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Young Rider Development Programme – Level1 – Half Term Holiday Course – 29th May 2018

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Looking for May Half Term Holiday activities?

Firecrest Mountain Biking’s Young Rider Development Programme’s (DeVo) popular May Half Term Holiday Courses. The MTB Skills Training Courses (Level1) will be running at Aston Hill Bike Park in the May Half Term. The Courses are for Mountain Bikers aged from 8 years to 12 years old looking to develop their Mountain Bike Skills.

The DeVo Half Term Holiday Mountain Bike Skills Courses at Aston Hill Bikepark will get you riding your Mountain Bike with more confidence. They are a great opportunity to meet likeminded young riders and progress your riding and get out and experience the trails on Aston Hill.

The perfect introduction for young mountain bikers coming through our programme of Mountain Bike Skills Courses. All the of Firecrest Mountain Biking’s DeVo Courses provide an insight into the Mountain Bike Skills Essentials that enable you to get the most from your Mountain Bike.

Firecrest MTB’s DeVo Level1 Mountain Bike Skills Courses provide a great introduction to the Mountain Bike Trails on Aston Hill from the, Bomb Holes to the Pumptrack and a taster of the Cross Country and Downhill Trails.

All the training is given under the watchful eye of Firecrest MTB’s highly experienced staff providing expert tuition.

Course Date

Tuesday 29th May – 10am – 12pm – Spaces Available

Aston Hill – Lovelo Racing Team at Rnd 1 of the National Downhill Series

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Cwmcarn Forest – South Wales
Sunday 8th April 2018
Intro – Ian Warby – Firecrest MTB
Race Report – Joe Kilner and Aston Hill – Lovelo Race Team

Well it felt like the longest off season ever with a cold and wet winter to go with it, but as the saying goes ‘time wait for no one’ and the First Round of the all new National Downhill Series rolled round early in April.

The racer’s headed back to Cwncarn in South Wales to get the National Series off to flying start for 2018. With best chance in years to see the best in the World compete at a DH within 4 hours of London spectators headed to Cwmcarn to catch all the action too making the atmosphere feel more like a World Cup than a National.

The Aston Hill – Lovelo Racing Team has been working hard over the off season for a busy year with both Jeremy Coe and Josh Mead racing in their last year in Youth and Junior categories respectively and Joe Kilner stepping up into the Super Vets, racing against the over 50’s (not as easy as it sounds).  Ellen comes into 2018 as one of the leading Junior Women with a chance of taking the top step at every race she competes at.

I’ll hand over to Joe and the Team over on Ride.io to take you trackside and give you the inside line on how the racing went…

Aston Hill – Lovelo Racing Team – National Downhill Rnd1
Race Report – Ride.io

 

Weather Update – 17.03.18 – 12.30pm – Race Postponed to 10.06.18

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Weather Update – 17.03.18 – 12.30pm

Having monitored the weather, the trail conditions and the forecast throughout the morning we have made the difficult decision to postpone tomorrows race.

All racers will have their entries transferred to the 10th June when the postponed race will be held on Ricochet.

This is not a decision I have taken lightly and we have everyone’s safety in mind.

Thank you for understanding.

Young Rider Development Programme – Level2 – Spring/Summer Saturday Morning Courses – 2018

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Firecrest Mountain Biking’s Young Rider Development Programme’s (DeVo) popular Saturday Morning MTB Skills Training Courses (Level2) will be running at Aston Hill Bike Park from Saturday 6th January. The Courses are for Mountain Bikers aged from 12 years to 18 years old looking to develop their Mountain Bike Skills.

The Winter/Spring Saturday Morning Mountain Bike Skills Courses at Aston Hill Bikepark will get you riding your Mountain Bike with more confidence and speed. They are a great opportunity to meet likeminded young riders and progress your riding. From getting faster on the trails on Aston Hill through to racing at Local, Regional and National Competitions.

For young mountain bikers coming through our programme of Mountain Bike Skills Courses they build on the skills taught on the Level1 Courses. All the Training Courses Firecrest run provide an insight into the Mountain Bike Skills Essentials that enable you to get the most from your Mountain Bike.

Firecrest MTB’s DeVo Level2 Mountain Bike Skills Courses will be using all the trails on Aston Hill from the Pumptrack to the tight and technical Black Run through to the big jumps and drops on Surface to Air!

All the training is given under the watchful eye of Firecrest MTB’s highly experienced staff providing expert tuition. If you’re looking to develop your Mountain Bike Skills these are the courses for you!

All of Firecrest’s Mountain Bike Skills Courses are structured to provide a progressive programme of Mountain Bike Skills Training so you can come on them all or just come along on the days you can make to suit.

Courses Dates:

Saturday 24th March 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 7th April 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 21st April 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 5th May 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 19th May 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 2nd June 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 23rd June 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 7th July 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available
Saturday 21st July 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available

Young Rider Development Programme – Level2 – February Half Term Course – 15.03.18

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Firecrest Mountain Biking’s Young Rider Development Programme’s (DeVo) popular Half Term MTB Skills Training Courses (Level2) will be running at Aston Hill Bike Park on Thursday 15th February from 10am – 4pm. The Course is for Mountain Bikers aged from 12 years to 18 years old looking to develop their Mountain Bike Skills.

