BikeTrial Federation Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 It’s almost that time of the year again when the English head north to sunny (?) Scotland for the annual two dayer at Fort William. This annual event is easily one of the highlights of the UK trials calendar; the British Trials Championship, the second round of the British Trials Cup and, new for this year, the fourth round of the Scottish Trials Cup, will be run alongside the UCI Downhill and 4X World Cup. This festival of mountain biking is THE event of the season in the UK, with MTB stars from all over the world coming to compete on some of the most challenging terrain that the UK has to offer. In addition to this, eight challenging and interesting trials sections will be set out in the main arena and along the wooded river and hillside and trials riders from all over the UK and abroad will descend on the Nevis Range to pit themselves against each other and the terrain. The ever-popular Fort William sections feature a mix of man-made and natural obstacles (logs, concrete pipes, imported rocks, muddy banks and a rocky stream bed), with plenty of huge gaps, daunting drops and tricky, technical passages made all the more difficult by the summer heat and clouds of midges and all of this in front of crowds of spectators, often three deep around the sections! Are you ready? If you’re looking for something different, with loads of atmosphere, loads of spectators cheering you on, and a great range of riding obstacles, then make sure you don’t miss the 4th and 5th June in the World Cup Village at the Nevis Range, Fort William. Entries have been open on the Biketrial Federation website for some time now; the strict deadline for entries is Monday 30th May, so please make sure that you get your entries in soon so that the organisers can arrange all the free passes and everything else that needs to be done in advance of this prestigious event, as well as travelling up to Fort William to set up the sections - don’t miss out! The entry fee for each day is £20, or £30 for both days and you can either download the entry form from the Nationals page and send it by mail with a cheque, or you can pay and enter on-line from the Events page.You can also contact Ben Swales at membership@biketrialuk.co.uk for more information on the event and how to enter. Accommodation also tends to get booked up quickly, so act fast and keep a look out for any spare rooms! Although these are British national events, international riders are more than welcome to come and compete; they can take the medals on the day, but Cup points will go to the highest ranked British riders. The cycling event of the UK’s trials calendar! Here is the programme for the trials events at this amazing weekend. Saturday 4th June British Trials Championship & Scottish Biketrial Club Rnd 49.00am Sign on and collect entry pass 10.15am Pre-trial briefing - we advise you listen! 10.30am Competition starts for all categories, from Primary to Elite 3.30pm Competition ends 4.00pm British Champion Award presentations on the big stage 4.30pm Join in everything that’s going on on-site Sunday 5th June British National Trials Cup, Round 29.00am Sign on and collect entry pass 10.15am Pre-trial briefing - we advise you listen! 10.30am Competition starts for all categories, from Primary to Elite 3.30pm Competition ends 4.00pm British Champion Award presentations on the big stage 4.30pm Join in everything that’s going on on-site Details of where to sign on and where to collect your entry pass will be posted on the Biketrial Federation website nearer the date. Please keep checking for any updates. This year’s British Trials Cup Series is sponsored, as usual, by Onza Bikes as well as new sponsors Phat Works. These events will now also be supported by your number one trials news and information site, Tribal Zine. More details on this to be announced soon. Hope to see you all there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angua Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Just bought mine !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Think that me done...dont know though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Back from Fort William, pissed I could'nt make it on Sunday. Saturday was fantastic. Big thanks to Barbara and Kevin Duke plus all the observers and helpers for making it a great event and for making the sun shine. See you next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary-mac Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Well that was a awesome weekend, really nice meeting all the riders-helpers-familys etc. one of the most enjoyable wkends i've had in a long time. thanks to the organisers for putting the event together and observers. TOP JOB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Really enjoyed myself. Got into my on the last two sections though. Still enjoyed my self. Barbra I have left my spare bits box there. Its a green box that was in a black satchel that was a freeby from one of the stalls from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevind Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well back around 10am after a pizza stop at Calendar. What a brilliant weekend and the sun did shine. Thanks to Barbara, Fred and the rest of the officials and observers for a really well run event. My two had a great time. Thanks to the Scottish club riders and our two adopted English riders for making the Scottish event on the Saturday a worth while addition I hope. It was great to meet everyone we did and we shall see you all next weekend at Brimham. Hope you all had a safe drive home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Another fantastic weekend at the Bill! Thanks to everyone who helped out, made the trip to take part and to our special guest awards presenters Joe Poyser (onza.com), Mike Singleton (phatworks.co.uk) and Martyn Ashton (bikeridersunited.com). Congratulations to all of the medal winners, especially Ben Savage who won his 16th British title on Saturday! Well done to everyone else who rode, it was a tough trial! Kevin - the Scottish round was a very worthwhile addition, thanks for all your help! It was great to see so many Scottish riders there again! I've got your name writen on my to do list for today but can't for the life of me remember why - any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevind Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi Ben, I'm old man, cant remember where I have been all weekend by now! We discussed a few things, but cant think of anything urgent. Website, team for next week, £20 you owe me, pictures from the weekend for next. Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi Ben, I'm old man, cant remember where I have been all weekend by now! We discussed a few things, but cant think of anything urgent. Website, team for next week, £20 you owe me, pictures from the weekend for next. Let me know. Haha - old but wily! If I remember, I'll let you know asap! Let's discuss the website at the weekend, same for the team. I have a feeling it was something else entirely though... oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 British Trials Championship Elite 26" - Saturday 4th June, Fort William 1st - Ben Savage 2nd - Jack Carthy 3rd - Joe Seddon British Trials Cup Round 2 Elite 26" - Sunday 5th June, Fort William 1st - Joe Seddon 2nd - Jack Carthy 3rd - Dave Kerr More photos on the Biketrial Federation Facebook page. Full report coming soon on Tribal Zine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Full report and photos now up on Tribal Zine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Great write up Ben, was such a great weekend. Well worth journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Cheers mate! It was a brilliant weekend as usual. It takes a lot of work, but it's always worth it! Glad you all enjoyed it too! That stem should be in the post by the way - thanks again! (I sent it through our work's post, but we moved offices so it might have been delayed a bit, sorry if it has) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Cheers mate! It was a brilliant weekend as usual. It takes a lot of work, but it's always worth it! Glad you all enjoyed it too! That stem should be in the post by the way - thanks again! (I sent it through our work's post, but we moved offices so it might have been delayed a bit, sorry if it has) Good to meet you at last, sorry I had to run off - was under a bit of pressure to catch Steve Peat at the right time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 You media types are all the same.... no time for the little people! Only kidding - was good to meet you both as well I enjoyed the video of Steve at WC, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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