The autumn is starting to make an appearance and organisers of the Chain Reaction Cycles Mountain Bike Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport been working hard since the last round of the 2011 series to tie down locations and dates for the 2012 series.
All the events will be double events again in 2012 with either a night marathon or a road sportive being run on the Saturday followed by the MTB marathon on Sunday. The road sportives will have two distances to choose from and the MTB Marathon four.
The only exception to this rule and a try out for 2012 is the Abergavenny (TBC) round in August which will have the MTB Marathon on Saturday followed by the road sportive on Sunday. The Saturday evening will see a live band, bar on site and a BBQ for the riders and spectators.
The following events have been confirmed for 2012:
Builth Wells (Central Wales) – April 7-8, 2012
Saturday: Night Marathon
Sunday: MTB Marathon
Selkirk (Scottish Borders) – May 19-20, 2012
Saturday: Road Sportive
Sunday: MTB Marathon
Marshbrook (Shropshire) – 14-15 July, 2012
Saturday: Road Sportive
Sunday: MTB Marathon
Ruthin (North Wales) – September 15-16, 2012
Saturday: Night Marathon or Road Sportive (TBC)
Sunday: MTB Marathon
For more information visit the series website.
The magical marathon action will resume in April 2012