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Previous British Cycling Events:


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 5 2019

29th - 30th June 2019
Wychwood at Thickthorn





HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 3 2019

11th - 12th May 2019
Cannock Chase

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Round 3 of the 2019 MTB XC National Series visits Cannock Chase
3rd May, 2019
Round 3 of the 2019 MTB XC National Series visits Cannock Chase on the 11th-12th May 2019. This will also be the venue for this years National Champio...

South West MTB XC Series 2019 R2 - Woodys Bike Park

28th April 2019
Woodys Bike Park


South West MTB XC Series 2019 R3 - Haldon forest

28th April 2019
Haldon Forest Park


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 2 2019

13th - 14th April 2019
Hadleigh Farm


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 1 2019

23rd - 24th March 2019
Sherwood Pines Forest Park


South West MTB XC Series 2019 R1 - Woodbury Common

17th March 2019
Woodbury Common


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 5 2018

4th - 5th August 2018
Royal Welsh Showground



HSBC UK National Cross Country Championships 2018

21st - 22nd July 2018
Hadleigh Farm


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 4 2018

9th - 10th June 2018
Phoenix Bike Park


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 3 2018

12th - 13th May 2018
Glentress Forest


HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 2 2018

21st - 22nd April 2018
Dalby Forest

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Round 2 of the HSBC UK National XC Series is heading for Dalby!
13th April, 2018
Round 2 - Dalby ForestRound 2 of the HSBC UK National XC Series is heading to Dalby on the 21/22nd April. Enter here...

HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 1 2018

24th - 25th March 2018
Sherwood Pines Forest Park


2017 HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 5

5th - 6th August 2017
Royal Welsh Showground




2017 HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 4

10th - 11th June 2017
Dalby Forest



2017 HSBC UK National Cross Country Series - Rd 2

22nd - 23rd April 2017
Wasing Park



British Cycling MTB Cross-country 2016 Series Round 5

6th - 7th August 2016
Cannock Chase


2016 British Cycling MTB Cross-country National Championships

16th - 17th July 2016
Cathkin Braes Country Park

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British Cycling National Cross Country MTB Series Round 4 Video Report
18th June, 2016
Another instalment from Action Media. The fourth round of the British Cycling National Cross Country MTB Series at Builth Wells......

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British Cycling National Cross Country Series - Round 3 Video
18th May, 2016
British Cycling National Cross Country MTB Series Round 3 at Dalby Forest, Video by Action Media......

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British Cycling Cross Country MTB Series R2 - Newnham Park Video Report
27th April, 2016
British National XC Series 2016 Round 2 - Newnham Park by Action Media....

Welsh MTB XC Series 2016 Round 2

17th April 2016
Royal Welsh Showground


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British Cycling Cross Country MTB Series R1 - Pembrey Country Park Video Report
6th April, 2016
Photo by Anthony Pease - GRANT FERGUSON Elite Male Winner Here is a video report by Action Media from the first round of the 2016 Brit...

Grant Ferguson and Anne Tauber win at Pembrey BC MTBXC R1
4th April, 2016
All Photos By Anthony Pease Despite typical Welsh weather the racing at Pembrey Country Park for the opening round of the British Cycling MTB Cross C...

Too much of a good thing!
3rd April, 2016
This weekend was the first weekend of the British Cycling National XC MTB series hosted by Matt and Nia of A Cycling at Pembrey Country Park, South Wa...

BC MTB XC - South Wales ready to host Cross Country opener
29th March, 2016
A top class field of racers, including olympians, future hopefuls and national champions are getting ready to race in Pembrey Country Park as Carmar...

British Cycling MTB Cross Country Series Round 1 - Pembrey Course Video Preview
10th March, 2016
Here is a sneak peak at the course for the 1st round of the 2016 British Cycling Mountain Bike Cross Country Series at Pembrey Country Park in South W...

Welsh MTB XC Series 2016 Round 1

13th March 2016
Llandegla Forest



Reports and News:


National XCO Championships 2015. Part 2 - Masters and Veterans
22nd July, 2015
The fight for the stripes was as fierce as ever as Hadleigh Park set the scene for the Master and Veteran National Championships. Katy Simcock wa...

