Dragon XC Round 3 – Results

Full results with lap splits from yesterdays race are now available via the link below:

http://www.box.net/shared/uk73bulkxc

Thanks and well done to everyone who took part.

Dragon XC – Round 3

DATE

Sunday 9th September 2007. Start Time: 12pm

LOCATION

Llaneglwys Forest, Llaneglwys, Brecon

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A hilly 7.6km course that picks the very best pieces of the challenging singletrack Llaneglwys has to offer. Used for the last three Merida Enduro’s, the forest has become a well established location to test your XC skills. The singletrack is stitched together with some good fireroad to make sure you get a good workout. Singletrack accounts for around 40% of the lap distance.

COURSE MAP

COURSE PHOTOS

To follow shortly to give you a flavour of the course:

Badgers Bank – steep and committing
The Roots – a place to dust off your old skool bike skills
Rattle & Hum – fast, with some roots to catch you out
Roy’s Bridge – will you make the climb out again?
Heather Track – a sinuous line of pure singletrack

DIRECTIONS

From the South-west, East or South – Take the A40/A470 to Brecon. From the A40 roundabout East of Brecon proceed North on the A470 signposted Builth Wells and Hereford. After 2.5km, turn left on the B4602 signposted Brecon. Proceed for 2km and turn right signposted Llanddew and proceed through the village following signposts for Llaneglwys. The race will be signposted prominently into the Forest after about 6 miles.

From the North and North-west – Follow the A470 towards Brecon. Take the first turn onto the B4602, signposted Brecon. Proceed for 2km and turn right signposted Llanddew and proceed through the village following signposts for Llaneglwys. The race will be signposted prominently into the Forest after about 6 miles.

CATEGORIES

Male Categories:

Elite – 5 laps
Expert – 4 laps
Sport – 3 laps
Masters – 3 laps
Vets – 3 laps
Grand Vets – 2 laps
Fun – 2 laps
Junior – 3 laps
Youth – 2 laps
Juvenile – 1 lap
Under 12’s – Short Course

Female Categories:

1 lap less than the Male Categories

ENTRY FORM

Dragon XC Round 3 Entry Form

CAMPING

There are several campsites in the Brecon area that provide a range of facilities.
This Google Map shows three placemarks for nearby campsites.

ORGANISER & CONTACT

Ian Barrington – email: ianbarrington@gmail.com

MTB Time Trials

We’ve been talking on the forum for a few weeks about some MTB time trials. Pleased to say that they’re finally here, and the dates will be as follows:

Wednesday 13th June – 7pm
Wednesday 20th June – 7pm
Wednesday 11th July – 7pm
Wednesday 25th July – 7pm
Wednesday 1st August – 7pm
Wednesday 8th August – 9pm (Night TT – sunset 7:46pm)

The course is highlighted on a map which is viewable here:
Llaneglwys TT course

We plan to meet at the Picnic Site at 6:45pm prompt, with riders starting off from 7pm onwards at The Sheds.
The route goes anticlockwise, and is 8.6km in length.

Please note that this is a Club event, and members of local affiliated cycle clubs (e.g. Brecon Wheelers, Brecon Multisport, BAD cc) are welcome to attend free of charge. If you’re not yet a member, but would still like to participate please come along and join on the night.

Time Trial Series

The 10 mile club time trial series is now underway. Thirteen riders turned out on a lovely sunny spring evening for the first round. Weekly results will be posted on the forum, with updated series results appearing here (somewhere) in due course.

Check the “Events – Road” link opposite to see the dates and courses for future time trials

Calling all cyclists…

Well, here we are. Brecon Wheelers has pedalled head on into the world of websites and forums. Gradually these pages will become filled with all sorts of useful stuff relating to cycling in the area.

Amongst other things, we are planning on running a series of time trials and reliability/audax rides over the course of the year – check back soon for more details.