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British MTB Championship
BRITISH MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURNS
TO THE SCOTTISH BORDERS
T
he 2015 British Mountain Bike Marathon
Championships are again to be staged over a challenging 75
km single lap course in the Scottish Borders, as part of the
ever popular Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon open cycling
event, on Saturday 2 May 2015.
A British Cycling Spokesman said: “We are delighted to be
working with Durty Events once again. Selkirk has rapidly
become the home of the British Mountain Bike Marathon
Championships in recent years, and has established a fine
reputation for the excellence of its trails and the high standard
of event infrastructure.”
Award winning Selkirk based event organisers, Durty Events,
who have staged the Selkirk MTB Marathon since 2013,
are also pleased to announce National Events Programme
funding from EventScotland, Scotland’s national events
agency, to support the staging of this prestigious event.
Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer for EventScotland
said: “Scotland is the perfect stage for mountain biking with
all disciplines catered for amongst some of the world’s most
spectacular scenery. The British Mountain Bike Marathon
Championships will see some of the country’s top riders
compete in the Scottish Borders, with amateur riders also
given the chance to test themselves along the three single loop
courses.”
With a choice of three single-loop and fully marked courses
(approx. 25km, 50km and 75km), all setting off from Selkirk
High Street, the Selkirk MTB Marathon is an epic ride through
the best trails the Scottish Borders has to offer, something
for families, novices, intermediates, enthusiasts and racing
snakes alike.
All three courses are filled with a mix of natural and manmade singletrack, twin-track forest roads, ancient drove
roads, lung and thigh busting climbs and grin-inducing
descents - ‘real’ mountain biking. Riders will visit the valleys
of the Rivers Tweed, Yarrow and Ettrick with stunning views
across the Scottish Borders guaranteed.
The 2015 British MTB Marathon Championships will be run
as a separate 'wave' start shortly before the 'sportive' events
begin. It will be raced over the single lap 75km course that also
includes some of the man-made trail centre downhill tracks at
Innerleithen Trail Centre. It is open to male and female riders
(19+) who are British citizens and hold a full British Cycling
or UCI recognised racing licence. Coveted red, white and
blue British Championships winner’s jerseys will be up for
grabs in both male and female classes.
Paul McGreal of Durty Events said: “We’re really chuffed
to have been asked to organise the British Championships
alongside the Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon again. With
the best trails the Scottish Borders has to offer and the most
popular and challenging course in the UK we are keen to
challenge riders of all abilities whilst making sure that they
have the maximum amount of fun at the same time.
“The additional financial support from EventScotland will
make an enormous difference to both the marathon events
and our family Bike Festival in Selkirk on the first of May.”
On the evening of Friday 1 May 2015 Durty Events are taking
over the centre of Selkirk and will turn it over to a free festival
of two-wheeled mayhem for all the family. From 19:00 to
CARTERS REST
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