Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
A classic downhill race weekend. A full day of practice on Saturday with uplift on a marshalled track with medical team on standby. Then a further two hours practice 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.
RACE RULES AND REGULATIONS, WEEKEND SCHEDULE, SITE FACILITIES, PRIZE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Open 19+ | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Elite Female 19+ | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Expert Open 19+ | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Senior Female 19+ | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 30-39 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 40-49 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 50+ | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 11:00 03 May 2025 | £ 90.00 |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Bond | - | |
| Jake Cartlidge | Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger. | |
| Brendan Fairclough | Scott-Velosolutions | |
| Luke Knight | Creation Cycles | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Harry Molloy | Flow Style Clothing | |
| Riley Scott | Madison Saracen Development Team | |
| Dan Slack | Gravity School by Sr Suntour | |
| Roger Vieira | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| Luke Williamson | 555 Gravity Racing |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Moseley | Malvern Cyclesport | |
| KJ Sharp | - | |
| Abbie Sloan | Pearce Cycles/Steele Industries Ltd/Forked Up MTB/Mission MX | |
| Jess Stone | Scott Sports UK | Mudhugger |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Ben Barnett | - | |
| Lewis Brown | Merida Bikes | |
| Finn Clark | Sorted Racegear TLD | |
| Freddie Davies | - | |
| Ollie de Laroque | Bike Goo | |
| Harry Farnhill | - | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider Down But Not Out | |
| Rory Hemmings | - | |
| Jowan Hewitt | - | |
| Luke Humphries | - | |
| Louis Machin | - | |
| Luke Madley | BRINK.UK | |
| Tom Mills | Army Cycling | |
| Tom Nisbet | British Army Downhill Team | |
| Josh Smith | Clive’s Angels/Rhayader Riders | |
| Freddie Thomson | Unplugged Racing | |
| Jake Ward | - | |
| Lewis Webber | RAAW Mountain Bikes |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Ball | Plush Hill Cycles | |
| Harry Barker | - | |
| Joe Bower | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Matt Bower | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Finn Burley | - | |
| Ben Bywater | - | |
| Jack Cooper | - | |
| Nyle Cresswell | - | |
| Ally Evans | Brooks Cycles | |
| Tobias Hacker | Wheatway Solutions/Courtyard clinic | |
| Ben Harvey | - | |
| Ben Huddleston | University of Nottingham CC | |
| Liam Johns | Royal Air Force C A | |
| Kris Lancaster | - | |
| Fergus Lines | - | |
| Ben Lovell | Disaronno Club | |
| Joseph Manley | RNRMC & Pearce Cycles Tea Boy | |
| Jacob Nolan | - | |
| Edward Reeves | - | |
| James Small | - | |
| Finlay Sykes | Gravity School Racing | |
| Daniel Thomas | - | |
| Luca Timpson | - | |
| Alistair Warrell | - | |
| Liam Watts | - | |
| Jay Williams | Beck plumbing & heating | |
| Zak Woodman | Army DH Team | |
| James Woods | RAF |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Klaudia Bzdyk | - | |
| Madeleine Gammons | - | |
| Kim Kynaston | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Jane Page | Pearce Cycles | |
| Emily Rudd | Pedalz | |
| Rene Stent | - | |
| Katie Sutton | Rusty Lee Rock & Roll Beds |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Shay Baker | - | |
| Lewis Bennett | RockGuards | |
| Louis Brookes | - | |
| Seth Cains | Pearce Cycles | |
| Kaden Campbell | - | |
| Ed Carless | - | |
| Peter Carpenter | Ace Bicycles | |
| Jack Collett | - | |
| Harry Dallow | Pearce Cycles | |
| Nathan Diwell-Wilson | DC Cycles | |
| William Doley | - | |
| Tyler Edwards | Pedalz | |
| Fletcher Gallagher | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Jamie Home | - | |