National XCO Championship 2015 In-depth report - Part One
22nd July, 2015
National Championship weekend is something special. From Australia to Africa to Austria to Essex, from twelve to twenty to seventy, from amateurs to p...
British Cycling 2015 MTB XC National Championships Hadleigh Farm Video 2015
20th July, 2015
National Champs 2015 Hadleigh... Some great footage from Josh and Nick Popham - Action Media......

Day 2 Photo report of the 2015 MTB XC National Championships, Hadleigh
21st July, 2015
A glorious days racing for the 2015 BC National Champs on the Olympic XC course at Haleigh Farm. Results  Rider Photos Images can be downloa...


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Forest fields round 3!
18th May, 2015
Great weekend and lovely to be home washing on, had tea and sat by the fire by 7pm after a national! This weekend saw round three of the mountain bike...

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How to Not Finish a National XC Race!
23rd April, 2015
On Saturday 18th April, my Mum and I both drove for about 4 hours from Buckinghamshire down to Devon, so I could compete in Round 2 of the BC National...

Not Everyone Can Win But Everybody Can Give 100%
21st April, 2015
It’s easy to write about things when they go well, we all like to show off and isn’t blogging all about showing off? Oh yes we might get our spon...

Newnham Park National
20th April, 2015
Leading up to the Newnham Park national my emotions were definitely very mixed, there were glimpses of being extremely nervous at racing on home groun...

National fun at Newnham
20th April, 2015
Well where do I start! My epic weekend of travel began on Friday morning. Beginning with my 1hr and 40 min commute home from a busy night shift. The...

British Cycling National XC Series – Round 2 – Newnham Park
20th April, 2015
Round 2 bought the best XC riders to Newnham Park in Plymouth, for a weekend of sun filled actioned packed racing. A recent post by course designers F...

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BC XC Round 1 Sherwood Pines Photo Report
31st March, 2015
Last weekend saw the first round of the British Cycling MTB Cross Country Series at Sherwood Pines.  The fun, open and sport races on Saturday ...

2014 BC National MTB Cross Country Series Rd 5

16th - 17th August 2014
Cannock Chase

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BCXCS#5, Cannock Chase Report
19th August, 2014
Somehow it is mid-August already and the British Cycling XC Series is a wrap. How did that happen? It seemed that most of the riders were in fine...

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Biggest weekends of the year – part one – National MTB Championships
2nd August, 2014
For me, as I am not yet at the level of competing internationally, the national championships are the biggest race of the year, in terms of how sign...

Master/Veteran National XCO Championships, Hopton Woods.
24th July, 2014
The week preceeding the National Championships was one of weather watching. Some relished the thought of thunder, and others prayed that the storms ...

U23/Junior/Youth/Juvenile National XCO Championships, Hopton Woods.
25th July, 2014
The week preceding the National Championships was one of weather watching. Some relished the thought of thunder, and others prayed that the storms w...

Senior National XCO Championships, Hopton Woods.
22nd July, 2014
The week preceding the National Championships was one of weather watching. Some relished the thought of thunder, and others prayed that the storms w...

Meet George the Chimp
21st July, 2014
Recently, after Maddie recommended the book, I have been reading The Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve Peters. Wow! This book has made such a difference to ...

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Flat out racing in a flat forest – BCXC Sherwood Pines
17th July, 2014
Until Sunday, my only experience of Sherwood Pines was slogging through snow and freezing mud while trying to make up places after a start-line cras...

BCXCS#4, Sherwood Pines. Non Elite Races.
16th July, 2014
Sherwood Pines greeted us with warm weather this year, but initial analysis of the course was almost as cold as last year's snow. The 5km track t...

BCXCS#4, Sherwood Pines. Elite Races.
15th July, 2014
Sherwood Pines greeted us with warm weather this year, but initial analysis of the course was almost as cold as last year's snow. The 5km track tw...

