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Home arrow 2010 Races arrow Round Information arrow Round 4 - Dalby Forest
Round 4 - Dalby Forest E-mail
2010 Races

Round 4 results are here

Joolze gallery is here

Please remember only pre entries will not have to pay the toll fee. Entries after June 30 will be classed as on the line and will have to pay the £7 per car toll fee and the on the day extra fee £3. So pre enter and save £10.

Friday July 2
1200-1900 Registration and licence inspection
1300-1900 XC Race Practice Open (number board must be in place)

Saturday July 3
0800 - 1430 Registration and licence inspection
0900 XC Practice
1000 Demo course Open
1000 Race 1.  All Female categories and Juvenile/Youth Boys
1200 Practice
1200 Presentations Race 1
1230 Race 2. Elite/Expert/Sport/Junior Men
1430 Presentations Race 2
1500 Race 3. Master/Veteran/Grand Veteran/Super Veteran Men/Open
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 Demo course closed.
1715 Presentations Race 3
1730 Free Under 12s race
1800 Team Relay

Sunday July 4
1000 Demo course open
1000 Marathon event begins
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 demo course closed

Registration closes 30 minutes before each race.

Facilities
Series caterers and series retail supporters Quaver Catering and Swinnertons will be on hand to keep you fuelled and moving. Camping is available on site from Friday evening with toilets and water. The Hope Sh1t Shifter bikewash man will also be in attendance. Elite Tech will also  be onsite providing neutral tech support.

Course News
The course will be the full World Cup course...except we will not be using Dixon's Hollow.

Demo
The full demo programme will be running Saturday and Sunday with Yeti, Giant, Specialized, Santacruz, Genesis, Merida, Trek, Pace and Accelerade nutrition all offering free access to their products To access the demo products you need to be aged 18 or over and bring 2 forms of ID passport/driving licence plus credit card/utility bill. Please check the demo specific pages for more info on bikes available. 

Facilities:
There is camping on site for Friday and Saturday evening and this is free to riders and their party - no campfires please. It will not be possible for tents to be next to vehicles but parking for the campsite is adjacent to the camping area, there is a separate area for caravans and campervans with some hardstanding. The venue offers a massive array of permanent trails for you and the family to explore and down at the visitor centre there is cafe, bike shop and Go Ape High Ropes Course www.goape.co.uk. On site at the event area there will be toilets, water, Quaver Catering, Swinnertons Bike Shop and  kids playground. The Hope Sh1t Shifter Man will be there to provide a Bike Wash facility. There are no showers. The site gates will be locked at 2200 each night and you will not be able to leave/enter the forest between 2200-0600
 
Getting there by train
Dalby -
Malton station is 10.48 miles from the race site as the crow/osprey/bluetit flies.  Take the B1257 north, signposted A64, then the A169 (Malton Road).  Go through Pickering and continue on the A169.  The venue is near Thornton-Le-Dale, off the A170 Helmsley to Scarborough road.

Getting there by car YO18 7EL
Dalby Forest, near Pickering. Access is via the A169 Pickering to Whitby road. Look for brown tourist signs and event signage as you draw nearer. The Postcode for Sat Nav is very wide and as you get within a few miles you should turn the Sat Nav off and look for the Brown Tourist signs for Dalby -The Great Yorkshire Forest.
 
Where to stay:
Try this link for local accomodation providers http://www.northyorkmoors-stay.co.uk/accommodation/

Please remember for security the main event gates are locked at night and you will not be able to leave/enter the site late at night or very early in the morning. (after 2200 oe before 0600)

International Riders

The technical guide for this event is here

British Mountain Bike Demo Series

2010 Event Map

2009 Race Map Round1 Round2 Round3 Round4 Round5 Glentress Demo Only