| Kian McNally | Rusty Lee Rock & roll | |
| Jack Morgan | - | |
| Will Moseley | Malverncyclesport | |
| Oliver Pearce | Pearce Cycles | |
| Seth Pettifer | - | |
| Byron Roderick | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, Tag, Viris, Zerobikes, Rockguardz, Kingud | |
| George Saddington | Shut Up & Ride | |
| Toby Shepherdson | - | |
| Stefan Sieracki | - | |
| Frank Sieracki | - | |
| Harry Simpson | - | |
| Louie Smith | Bournemouth Cycleworks | |
| Harry Smith | Edwards Aviation Consultants; Alpha Aurora Aviation | |
| Monty Stevenson | madison | |
| James Trowbridge | - | |
| Freddie Vaughan | Pedalz | |
| Thomas Walker | - | |
| Archie Webber | - | |
| James Weeks | Katy Curd Coaching / DMR / Oxford Products | |
| Thomas Williams | - | |
| Harry Williams | - | |
| Lewis Williamson | - | |
| Charlie Woodland | Mud Sweat & Gears Mondraker | |
| Fin Woodliffe | Firecrest MTB |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Orla Broome | West Wales Trails | |
| Annie Dennis | Viris DH Team | |
| Esme Drakeley | - | |
| Ellie Gunnell | Uprise bikes | |
| Ida Martin | NWMtb racing | |
| Lucy Sawyer | - | |
| Sofie Sherazee | Bike Bros. | |
| Lucienne Turner | Firecrest MTB - Saracen - DeVo Downhill Team | |
| Mai Woodman | MB Airborne Division |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Simon Aplin | - | |
| Steven Baldock | Unplugged Racing / 2 Wheels Only / Sprung Suspension | |
| Tim Bradley | - | |
| Scott Cooper | - | |
| Will Davis | - | |
| James De-merist | Ace bicycles | |
| Simon Dobson | Sunday Invitational | |
| Toby Down | Carder Technology, 661 Protection | |
| Shaun Durston | - | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| Tom Evans | MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Brad Frost | Ben Jones Gas Services | |
| Nathaniel Fuller | Malvern MTB | |
| Jason Gaiger | Freeborn/Devinci | |
| James Gant | Brooks cycles | |
| Ben Gascoigne | - | |
| Jamie Grant | - | |
| Michael Guilford | - | |
| Jon Harcourt | 1012 Racing | |
| Samuel Hollis | - | |
| George James | - | |
| Ralph Jones | - | |
| Harry Lawrence | - | |
| Shaun Lewis | - | |
| Sam Main | - | |
| Jamie Malkinson | - | |
| Liam Mason | S4P Proform Tyre Tool | |
| John Mcgough | - | |
| Sam Mitcham | - | |
| Adam Morgan | - | |
| Stuart Mundy | - | |
| William Oddy | Sunday Slingo | |
| Jonathan Oddy | BS 1363 240V | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Andrew Pargeter | Spa Riders | |
| Dan Partington | The League Of Well Men | |
| Ben Payne | Phathead downhill | |
| Phil Poulter | - | |
| Dominic Redbourn | - | |
| Daniel Roberts | - | |
| Joe Sayce | - | |
| Matt Snelling | - | |
| Nigel Stanley | - | |
| Ian Stark | - | |
| Richard Thomas | - | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Dominic Wood | Spa Riders | |
| Gavin Wood | - | |
| Peter Yates | The Good Bicycle Company |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Attlee | - | |
| Rob Blake | - | |
| Joseph Boswell | - | |
| David Burnham | - | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| Richard Challinor | motorhomedepot.com | |
| Simon Corner | - | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| Rhys Evans | - | |
| Ifan Evans | - | |
| David Fairservice | - | |
| Matt Ford | Army DH Team | |
| Ian Freeman | - | |
| Dan Haines | - | |
| Christopher Hamblett | Factory AF | |
| Stephen Hardcastle | - | |
| Daniel Harper | - | |
| James Heal | Army Downhill Team | |
| Chris Huddleston | ARAF Racing | |
| Robert Hughes | - | |
| James Hughes | Santa Cruz Bicycles/Antur Stiniog/1868 Racing | |
| Barry Husband | 67 Race Team | |
| Gareth Johnson | Traction Fabrication Ltd | |
| Ryan Johnson | - | |
| Tudor Jones | - | |
| Steven King | - | |
| David List | Making Up The Numbers Racing | |
| Kris Lord | - | |
| Jonathan Matthews | Downtime Factory Racing | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| Andrew Old | - | |
| Vit Onodi | Sm plant | |
| Simon Pemberton | Sunday Invitational | |
| Phillip Port | - | |
| Tom Powis | - | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Ade Randles | Trailhead | |
