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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

 

Mountain Mania Cycles – Aston Hill Downhill – Sunday 10th June 2018

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Aston Hill Bike Park
Sunday 10th June 2018

The Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race has been resided for Sunday 10th June 2018 and here’s the info on our race partners and sponsor and all the information you need if you’re coming to watch!

Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race 2018 – Sponsors and Event Partners

Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race 2018 – Spectator Information

Ensuring a Safe Event – Spectator Information

Ensuring a Safe Event – Car Parking

See you on Sunday 10th June!

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.

Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race 2018

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Aston Hill Bike Park
Sunday 18th March 2018

The first race of the season is fast approaching and here’s the info on our race partners and sponsor and all the information you need if you’re coming to watch this weekend!

Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race 2018 – Sponsors and Event Partners

Start List for Run 1 and Category Start Times

Mountain Mania Cycles – Ricochet Downhill Race 2018 – Spectator Information

Ensuring a Safe Event – Spectator Information

Ensuring a Safe Event – Car Parking

See you on the 18th!

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 – Mountain Bike Races 2018

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Firecrest MTB announce the Aston Hill Mountain Bike Races Downhill and Enduro Race Dates and Tracks for 2018!

Sunday 18th March 2018 – Ricochet Downhill

We’ve moved the race date back a few weeks in the hope of getting some better weather. We’ve also brought onboard Action Sports Timing who bring a wealth of event timing experience (official timing company for the Natioanl Downhill Series).

Ricochet a great way to open the season for experienced racers and those new to downhill racing and we can wait to get racing in 2018!

Entries will be going live on Wednesday 20th December!

Sunday 10th June – Mash-Up Downhill
Surface to Air – Root Canal – Ricochet

We’re going for a mid summer Mash Up! Hopefully the weather will be kind to us and with the Surface, Root, Ricochet one of the top choices from our DH Race Survey the stage is set for a great days Downhill Racing. AST will be with us again on timing duties and we’ll be pulling out all the stops to put an awesome Mash Up track together for this race.

Sunday 2nd September – Pedalhounds Multi Stage Enduro – Aston Hill

The Pedalhounds Enduro moves to an early Autumn slot. We’ve designed some new stages for 2017 along with the classics from this year. The Pedalhounds Races start in March and calls in on Aston Hill in September for the penultimate race!

Keep an eye on the website as we have some other events for 2018 in the pipeline and you’ll find out what we have planned and when it will be on the website and through our Social Media Channels.

Looking to plan your season. Download a full season calendar for Downhill, Enduro and Cross Country here>>>

 There’s still time to shape the Downhill Races in 2018. Please take five and complete our survey if you raced on Aston Hill in 2017.

 

Team Aston Hill 2017 Race Season

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It’s been another amazing season for Team Aston Hill. Firecrest MTB are proud to be a Team Partner and provide the Skills Training to the Riders on the Team.

Team Aston Hill Sponsors

“Well that is the 2017 race season over . What a year it has been with 38 podiums for the team. None of this would be possible without the great support and sponsors we have. The team are already working hard with off season training with Firecrest MTB and I cant wait for next season to begin. Thanks you so much to all of you and we look forward to working with you in 2018”.  Joe Kilner Team Aston Hill’s Rider/Manager.

As corny as it sounds, ‘it’s team work that makes the dream work’ and it’s great working with Joe and the racers on Team Aston Hill. Joe puts in an amazing amount of hard work every year to keep Team Aston Hill racing across the UK and Europe, racking up the results along with all social media coverage.

I’d just like to say “Thanks Joe” for all your hard work this year and as you say I can’t wait to get racing again when the season starts in 2018.

Thanks again to all Team Aston Hill Sponsors and Partners.

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