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BCXCS#3, Margam Park. Non Elite Races.
20th June, 2014
The Junior categories have produced some exciting and very impressive racing so far this season, and Margam Park didn't disappoint.  At the fr...

BCXCS#3, Margam Park. Elite Races.
20th June, 2014
Once again Margam was headlined by heat, hills and two World Class Australians. The heat was, admittedly, more a talking point than the rhododendro...

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Over the moon!
16th May, 2014
In life, as humans we are destined to fail at some time or another, it's inevitable. Yet, these drawbacks must be used as a stepping stone for progres...

Mines, drops and (very sharp) rocks – BC XC series round 2
7th May, 2014
Despite a small series of setbacks (dropped chain, bungled nutrition and the world’s most unspectacular crash), the 1st round of the British XC seri...

BCXCS#2, Wheal Maid Valley.
6th May, 2014
Round Two of the British National XC Series returned to Wheal Maid Valley, Cornwall.  Not ones to stagnate upon success, the Fully Sussed team...

Redruth nationals
6th May, 2014
Redruth Last weekend we had our first family, racing outing in the caravan for 2014. After a mighty 8 hour drive we arrived at our destination. As ...

British National XC Series Round 2 - Wheal Maid
14th April, 2014
Below is your What's On guide to round 2 of the National XC Series at Wheal Maid, nr Redruth. If you were looking forward to another weekend of t...

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National XC Series round 1 and Southern XC
7th April, 2014
After months of training, it was finally time for the first round of the BC National Cross Country MTB series and I was honestly quite scare...

Mondraker Racing UK at BMBS Round 1 - Codham Park
1st April, 2014
This past weekend saw Mondraker Racing UK hit round one of the British Mountain Bike Series in Codham Park Essex. Where they were able to put their br...

BCXCS#1, Codham Park.
3rd April, 2014
The weather was warm (somewhat more so than the opening round last year) and the racing was hot hot hot! Codham Park made it's début as a National...

Big Tree Campervans and Fife Regional Youth MTB Series

10th November 2013
Kinnoull Hill, Perth


The Cycle Show

27th - 29th September 2013
NEC Birmingham


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it all came crashing down at Hadleigh.
16th September, 2013
Hadleigh farm was by far one of the most anticipated rounds of the 2013 National mountain bike series. I imagine that just about every body competing ...

Happy at Hadleigh
27th August, 2013
The final round of the British XC Mountain bike series took us back to the venue of the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike event, Hadleigh Park. This...

BCXCS 2013 Round Five, Hadleigh Farm Report
21st August, 2013
Words and Photographs by Anna BuickAfter the twinkling lights of London dimmed and morning broke, the bright lights of British cross country mountai...

BC National XC Series 2013 Round 5 Hadleigh Farm Photo Report
20th August, 2013
Another dry National! - a little photo report from Darren Ciolli-Leach, there's lots more on flickr - anyone interested in any of the imag...
BC National XC Round 5 Entry Cap
29th July, 2013
There will be a restriction of 160 entries in each race (across all the categories, not in each category).  With the exception of Sherwood, thi...

BC National Cross Country MTB Series 2013 Round 4

6th - 7th July 2013
Margam Country Park

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BC National Points Series Rd 4 Margam Park Race Report
10th July, 2013
Words and photographs by Anna Buick Rather sadistically, the weather Gods appear to grant the hottest days of the year at British mountainbikin...

Photo Report National XC Series Rd. 4 - Margam Park
9th July, 2013
Another amazing photo report from the BC National XC Series Round 4 at Margam Park by Darren Ciolli-Leach and Robert BarkerFurther images from Darre...

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British Cycling National XC Rd. 3 Photo Report
4th June, 2013
Photo Report by Darren Ciolli-Leach XCPIX and Robert BarkerAll XCPIX images available to purchase - please contact Darren on: d.cioll...

BC National Cross Country MTB Series 2013 Round 2

27th - 28th April 2013
Wheal Maid Valley

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Video report by Background Films of the BC NAtional Series RD2, Wheal Maid
7th May, 2013
A video report from Background Films from round 2 of the BC National XC Series in Cornwall. This film is the second race of the day which are h...

