel, Pen-y-Bont and Llangedwyn. After passing through Llangedwyn follow the B4396 that bears to the left signed Bala. This road becomes narrow with tight bends in places. At give way turn right onto B4391 towards Bala/Llangynog continue through Pen-y-Bont Fawr to Llangynog. 

In Llangynog turn left and follow narrow lane past Revolution bike park. Follow this for 3/4 of a mile. Uplift pick up is then on your left and parking is further up the lane on the right.

 

Nearest postcode: SY10 0HJ
We recommend not to solely rely on SatNav.

 

Camping

There is camping available on site. The road from Llangynog is a single track road, but is passable for caravans and motorhomes.  We have use of a large flat field adjacent to the finish arena for camping.  Toilets will be on-site from Friday.  There is no mains water supply, so make sure you are self-sufficient.  Our caterers will sell bottled water.

ENTRY
entry already closed
classifications date/time entry fees
Juvenile Open 13-14 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Youth Open 15-16 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Grand Veteran Open 50+ 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Veteran Open 40-49 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Master Open 30-39 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Junior Female 13-18 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Senior Female 19+ 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Elite Female 19+ 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Junior Open 17-18 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Senior Open 19-29 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Expert Open 19+ 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
Elite Open 19+ 20 May 2023 £ 85.00
CURRENT ENTRANTS
Juvenile Open 13-14
Name Club sponsor
Charlie Broadbent -
Ruben Byrne -
George Chapman -
Callum Christian -
Nick Etherton GT Viris
Thomas Francis Ace Bicycles
Dylan Gray -
Logan Ireland -
Oscar Lamp -
Ollie Laurie Firecrest MTB
Ben Lewis -
Logan McMahon Spa Riders
Owen Morgan Ridgehill Race Syndicate
Ethan Morris Hutchybikesclothing.com
Rhys Price Pearce Cycles
Leo Ransom Team Pedalz
Harry Sadler -
Morgan Stepto -
Charlie Toomer Kev Factory Racing
Kai Turpin -
Toby Williams -
Rowan Williams-Howells -
Finn Willis -
Gruff Wynne-Eyton -
Youth Open 15-16
Name Club sponsor
Rares Achim -
Shay Baker -
Isaac Batty -
Jake Bazeley MSW
Louis Brookes -
Seth Cains Pearce Cycles
Alex Calver -
Ed Carless -
Thorne Clarke -
Charlie Cooper Davies -
Drew Corbijn Jl Cycleworks/TroyLee/Muc-Off/Brightside/Sprung
Harry Dallow Pearce Cycles
Will Delderfield -
Nathan Diwell-Wilson DC Cycles
Max Eddon -
Rory Eddon -
Theo Goodsmith LIOS Bikes
Felix Griffiths Madison Saracen Development Team
Thomas Hawkins Bike Park Chilterns Race Team, Cychemistry Lab, Noba Event Wifi, Firecrest MTB
Ioan Hepburn Geometron, Mojo.
Louie Hughes Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing
Dylan Kelman-McCarthy Firecrest MTB
Noah Killeen Jibcrew
Bayden Lamp -
Max Lewis Muc-Off Young Guns
George Madley Madison Saracen Factory Team
Thomas Maplesden -
Daniel Maplesden -
Ted Morris -
Oliver Pearce Pearce Cycles
Seth Pettifer -
Barney Rawson Expert Bike Repair
Saul Robertson Blumilk.com
Byron Roderick MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, Tag, Viris, Zerobikes, Rockguardz, Kingud
George Saddington -
Toby Shepherdson -
Harry Smith -
Sebastian Sumner -
Fraser Topp Topp Tree Care
Freddie Vaughan -
James Weeks Katy Curd Coaching / DMR / Oxford Products
