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September 20, 2024 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Newcastleton Trails Shine at the UK National Marathon Championships

The coveted stripey jersey, the symbol of a national champion, awarded only to the one who gives it their all and emerges as the best in the country. I’ve raced for that title, that jersey, and that honour many times. As an under-23 rider, I came close with a silver medal, and as a senior […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: mountain bike, MTB, national championship, Scotland, UCI, UK

September 14, 2024 By Ben Thomas 1 Comment

A Journey Through Scotland’s Stunning Gravel Roads: Raiders Gravel

Earlier in the year I had hoped to fit Raiders Gravel into my schedule, but initially it seemed impossible due to how busy the calendar already was. However when the National Gravel Championships were moved to coincide with this event I seized the opportunity to race this three day event. While I knew racing the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: gravel racing, National Gravel Championships, Raiders Gravel, Scotland

May 25, 2024 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Ice cream and gravel in Scotland: The Gralloch

On Friday, we embarked on a journey hundreds of miles north to the picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland. This tiny, sleepy town is nestled among castles, rolling green hills, stony beaches, and the Irish Sea. However, the tranquility was about to be replaced with a burst of energy as the UCI Gravel […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Gravel, Scotland, UCI gravel world series

October 27, 2018 By Cory Wallace Leave a Comment

Cory Wallace on winning another WEMBO 24hr World Title

Cory Wallace WEMBO MarathonMTB Photo: Candace Mihalcheon

This post was provided by Cory Wallace. Photos by Candace Mihalcheon Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and covers the Northern third of the Island of Great Britain.  Having some bloodlines from Scotland and having watched the movie Braveheart where William Wallace battles the English for Scottish Independence I had a dream of going […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: 24 solo, Cory Wallace, kona bicycles, mountain bike, Ride XTR, Scotland, Shimano, WEMBO

March 15, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

British XCM Champs return to Selkirk in May

All photos by Ian Linton The 2015 British Mountain Bike Marathon Championships are again to be staged over a challenging 75 km single lap course in the Scottish Borders, as part of the ever popular Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon open cycling event, on Saturday 2 May 2015. A British Cycling Spokesman said:  “We are delighted […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Champs, Sally Bigham, Scotland, XCM

December 16, 2013 By Nienke Oostra Leave a Comment

Dreaming of a White Christmas and many off road adventures

It is that time of the year again where the Christmas spirit takes over and even the most serious of individuals become cynically interested in the festive season. Houses, trees and streets are covered with decorations and pretty Christmas lights whilst the songs “Fairytail of New York” by The Pogues  and “All I want for Xmas is you” […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Nienke, Scotland, Xterra

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