November 19th 2011 here at Innerleithen a classic enduro race was born, 2 stages raced in the afternoon’s unseasonably fantastic weather then fit the lights onto the bike and repeat all over again in the dark. For those not familiar with the enduro race format [...]
Over 100 young racers were entered into the last of the mini downhill series run by Innerleithen MTB and supported by I-Cycles, Grease Monkey Cycles and Tweeddale Sports Council. The track this weekend started with a bit the Gold run from the middle road then [...]
For the weekend of the 22nd/23rd October, Northern Downhill takes us to Hamsterley for the North East Championships and also the final round of the series. To mix things up a little bit the track included the whole 4 cross track, not a universally popular [...]
At the north foot of the city of Innsbruck in western Austria is so vast, huge and intimidating it determines the lifestyle of a city. Rising from the river Inn, the rock face towers all the way up to the horizon. Whenever an Innsbruck local [...]
Blue Skies and sunshine at Glencoe – who would have thought? Unfortunately, this was post-race and was a case of too little, too late. Yup, it was another wet SDA race in the Highlands. Many had seen the forecast and had stayed at home with [...]
For this fifth round in the Northern Series we return to Alwinton in Northumberland, the venue that also hosted the first round. Carl and the Northern Downhill have earned a reputation for providing us with varied and often technical tracks, Alwinton definitely lives up to [...]