The Half Term Mountain Bike Skills Courses at Aston Hill Bikepark will get you riding your Mountain Bike with more confidence and speed. They are a great opportunity to meet likeminded young riders and progress your riding. From getting faster on the trails on Aston Hill through to racing at Local, Regional and National Competitions.

For young mountain bikers coming through our programme of Mountain Bike Skills Courses they build on the skills taught on the Level1 Courses. All the Training Courses Firecrest run provide an insight into the Mountain Bike Skills Essentials that enable you to get the most from your Mountain Bike.

Firecrest MTB’s DeVo Level2 Mountain Bike Skills Courses will be using all the trails on Aston Hill from the Pumptrack to the tight and technical Black Run through to the big jumps and drops on Surface to Air!

All the training is given under the watchful eye of Firecrest MTB’s highly experienced staff providing expert tuition. If you’re looking to develop your Mountain Bike Skills these are the courses for you!

All of Firecrest’s Mountain Bike Skills Courses are structured to provide a progressive programme of Mountain Bike Skills Training so you can come on them all or just come along on the days you can make to suit.

Courses Date:

Thursday 26th October – 10am – 4pm – Spaces Available

Young Rider Development Programme – Level2 – Winter/Spring Saturday Morning Courses – 2018

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Firecrest Mountain Biking’s Young Rider Development Programme’s (DeVo) popular Saturday Morning MTB Skills Training Courses (Level2) will be running at Aston Hill Bike Park from Saturday 6th January. The Courses are for Mountain Bikers aged from 12 years to 18 years old looking to develop their Mountain Bike Skills.

The Winter/Spring Saturday Morning Mountain Bike Skills Courses at Aston Hill Bikepark will get you riding your Mountain Bike with more confidence and speed. They are a great opportunity to meet likeminded young riders and progress your riding. From getting faster on the trails on Aston Hill through to racing at Local, Regional and National Competitions.

For young mountain bikers coming through our programme of Mountain Bike Skills Courses they build on the skills taught on the Level1 Courses. All the Training Courses Firecrest run provide an insight into the Mountain Bike Skills Essentials that enable you to get the most from your Mountain Bike.

Firecrest MTB’s DeVo Level2 Mountain Bike Skills Courses will be using all the trails on Aston Hill from the Pumptrack to the tight and technical Black Run through to the big jumps and drops on Surface to Air!

All the training is given under the watchful eye of Firecrest MTB’s highly experienced staff providing expert tuition. If you’re looking to develop your Mountain Bike Skills these are the courses for you!

All of Firecrest’s Mountain Bike Skills Courses are structured to provide a progressive programme of Mountain Bike Skills Training so you can come on them all or just come along on the days you can make to suit.

Courses Dates:

Saturday 3rd March 2018 – 10am – 1pm – Spaces Available

2018 Mountain Bike Race Calendar

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Firecrest MTB have put together a comprehensive guide to the Mountain Bike Races in the UK, Europe and beyond to help you plan and keep track of the 2018 race season.

You can either download the calendar as a Excel File or as a PDF for Cross Country (XC), Downhill (DH) or Enduro. Each calendar includes the World Cup and National Series dates along with the details of regional series and stand alone races.

If you’re planning your season this is a great way to make sure you don’t miss out on the must attend races of the 2018 race season.

MTB Race Calendar 2018 – Excel Download – All MTB Disciplines

MTB DH – Race Calendar 2018 – PDF – PDF Download

MTB Enduro – Race Calendar 2018 – PDF – PDF Download

MTB XC – Race Calendar 2018 – PDF – PDF Download

“Are you racing your Mountain Bike in 2018? Do you want to move up the timesheet and improve your results, or get your racing career off to the perfect start?”

Firecrest Mountain Biking have worked with some of the fastest mountain bike racers on the planet and our Race Skills Courses will have you setting the time sheets on fire! With MTB Skills Courses for Downhill, Cross-Country and Enduro with World Cup Racers in all three disciplines on our books we know how to give you the edge when it comes to race day!

Find out more and book your course here>>

Aston Hill Bombhole Challenge 2017

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Back in the day the Bombhole Challenge was a great way to round out the season. A super chilled fun event that see riders take on the Bombholes on the way to 4X where a loop is marked out and riders race in an individual time-trial and then in a Team Competition.

This year the Bombhole Challenge returned to Aston Hill and a great morning was had by all. Keep an eye on the Firecrest MTB Website for details of next years events and more Bombhole Racing!

Thanks to Lovelo Cycle Works of Berkhamsted their support and some great prizes for the winners on the day.