Thomas Williams -
Harry Williams -
Travis Williams -
Charlie Woodland -
Zain Young Freerider Apparel
Grand Veteran Open 50+
Name Club sponsor
Thor Atkinson -
Richard Binns -
Ian Bray MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud
Nick Butler Southfork racing.co.uk
John Cobb -
James Datchler -
Phil Gray Rider down but not out
Lee Hammett -
Dean Jones -
Eamonn Lawless Never Ready Racing
Adam Lees se7enty2bikesLtd
Peter Little Pedalabikeaway /Sprung
Andrew Macmillan RAF Cycling
Mike Norman -
Lee Pettitt Racers Guild Squadron
Darren Powell -
Shaun Tandy Racers Guild Squadron
Marcus Tett -
Nigel Thomas -
Neil Townsend -
Mark Weightman MakingUpTheNumbersRacing
Michael Whyte Racers Guild Squadron
Stuart Williams @lovegoingdown2190
Francis Williamson -
Veteran Open 40-49
Name Club sponsor
Paul Blight -
Ivor Bowen -
James Bright -
David Burnham Trickytuned/Sohobikes
Nathan Cavalier -
Simon Corner -
Pete Crump Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite
Simon Delaney DIRTWORKS/OUTDOORVANCONVERSIONS
Chris Derry Pearce Cycles
Matt Dunkley -
Rhys Evans -
Rob Francis Ace Bicycles
Seb Frost Rootsandrain.com/Intense
Jordan Gartland -
Barry Glover Fenwicks
Gareth Goodfellow -
Dan Haines -
Chris Hall Downtime Factory Racing
Stephen Hardcastle -
Neil Hopkins -
Stu Hughes Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing
Gareth Hughes -
Robert Hughes -
Barry Husband 67 Race Team
Oliver Jones -
Tim Kemp Well Best Racing
James Kennell -
David List Makingupthenumbersracing
Nick Masters Inside Line DH / Trailhead / Bottlecraft Stoke
Jonathan Matthews Downtime Factory Racing
Oliver Medcalf S4P. Proform Tyre Tool
Clive Middleton -
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
Rowan Sorrell -
Richard Sparks -
Damian Stinton -
George Thompson -
Ben Thompson Downtime Factory Racing
David Tomlinson -
Simon Turner Plot5MTB
Neil White #makingupthenumbers
Andy Williamson -
Rich Wiltshire BSD Racing Team, Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Recoil Suspension
Christopher Worrallo -
Master Open 30-39
Name Club sponsor
James Allen -
Simon Aplin -
Ben Baker -
Scott Barley -
Chris Broome -
Phil Burton -
Jordan Cavalier -
Ricky Chester -
Pete Crookes -
Jamie Cruse Brooks cycles
Adrian Dickenson -
Matthew Eccleston -
Chris Edmunds Ace Bicycles
Fred Farey -
Matt Ford Army DH Team
Brad Frost Ben Jones Gas Services
Jason Gaiger Freeborn/Devinci
Greg Hampton -
James Heal ARMY
Chris Henson -
Gareth Johnson Traction Fabrication Ltd
Ralph Jones -
David Kynaston -
Pete Long -
Andy Lund -
Daniel Masters Army CSR
Adam Morgan -
Jonathon Mottershead -
Andrew Pargeter Spa Riders
Neil Parsons -
Lewis Patterson -
Ben Payne Phathead downhill
Harvey Powell ProSys Automation
Lee Rann -
Paul Ruscoe Racers Guild Squadron
Kieran Shepherd -
Mark Stanley -
Nigel Stanley -
Ian Stark -
Kurt Tracey -
Daniel Ward -
Jake Ward -
Sam Waters -
Danny Wenmoth -
Andrew Wilson -
Gavin Wood -
Peter Yates The Good Bicycle Company
Junior Female 13-18
Name Club sponsor
Layla Begley-Tracey -
Bella Hepburn Pedalabikeaway/Wye MTB
Jael Maw Recoil Suspension
Lily Petrie -
Olivia Taylor Madison Saracen Development Team
Scarlett Vedmore -
Frankie Windebank GT / Viris
Senior Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
Lisa Conway Kingdom Bike
Jane Page Pearce Cycles
Rene Stent -
Jo Tucker -
Elite Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
Anna Craig -
Harriet Harnden Trek Factory Racing
Aston Tutt -
Junior Open 17-18
Name Club sponsor
Adam Bath -
Will Brierley none
Tom Butler -
