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Travers MTB Series double page Spread!

17/4/2023

Centre page spread in the echo with race report and pictures from round 1 of the Travers MTB Series. The series is aimed at grassroots racing and encouraging people into the sport.

You still have time to enter round 2 on the 30th.

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10% off Garbaruk until the 16th April

12/4/2023

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I am sure many of you have already checked out the Travers Bikes website. We distribute a number of brands in the UK because of the conditions in round 1 I am offering a 10% discount using code "Garbaruk2" on all Garbaruk products until the 16th April.

They make the finest cassettes, chain rings, jockey wheels and cages in a wide range of colours.

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Race Review

6/4/2023

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Don't forget to leave a review for round 1, we are current 2nd best cycling event in the World!
Some of the criteria are not relevant to the event (and if you give a low score its does bump our overall percentage down...but do not let me influence you )

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Round 1 - 2023 photos

3/4/2023

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Serires Trophies

21/3/2023

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The series trophies have arrived! and they smell great! All the trophies are made from wood!

Who has got an eye on one of these?

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Bedgebury Forest XC Races

13/3/2023

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Taken from the the Bedgebury Forest Club facebook page
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME RACING?!
We've got the go ahead from our friends at the FE to run our race events on the following Saturdays - May 13th, Jun 10th, Jul 15th and Aug 12th! Stick the dates in the diary now!
Usual cats of U8s, U10s, U12s, Youth, Junior, Seniors and Vets.
To help our younger riders get into or back into racing the BFCC are going to hold a race training session on Saturday 6th May. Our coaches have kindly extended an open invite to riders from other BC clubs in the region.
To anybody who's ridden or raced at Bedgebury before, you'll know how special this is. Let your friends know, and please support the races. They're the perfect way for new or nervous riders to dip there toes in the water, and there's plenty of competition for the faster racers too.
We'll post events up shortly so keep your eyes peeled for more info... #boarsonbikes #bedgeburyboars #BFCC

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We Need your help!

7/3/2023

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The Travers MTB Series is run by a small group of voluneteers who all give up their time to help put on the races. Not just on race day but on days leading up to the event preparing the course and setting up the logistics and after the event preparing the results and series standing.

Are you riding in a later event and can help in the morning or visa versa, have you brought someone who can help while you ride?

Marshal Help!

We need your help with marshalling, I have tried to answer whats you can expect to do and what we can offer in return.

What is a Marshal?
You will be given a position on the course marked on a map to stand and to support, guide and shout the odd piece of banter at the riders. You will be given either a radio or phone number to contact control if an incident does occur (this is vary rare). If you either not mobile or dont want to walk around the woods, you can help with the time keeping (this postion is a secondary check to our chip system and just involves writing the riders numbers down or shouting them out as they pass)

How long do I need to Marshal?
Ideally if you could help either with the morning session or afternoon or even all day that would be great but if its just for one race thats great.

What happens in a medical emergency?
This is very rare but if something does happen you should make sure you are safe and only then call it in to control, we will have a full equiped medical team on hand to respond and deal with the situation.

Whats are the dates and times of the sessions?
Morning Session: 08:30 - 11:30
Afternoon Session: 11:30 - 14:30
All Day: 08:30-14:30

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

In return we can offer you?
Half a day...Free drink hot/cold, 50% discount on race entry
Full Day...Free drink hot/cold, Free hot food, Free race entry or Free Travers MTB t shirt

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New to the Series

22/2/2023

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What to expect

Entries close on the wednesday before each round, you can not enter after this date, there is no entry on the day.
Race day information will be sent out via email on either friday night or saturday morning.
Pick up your number board on the first event you ride, you do not need to sign-on again for later rounds
Your number board will last the entire series
You will also be supplied a helmet tag, you need to have both the number board and helmet tag on your bike before entering the course for a warm-up lap
If you lose either the helmet tag or number board you will need to pay for a replacement (£5)
You can not change categories mid season, if you feel you are in the wrong category or we think you are too fast for the category we will move you.

How the race work

You will get a chance to ride the course at predefined times, U7/9/12 before the start of their races, Women/Youth/Juvenile before their races and the men all categroies only before the mens Elite/L1.
You will be called to the start for each category (normally at the bottom of the hill).
You will be sent your grid position with your race instruction via email, the grid are clearly marked, find your position and wait for the race briefing
your number baord and helmet tag have RFID chips on them, so please do not hang around the finish area or pass back through it as you will be picked up again.
The race is normally started with a horn
You will continue to race until you hear the bell which indicates your last lap
Every rider will finish when they see the checkered flag, some riders will not hear the bell if lapped on the last lap.
Prizes are awarded on series positions at the final round and are not awarded for each individual round.

Course Information

A map of the course will be made for each round of the series and will be part of the rider information pack provided, there will also be one on the signing on desk
On the map you will notice different icons

White number in a black circle: This indicates either marshal points or poits of refference, these are designed to help marshals find their position and/or to allow riders to direct medical or marshals to incidents
Yellow triangle with rider jumping over a gap: This indicates a small drop or jump
Yellow triangle with 2 black down arrows: This is a warning that there is a hazard or feature coming up, these will also be marked with banners on the course
A and B: There are 2 line choices, whenver you see this the A line will always be the more technical option and will have features or obstacles that you need to take into account when riding it. The B line will always be ridable and althought slightly slower will be much easier.

We advice everyone to pre ride the course in your alloted time slot.

Additional information

The carpark is quite small, please car share if you can and listen to the marshals for guidance when parking
The woods are on private land, please do not ride there at any other time of the year.
There will be hot and cold food on site
Toilets are available on site.
There is no drinking water or showers
Medical personnel and cover will be at all round all day.
U7/9/12 riders only need to enter for 1 round and buy the number board for £5 and they will be entered for the entire series for free.
Marshals - everyone working on the event is doing it for free and giving up their time so you can race, please be courteous. If you would like to help out or have a helper/parent with you please see the Marshal page (this will go live 01/03/23), your help is much appreciated.

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Updated Features

22/2/2023

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We have added a new A and B track dual slalom section to the course, the A line features a small jump plus a short northshore section up and over a tree with large logs either side of the tree. The B line is slightly longer and more twisty but can be ridden by anyone which has no features on it.

All of the features even on the A lines are designed to be rideable by most people with some Mountain Bike experience but to make the race series as accessible as possible there will always be a B line option with no or easily passble features.