Individual Time Trial – Category Winners:

Under 14’s – Tom Shakespeare – 28.33
Under 16’s – Mathew Frances – 32.53
Under 18’s – James Perry – 26.43
19-29’s – Chris Cockrill – 26.19
30yrs+ – Ben Deakin – 26.36
Women – Sophie Davies

Fastest Time of the Day – 26.19 Chris Cockrill

Bombhole Challenge 05.11.17 – Time Trail Results – PDF

Team Competition

With the individual laps done and dust the focus switched to the Team Competition. Riders go head to head with rider competing four laps with a short lap thrown in to mix things up.  Chris Cockrill and Ben Deakin raced as a pair to take the win!

 

DeVo Run Times – Surface to Air – Saturday 4th November 2017

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To round out today’s DeVo Session on Aston Hill we did some timed runs across the top of Surface to Air from the Start Ramp to the Drop just before the left hand berm that drops you into the steeper part of the track.

Run Times Top Surface 04.11.17 – Downloadable PDF File.

All Riders – DeVo and Adults

Final Position First Name Last Name Team Fastest
1 Chris Cockrill Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.2
3 Pete Robinson Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.8
4 John Holbrook Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.9
5 Tom Walton FMTB Trained Riders 00:34.6
6 Kenzie Nevard RDP 00:34.9
7 Alonso Barbour RDP 00:35.3
8 Lee Nevard FMTB Trained Riders 00:35.6
9 Hugo DeBossaird RDP 00:35.7
10 Ellen Flewitt Team Aston Hill 00:36.3
11 Cameron Ross RDP 00:36.4
12 Joe Kilner Team Aston Hill 00:36.8
13 Cameron RDP 00:37.5
14 Ollie Cooke RDP 00:38.7
15 Dan Rogers RDP 00:39.3
16 Charlie Comer RDP 00:38.0
17 Neo Davies RDP 00:40.7
18 Will Rushmere RDP 00:42.0
19 Tom Gannan RDP 00:43.1
20 Freddie Kane RDP 00:43.9
21 Ollie Winstone RDP 00:45.2

DeVo Riders

Final Position First Name Last Name Team Fastest
1 Kenzie Nevard RDP 00:34.9
3 Ollie Cooke RDP 00:38.7
4 Dan Rogers RDP 00:39.3
5 Alonso Barbour RDP 00:35.3
6 Hugo DeBossaird RDP 00:35.7
7 Ellen Flewitt Team Aston Hill 00:36.3
8 Cameron Ross RDP 00:36.4
9 Cameron RDP 00:37.5
10 Charlie Comer RDP 00:38.0
11 Neo Davies RDP 00:40.7
12 Will Rushmere RDP 00:42.0
13 Tom Gannan RDP 00:43.1
14 Freddie Kane RDP 00:43.9
15 Ollie Winstone RDP 00:45.2

Adults – Just because they are such a competitive bunch!

Final Position First Name Last Name Team Fastest
1 Chris Cockrill Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.2
3 Pete Robinson Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.8
4 John Holbrook Firecrest MTB Racing 00:32.9
5 Tom Walton FMTB Trained Riders 00:34.6
6 Lee Nevard FMTB Trained Riders 00:35.6
8 Joe Kilner Team Aston Hill 00:36.8

Find out more about the Young Rider Development Programme and how you can get involved here>>>

Adult RDP – Downhill and Enduro MTB Skills Training – November Course Date!

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Sunday 26th November – 9.30am – 1pm
Aston Hill Bike Park
www.astonhillbikepark.co.uk

The Firecrest Mountain Biking Rider Development Programme (RDP) based at Aston Hill Bike Park have Coached some of the fastest Downhill and Enduro Riders and Racers in the UK. Following the success of the Adult Rider Development Programme (RDP) it’s back for Autumn 2017. This is your chance to join a Group Skills Course for riders aged 18 years and over, focussed on Skills Development to optimise your riding.

Firecrest Mountain Biking’s Skills Training is underpinned by ‘The System’ our proven Skills Training method which supports our ‘holistic approach’ to MTB Skills Development. ‘The System’ enables us to work with you and give you an insight into ‘why to do’ things over ‘how to do’ them. This in turn gives you a unique perspective on polishing your Skills and how to imporove your riding.

This Group Course will enable you to access Firecrest MTB Skills Training at a significantly reduced rate. It is a chance to join a focussed Training Group aimed at enabling you to achieve your skills goals

“Cheers Ian for the Devo today. Felt like that was the key to unlocking the next level of riding potential. Quality of tuition was second to none. Learned so much”. – Ed Meakes -12.02.17

The Course is ideal for Downhill and Enduro Riders new to the Firecrest MTB Skills Courses and riders that have previously had MTB Skills Training from Firecrest Mountain Biking. The Course will cover an introduction to the ‘The System’ and then a range of ‘Technical Trail Features’ including but not limited too; Jumps, Drops Corners and Techincal Downhill Sections showing how you can use ‘The System’ to optimise your Skills, Mindset, and give you more speed and confidence out on the trails.

‘The System’ will enable you to understand how to optimise your riding and easily identify areas that you need to focus on to build your confidence and speed. Tapping into our experience will give you the knowlege and confidence needed to ‘fast track’ the improvements to make those skills gains that will take your riding to a new level.