BCXCS 2 2013 Wheal Maid Valley Report
1st May, 2013
AFTER MANY HOURS TRAVELLING, WE ARRIVED ON THE MOON�And what a refreshingly exciting and apprehension-inducing landscape it was. Jay and Maddie...

NPS Round 2 Photo Report
30th April, 2013
Last weekend saw the BC National XC Series hit Cornwall for the first time. A great course and a few rays of sunshine made for a great weekend. Resu...

BC National Cross Country MTB Series 2013 Round 1

23rd - 24th March 2013
Sherwood Pines Forest Park

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BCXCR1 Report by Anna Buick
27th March, 2013
Rewind twelve months and, on the back of a largely dry and bright winter, we were welcomed into the 2012 national cross-country series with the chan...

There's No Business Like Snow Business...
26th March, 2013
Words and pictures by Darren Ciolli-LeachI'd been looking forward to the opening race of the British Series at Sherwood Pines for months, regularly ma...

Big Tree Campervans Tayside & Fife Regional Youth MTB Series

17th March 2013
Lochore Meadows Country Park


Inter-Regional Youth Mountain Bike Championships 2012

5th - 7th October 2012
Hadleigh Farm

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Youth Inter-Regionals Day 3. The Final Frontier
8th October, 2012
Let's do the maths. This was the largest number of female cross-country racers ever assembled in the UK. Read that through again.Bigger than th...

Youth Inter-Regionals Day 2 - once more into the breach
7th October, 2012
A good night sleep, a belly full of Holiday Inn brekky and it is turbo trainers at dawn at Hadleigh. The kids are in surprisingly good shape after a n...

Inter-regional Youth MTB Champs... day one
6th October, 2012
Damn these kids are good. All those folk that have one of their hobbies listed as 'bad mouthing British Cycling' should have dragged their sorry arses...

Inter-Regional Youth Mountain Bike Championships 2012
4th October, 2012
Considering the monumental nature of this event, it seems to have sneaked in under the radar. If you are involved in the proceedings, however, it is...

BC National Cross Country MTB Series R5

25th August 2012
Langdon Hills Country Park

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British Series Round 5 has been postponed
12th July, 2012
Round 5 of the British National Cross Country Series has been postponed due to a water-logging - British Cycling posted the following release: ...

British Cross Country Championships

22nd July 2012
Wasing Estate


BC National Cross Country MTB Series R4

17th June 2012
Kirroughtree Forest

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BC Nationals R4 at Kirroughtree 2012 - Mini Photo Report
18th June, 2012
Summer is in full swing now boys and girls, and to mark its power we have some class photos from Round 4 of the British Cycling National Cross Count...

Ground Weaver Classic 2012

8th - 10th June 2012
Haldon Forest

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Ground Weaver Classic Venue Change and Event Update
30th April, 2012
A quick update on the 2012 Ground Weaver Classic form the organisers:VENUE CHANGEDue to some last minute access reasons, the Ground Weaver Classic...
The Ground Weaver Classic an MTB XC Stage Race for Youth & Juvenile Racers!
2nd March, 2012
The Ground Weaver Classic - Calling all budding XC Racers from across the country... After the massive success of the UK School Games 3 day MTB...

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BC Nationals R3 at Hopton Woods 2012 - Mini Photo Report
29th May, 2012
In a stark contrast to the round 2 washout at Dalby, round 3 of the 2012 BC National Cross Country MTB Series was held at Hopton Woods, Shropshire und...

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Wetter Than an Otters Pocket - Dalby Round 2 National XC Series Mini Photo Report
25th April, 2012
Whist Darren Ciolli-Leach is still drying out his gear from the weekends racing at Dalby here are a handful of shots of mud splattered racers. For t...

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Picture Report BC National mtb XC Series rd. 1
26th March, 2012
Photo Report by mountain biking and event photographer Darren Ciolli-Leach d.ciollileach@ntlworld.com Full images are available via: ...

British XC Series R3

27th May 2011
Eastridge

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