Kieran Calver Fly-Up Race Team
Jamie Cooke -
Ollie de Laroque Bike Goo
Ethan Dowell FKD Filthy king designs / Guest / Fibrax / rockguardz
Leo Frater -
Rhys Gelder -
Jacob Gonzalez -
Oscar Griffiths Intense Factory Racing
James Hadfield -
Alfie Heming Impact Racing (UCI MTB Team)
Josh Lancett-Edwards DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres
Luke Madley BRINK.UK
Dan Nadin -
James Onions Trails Dont Pay Bills/Kev Factory Racing
Dominic Platt Continental Atherton
Owen Rick Stanton Bikes, Pinned Attire, Tred Shop
Fred Savage Trainsharp Cycling
Will Savery -
Harry Smith -
Charles Smith -
William Smith spectre screws team
Aiden Swaby OTEC bikes
Finlay Sykes Gravity School Racing
Noah Tiley C&C Carpentry Race Co Cycles
Archie Townsend -
Senior Open 19-29
Name Club sponsor
Jake Anderson -
Edward Ballard -
Ben Barnett -
Liam Bell Spa Riders
Daniel Blackmore -
Ben Bywater -
Finn Clark Sorted Racegear TLD
Ben Cole -
Harry Corrin -
Tiago Corte Spa Riders
George Dalgarno -
Rupert Ellis -
Tom Evans MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp
Oliver Evans -
Ally Evans Brooks Cycles
Nathan Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Joseph Furber -
Ollie Halls -
Jamie Harris -
Elliot Heathcote -
Matt Hill -
Liam Johns Royal Air Force C A
Peter Johnston Spa Riders
Charlie Jones -
Jack Klimowicz -
Ollie Lewis Torq
Alexander Metcalfe Royal Air Force CA
Max Palmer Ridgehill Race syndicate
Jack Reynolds -
Max Richardson Spa Riders
Lucas Sawyer -
Owen Siddall -
Ben Swinbourne RR Cycle Mechanics OCU Group
Alex Tarplee RIDGEHILL RACE SYNDICATE
Cameron Thompson -
Josh Turner -
Lewis Webber RAAW Mountain Bikes
Lloyd Wise -
Zak Woodman Army DH Team
Expert Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
Joel Anderson Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics
Isaac Anderson -
Joshua Brazier Team Trailhead
Jake Cartlidge Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger, sprindex.
Vini Crighton-Poli The Trailhead
George Davies -
Freddie Davies -
Toby Down Carder Technology, 661 Protection
Harry Farnhill -
James Flinders Leisure Lakes Bikes
Alex Florian Burgtec
Matthew Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Alexander Gray Rider down but not out
Luther Griffiths Trailhead
Robert Jones Army DH Team
Owen Mapleson Gravity Racing
Tom Mills Army Cycling
Tom Nisbet British Army Downhill Team
Tyler Pollington Carder Technology, Southfork Racing
Alex Powell Clive Powell Bikes
John Riddell Unite components - Blazing bikes
Josh Smith Huckers/performance polished and perfection
Chris Spinks -
Rueben Taylor Gravity School Racing by SR Suntour
Elite Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
James Anderson PRIORITYSUN
James Bourne Spokes Bikeshop
Joe Breeden -
Aaron Dalleywater BRINK.UK
Kieran Davies Schwalbe/Mudhugger
Toby Driscoll -
Tomas Elsmore Impact Racing (UCI MTB Team)
William Fuell Green 6 Trek
Stuart Jones Impact Racing
Luke Knight Creation cycles
Oliver Morris -
Leith Rowe DHaRCO
Morgan Simmons -
Ryan Tunnell Hot Pursuit Cycles/Bkeglovestore/Specialized UK/Juice Lubes/661 Protection/Burgtec
Douglas Vieira Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Roger Vieira Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Matt Walker Madison Saracen Factory Team
Jordan Williams Specialized Gravity
Jay Williamson Jungle Products/Santa Cruz UK/Worx Tools
Luke Williamson 555 Gravity Racing
Dec Willicombe Brink UK/Plush Suspension/Smith Optics
COURSE PREVIEW

We will update this page with a new course preview in the week leading up to this year's race.