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Mountain Mayhem 2010

June 21st, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Well last weekend was the return of Mountain Mayhem at Eastnor Castle in the Malvern Hills, and what a weekend it was. We had two teams entered, the Red Kite All Stars (Nick Dunn, David Eaves, Deborah Whitehouse, Ben Thomas and Adrian) in the open mixed category and a four man team (Rich Harding, Thom Phillips, John Laughlin and Euan Adams) in the open men.

Our support crew headed over on the Thursday in order to set up camp at a…

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NPS 3 Mountain Bike Race Margam

May 30th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Saturday 29th May was round 3 of the mountain bike National Point Series held at the popular venue of Margam Park near Port Talbot in South Wales. Last years edition was run off under a hot sun, this year it was cold and wet.

Ross rode in the Elite race whilst Euan took the start in the Expert category. Tim and Dave were making their debut in the Sports race whilst Richard and Mark flew the flag in the ever competitive…

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NPS 1 Sherwood Forest Rider Report

April 2nd, 2010 - Posted by Ross - RKC Race Team

Sherwood Pines was the host to round one of the National Mountain Bike Series last week, and was my first big race of the year. I have taken a different approach to the first few races this year compared to other years. For the last few years I have always started the season with good form, peaked around the end of April, but then not been able to make a step up for the remainder of the year. I am…

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NPS 1 2010 - Sherwood Pines

March 28th, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

Sunday 28th March saw the start of the 2010 mountain bike XC series. Round 1 was at Sherwood Pines near Mansfield and Red Kite had Ross Adams riding in the Elite race with brother Euan in with the Experts. Unfortunately Richard Harding and Mark Allen were unable to take part and missed out on a good days racing. A big field turned out for the races despite the weather forecast being cold and wet but in fact it turned out…

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Gorrick Spring Series, Crowthorne

March 8th, 2010 - Posted by Ross - RKC Race Team

Round 2 of the Gorrick Spring Series yesterday was my first race of the year, and first race on my new Whyte 19. The course at Crowthorne was the usual Gorrick mix of twisty singletrack and short power climbs, a mix that means flat out racing with nowhere to rest, or hide. Having only done one mountain bike race since last June, my start was never going to be spectacular, but going from the front row to about 20th…

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Newnham NPS 2009

February 22nd, 2010 - Posted by Mike - RKC Owner

The final event of the National Points Series, the premier mountain bike XC race series, was held at Newnham near Plymouth in September 2009. Ross and Euan both rode the Elite race.

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