Danny Hart’s Descend Winter Series<\/p>\n
When: 19 October, 30 November, and 1 March<\/p>\n
Where: Hamsterley Forest, North East England<\/p>\n
When Danny Hart isn’t busy on the World Cup scene, he’s back home in the north east overseeing his Descend bike park. And back for 2025 is the super popular Winter Series, three downhill MTB races throughout winter running in the Descend bike park.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The course will be announced closer to the day, and tickets cost \u00a365 + fees per round. It’s a sell-out event series for a reason, offering racing for all ages at one of England’s top DH destinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Find out more on the Descend Bike Park website.<\/a><\/p>\n \nClans o’ the Croft-18.jpg, by Pete Scullion\n<\/p>\n Clans @ The Croft<\/p>\n When: 25 October\u00a0<\/p>\n Where: Comrie Croft, Scotland<\/p>\n Ever wanted to race as a ‘clan’? Now you can. In racing terms, a clan is a team of three, and this enduro MTB style event is the only one in the UK that offers this option – but if you don’t have two other riding buddies, you can enter as a solo rider too.\u00a0<\/p>\n Every rider is timed on five\u00a0stages, featuring jumps, berms, rock slabs, and more off-piste sections from Comrie Croft’s trail network. But if that sounds too technical, there’s a LITE category with a bit less gnar.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tickets cost \u00a365 for the full course and \u00a350 for the Lite, and more information can be found on the website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ride to Remember<\/p>\n When: 8 November<\/p>\n Where: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England<\/p>\n The Ride to Remember is a mountain bike\u00a0event that raises money for the Royal British Legion and commemorates those lost in battle. It’s gravel and MTB friendly, with some parts of the route favouring MTB gearing and some favouring the faster riding a gravel bike can offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are three routes to choose from: short at 31km, mid at 41km, and long at 54km. Prices start at \u00a338 for the short route. More information can be found on the Trail Break website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The Chiller 24 2025<\/p>\n When: 8-9\u00a0November<\/p>\n Where: Kielder, Northumberland, England<\/p>\n 24 hours on an MTB sounds like fun, right? There’s nothing like a good endurance race to really put yourself in the pain cave, and the Chiller 24 looks like it’ll be a cracking event. It consists of a seven-to-eight-mile lap with a mix of red grade trails and forest track, and roughly 350 metres of climbing.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can enter as a solo, a pair, or a team of four riders, so there are options for everyone if you don’t fancy doing it on your tod. The concept is simple, just complete as many laps as you can within the 24-hour period, but when the clock reaches 10 AM on the Sunday, then the race is over.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tickets cost \u00a380 for a solo rider, \u00a3120 for a pair, and \u00a3180 for a team of four. More information can be found on the Cold Brew Events website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Brass Monkeys XC Series<\/p>\n When: 30 November, 4 January & 1 February<\/p>\n Where: Minley Warren, Hampshire, England<\/p>\n If endurance XC racing is your kind of thing and you’re in the south of England, then the Brass Monkeys series shouldn’t be overlooked. Consisting of three rounds, the series offers a choice of two, three,\u00a0or four-hour\u00a0races over five to six-mile laps.\u00a0<\/p>\n The laps consist of singletrack, some technical features, and woodland trails. Prices start at \u00a335 for two-hour\u00a0races, and more information is available on the website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dirty Santa Xmas Trail Ride<\/p>\n When: 7 December<\/p>\n Where: Chilworth, Surrey Hills<\/p>\n A great ride to blow out those pre-Quality Street indulgence cobwebs, the Dirty Xmas Trail Ride in Surrey is suitable for both gravel and mountain bikes. There are two routes to choose from: 45km and 34km distances.\u00a0<\/p>\n Both offer manned feed stations with mince pies and other Christmas-themed goodies, and at the end, you get a bottle of Dirty Santa beer. What more could you want from a winter event?!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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