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Most of the dates are now out for the 2023 season and sadly the Mountain bike scene has taken quite a hit in recent years with the amount of races available to ride.  Travers MTB Series 2023 The Travers MTB Series returns for its 10th year and will run for 6 races. We have introduced a Fun category in both the males and female classes making the racing and riding even more accessible to people new to the sport. Round 1 - 02/04/23 Round 2 - 30/04/23 Round 3 - 14/05/23 Round 4 - 28/05/23 Round 5 - 11/06/23 Round 6 - 09/07/23  Beastway return for 2023 Beastway is back, they have returned to a more traditional Wedneday evenings only. The series starts in May and runs every wedneday through to 28th June 2023 Its a great series, that is always well supported and run by the organsing team. Mille Maglia endurance gravel Great little event on open trails in Suffolk with 50/75 and 100km. Nice mix of road and gravel run by Mille Maglia 19th Feb www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/276460/Mille-Maglia-GravelOff-Road-Sportive Crank It Crank it have two races in the SE in 2023
2 day gravel/MTB event over at the Hadleigh MTB 2012 Olympic track on the 22/23rd April and the Twisted Oak Classic in Suffolk on the 19th March.
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2023 looks like it is going to be another cracking season, entries opened just 24hrs ago and the numbers are up on 2022.
Enter We have introduced a few new ideas for this year mainly the fun category, after all the whole idea is to encourage new people into the sport. There will be a fun category in both the mens and women race, the women fun riders will ride with the other womens categories, the mens fun has been split off into a seperate race along with L2. This should help everyone, the Elite/L1 race will have riders of similar ability which means it should take much longer for the front riders to catch and lap the backmarkers, the L2/fun riders also ride with similar ability riders without the worry of the faster riders catching and passing them. The U7,9,12 Youth/Juvenile and womens Elite/L1/Fun have no limit on rider numbers...with the help and amazing work kevin darragh has been doing encourage women into the sport we would love to break our current race entry record of 32 last year and break 50 this year. The mens races all have a strict limit of 50 riders per category. So if you intended to ride individual round enter earlier as the series entries is filling up quickly.  Just over 24hrs until the 2023 entries open. I will post the links tomorrow, I am sure many of you will be waiting up until midnight to enter! 😀
Few changes to note, there is a new "Fun" category in both the womens and mens races, you will get results for the day but no overall series position. The womens categories will all ride together, the mens categories will be split into 2 races to allow for better passing with riders of similar ability on track at the same time. Elite and L1 the followed by L2 and FUN. We expect the top 3 in every category (finishing series position) from the 2022 season to ride in the next category up, i.e. L1 top 3 move up to Elite. Demotions, we are not going to force anyone down a category because its tricky, just because you finished at the bottom of a category does not mean a great deal, you might have only ridden one round or be coming back from injury. We are leaving this down to you to make the choice but we do reserve the right to move you if after the frist round you are clearly dong lap times quick enough to be riding in the top half of the category above. Any women new or returning to the sport Kevin darragh will be running his "Women’s Rookie Race Squad" again in 2023. He is offering free training and advice giving you an easy route into the Travers MTB Series What are the Age Categories?
The cut off for all ages is 00:00 January 1st 2023 i.e. If you want to ride in the Under 7 category - You still need to be 6 at the stroke of midnight Male/Female Ride together (in categories below) Under 7 - Riders Born since 2016 Under 9 - Riders Born Between 2014 - 15 Under 12 - Riders Born between 2011 - 13 If you enter a rider for any of the above races, you just need to do it once, the riders entry will be carried forward to all rounds (whether they intent to ride them or not) There will be a drop down menu asking if you have a number board, just say Male/Female Ride together (in categories below) - Race is run at same time as Female Adult Race Juvenile - Riders Born between 09 - 10 Youth - Riders Born between 07 - 08 Adult (Male and Female) categories explained
In 2023 the categories have evolved a little, for 2 reasons, the massive increase in rider numbers in 2022 and to open up the series to new riders who have never raced before. Change 1, The introduction of a Male/Female Fun category, its open to anyone new to the sport, there will be no prizes or overall series awards to keep the entry price down, the races distance will be shortened to 45mins + 1 Lap (roughly 1hr total) Change 2, The Female Fun category will be run at the same time as the other female categories starting 15 minuites later. The Male Fun Category and L2 riders will have their own race, meaning you will not be on course at the same time as the faster Elite and L1 riders. Womens Categories - Born Before and Including 2006 Elite - Competitive riders from across the SE L1 - Race regularly with a good level of skill Fun - Great place to start, you are just out to have fun and learn from others Mens Categories - Born Before and Including 2006 Elite - Competitive riders L1 - Race regularly with a good level of skill L2 - Love to rub elbows and race but also have fun Fun - Great place to start, you are just out to have fun and learn from others I would like to welcome MT ZOOM Racing to the Travers MTB Series as a sponsor. MT Zoom are a brand run by fellow racer Ant and produce high end lightweight components that will add the finishing touch to your dream (Travers) or any lesser brand build! Travers Bikes have used the MT Zoom axles on our EVO Prong forks and across our titanium range of frames for a number of years. We will be adding MT Zoom components to the infamous raffle we hold at the final round of the series!   Lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes getting ready for the 2023 season. I would like to welcome Convivio Dining to the Travers MTB Series. They will be at all 6 rounds providing hot and cold food. They will be cooking up hot bacon/vegan alternative baps ready for those cold April mornings!
Last chance to enter the Crank it MTB race at Twisted Oaks, Twisted Oaks Bike Park, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0AX
Male and Female races plus an U12 race Enter via British Cycling You can find further Crank It races details on their insta page  New place to find your Mountain bike a gravel race informationI have split off this blog from the main Travers Bikes Journal, to make it easier to find information on the Travers MTB Series for 2023, plus other events going on in the South East of England.
If you run a MTB or gravel event and in the SE of England and would like to reach a larger audience please send me details of your event to info@traversbikes.com If you have any relevant race reports, please send them to the email above and I will post them. Although the start of the 2023 season is still quite a few month away there is still lots of other events going on a prep for the 2023 season! |
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