The Prospect Hospice Big Ride 2013 is a charity off-road cycling event that takes place on Sunday 28th April 2013. Event info including online registration. Register before Thursday evening! Long: 49km, 610m, OS Map, GPX. Medium: 42km, 500m, OS Map, GPX. Short: 20km, 210m, OS Map, GPX. www.bikehike.co.uk – a great way to create and view maps. Also see the 2012 […]
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There’s 11 days to go until the Prospect Hospice Big Ride 2013. This off-road event starts and finishes at the Croft Trail in Swindon and offers three route lengths. All routes are waymarked and marshalled with a food stop, first aid cover and a recovery vehicle. Register for the event via the online entry page.
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Swindon Town Council, through Swindon Travel Choices, want to get more people cycling, and so have commissioned a series of three short programmes about cycling around the town. MBSwindon was invited along to talk about the volunteer-built Croft Trail as well as mountain biking in and around Swindon. The resulting film can be see on
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It is with a sad head that I’m going to be resigning from my position on the MB Swindon committee later this year. It’s been a very hard decision because as a co-founder of the club I’m very attached to it and not really ready to move on. I also love my job and my friends here in
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Shortcut to video and photo gallery. Mudtrek mountain bike breaks offer catered riding holidays and are based near Brechfa in Carmarthenshire, Wales. We were on a trip there in October 2012 when co-owner Jay mentioned that he wanted to build a skills loop in a strip of nearby woodland. I said that I could probably
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Three new discounts for paid-up club members: Depot Rd– 10% off for weekend or mid-week bookings and 15% off a full week at this chalet-style, self-catering, 5-star accommodation. Catered breaks and guided rides available. Mountain View B&B – 10% off room only bookings at this American inspired B&B near Afan trails. PedalABikeAway (Forest of Dean trail centre)-
New club discount! Supernova cycles in Newbury now offer club members between 10 and 15% off parts and accessories. Follow then on Facebook and Twitter. See our full discount list.
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The Croft Trail exist as the result of volunteers. It was designed and built by volunteers and ongoing development and maintenance depends on people giving up their time to help. The build diary shows what they’ve been up to. After the worst summer on records in terms of rain and another hard winter the trail
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Alps trip 2013: Ski and Summer Morzine have a special offer for us! A discounted rate of £350 for club members and a special loyalty rate of £315 for returning visitors! (Standard rate is £385). This is for a catered week in shared twin ensuite rooms. £70 pppw single room supplement. £60 transfers return also available. More information
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2013 sponsors See the Gravity Team page on MBSwindon plus the Facebook page. Keep up to date via Twitter. We are excited to announce the Gravity team for 2013: James Scott (Captain) Jason Pinkney Mike Brazier Dion Thomas Pete Gowland Antonio Fiore. James, Jason, Mike, Dion and Pete will be racing
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