| Steve Salmon | - | |
| Mike Shaw | #followthewookie | |
| Paul Sheldon | Never Ready Racing | |
| Robert Spill | - | |
| Ben Stead | 3RT | |
| Damian Stinton | - | |
| David Tomlinson | - | |
| Peter Walton | Makingupthenumbers | |
| James Weames | Ride Southern Spain | |
| Ryan West | - | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| John Wootton | - | |
| Christopher Worrallo | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Binns | - | |
| Paul Blight | - | |
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| John Cobb | - | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Darren Hall | - | |
| Lee Hammett | - | |
| Trevor Harvey | - | |
| Joe Killner | Michelin/Troy Lee Designs/ ODI Grips | |
| Eamonn Lawless | Never Ready Racing | |
| Adam Lees | se7enty2bikesLtd | |
| Andrew Macmillan | RAF Cycling | |
| Ben Newton | - | |
| Mike Norman | - | |
| Steve Peat | Santa Cruz Syndicate | |
| Darren Powell | - | |
| Nigel Thomas | - | |
| Mark Weightman | MakingUpTheNumbersRacing | |
| Rich Wiltshire | Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Dirtmonkey Products, Threedegrees 24, Mtb For Mental Health |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| James Baddeley | - | |
| Charlie Baddeley | - | |
| Lloyd Bennett | - | |
| Charlie Bonds | Gawton Gravity | |
| Zac Bowles | - | |
| Riley Brain | Phoenix Racing | |
| Charlie Broadbent | Broadgas/Clee Cycles | |
| Oscar Bryer | - | |
| Ruben Byrne | - | |
| Thomas Cale | - | |
| Joe Carpenter | Ace Bicycles | |
| Reed Darley | Giant Poole / oioi mtb | |
| Toby Davies-Morris | - | |
| Connor Doley | - | |
| Charlie Dowson | Bike Scene Specialized | |
| Frank Fleming | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Henry Foster | - | |
| Thomas Francis | Ace Bicycles | |
| Ewan Freeman | - | |
| Brandon Hall | - | |
| Will Hatch | Wheelie Bike Shop | |
| Reagan House | Viris racing program | |
| Tom Hulin-Drake | - | |
| Charlie Johnson | - | |
| George Keen | - | |
| Ollie Laurie | Firecrest MTB - Saracen - DeVo Downhill Team | |
| Takudzwa Leworthy-Mangwende | - | |
| Henry Mansfield | - | |
| Patrick Martell | - | |
| Logan McMahon | Cyclist Fighting Cancer | |
| Archie Moody | - | |
| Ethan Morris | Crank.MTB/Glencoe Mountain Resort | |
| William Morris | - | |
| George Peat | - | |
| Elliott Potter | - | |
| Rhys Price | Pearce Cycles | |
| Mayson Pugh | Elite Developments Shropshire | |
| Declan Schofield | - | |
| Robin Shipp | - | |
| Jake Smith | Banshee/ BIke Bros/ Deity /Melon/ Ride Concepts | |
| Morgan Stepto | - | |
| Finley Sutcliffe | - | |
| Callum Sykes | - | |
| Charlie Toomer | Atherton Academy | |
| Barnaby Tucker | - | |
| Kai Turpin | NWMTB Racing | |
| Ayden Vaughan | - | |
| Rhys Viner | - | |
| Tibor Walker | - | |
| Rufus Walker | - | |
| Joe Ward | NA | |
| Leon Whitbread | - | |
| Finley Whittle | Ridgehill Racing | |
| Jake Wilcox | - | |
| Toby Williams | - | |
| Finn Willis | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Sennen Brown | - | |
| Rory Buckley | None | |
| Seth Byrne | Mondraker UK | |
| Harry Carr | TMC - Team Mitchell Cycles | |
| William Challinor | motorhomedepot.com | |
| Woody Clayton | - | |
| Charlie Corfield | - | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Sebastian Flynn | - | |
| Charlie Francis | Ace Bicycles | |
| Edward Jones | Gravity School Racing by SR Suntour | |
| Lucas Kent | Malvern Cycle Sport | |
| Oliver List | - | |
| Seb Loxam | Caersws Bike Park | |
| Cody Moisejevs | - | |
| Dylan Morgan | Ridgehill Race Syndicate | |
| Henry Morris | Sprung Suspension. Rockets Gym. | |
| Jacob Munday | Firecrest Mtb | |
| Riley Nixon | - | |
| Luke Price | - | |
| Freddy Roberts | - | |
| Harry Sawyer | - | |
| Joe Steel | TMC Mitchell Cycles | |
| Tate Stevens | - | |
| Jack Streatfield | - | |
| Lucas Symon | - | |
| Austin Trowbridge | - | |
| Bobby Tyler | Dirtworks bikes | |
| George Wilkes | FMD Racing |
COURSE PREVIEW
We will post a track preview in the week leading up to the race.
