Racing, events & uplifts
2021 Round 3 - Hopton
GENERAL INFORMATION
Come and enjoy a weekend of riding and racing with Pearce Cycles. On Saturday you will get a full day of uplifted practise on a marked downhill track that is marshalled and has medical cover. On Sunday you will get a further two hour practise time in the morning, then 2 allocated timed race runs. The tracks we use are designed for all to enjoy and ride safely. They are black graded but are suitable for both downhill and trail bikes.
You can race from the year of your 13th birthday upwards, a full explanation of the category system can be found HERE
Full event information, rules & regulations & event schedule HERE
**If you entered round 5 Hopton from 2020, your entry has been transferred to this race. Check the entry list and let us know if there are any changes of category or you don't want the entry.**
Directions
Hopton Woods, Hopton Castle, Nr Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0QF.
From A49 at Craven Arms. Turn onto B4368 signposted Clun. In approx. 2 miles turn left onto B4367 signposted Knighton. Drive through Clungunford to Hopton Heath. Turn right, over railway bridge and then immediately left towards Hopton Castle. Follow narrow road to Hopton Castle. PLEASE DRIVE WITH CAUTION HERE. Turn left by the castle and follow MTB Race signs along Bedstone Lane to parking field on your right side.
When exiting, all traffic will need to turn right out of the venue towards Bedstone. Please follow the signs. No traffic should leave through Hopton Castle village.
ENTRY
entry already closed| classifications | date/time | entry fees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Open 19+ | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Elite Female 19+ | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Expert Open 19+ | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Senior Female 19+ | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Master Open 30-39 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Veteran Open 40-49 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Grand Veteran Open 50+ | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 | |
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 11:00 02 Oct 2021 | £ 75.00 |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
Elite Open 19+
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | PRIORITYSUN | |
| Aaron Dalleywater | BRINK.UK | |
| Kieran Davies | Schwalbe/Mudhugger | |
| Ryan Dunn | - | |
| Warren Field | 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK | |
| Roger Vieira | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| Dec Willicombe | Brink UK/Plush Suspension/Smith Optics |
Elite Female 19+
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Drees | Creation Cycles | |
| Abbie Sloan | Pearce Cycles, Steele Industries Ltd, Forked Up MTB, MissionMX | |
| Aston Tutt | - |
Expert Open 19+
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Barley | - | |
| James Bourne | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Christopher Cockrill | Firecrest Mountain Biking | |
| Harry Firth | Creation Cycles | |
| James Flinders | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| William Fuell | Green 6 Trek | |
| Jason Gaiger | Freeborn/Devinci | |
| Damian Groves | - | |
| Eric Harvey-Fishenden | Pearce Cycles | |
| Stuart Jones | Impact Racing | |
| Bradley King | - | |
| Luke Knight | Creation cycles | |
| Sion Margrave | Moore Large Oneal Race Team | |
| Owen Martin | - | |
| Jonathan Oddy | Stuck in the U bend | |
| Josh Oldaker | - | |
| John Riddell | Unite components - Blazing bikes | |
| David Smith | Team Trailhead | |
| Jimmy Smith | MTBBEDS ALLTHELOAMS CARDER TECHNOLOGY TORICO MORZINE | |
| Ed Smith | - | |
| Chris Spinks | - | |
| Jay Teague | - | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - | |
| Benjamin Worrall | - | |
| Alex Worrall | - |
Senior Open 19-29
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Taylor Arnold | Creation Cycles | |
| George Baile | - | |
| Christian Ball | Plush Hill Cycles | |
| Edward Ballard | - | |
| Oscar Barker | - | |
| Ben Bywater | - | |
| Jack Chapman | Lost Yak | |
| Thomas Cooper | - | |
| Toby Down | Carder Technology, 661 Protection | |
| James Dunn | - | |
| Tom Evans | MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp | |
| Harry Farnhill | - | |
| Matthew Foster | Spokes Bike Shop | |
| Nathan Foster | Spokes Bike Shop | |
| Joe Getliff | - | |
| James Gibson | - | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Luther Griffiths | Trailhead | |
| Tobias Hacker | Wheatway Solutions LTD/Mikris finishers/County signs | |
| Oakley Haines | - | |
| Ollie Halls | - | |
| Lewis Hanney | MIJ Downhill | |
| Gareth Hernaman-Wood | Royal Air Force CA | |
| Max Higginson | Snails Deli | |
| Connor Husband | 67 race team | |
| tommy jeffs | - | |
| Robert Jones | Army DH Team | |
| Brendan Jones | - | |
| Jonathan Jones | - | |
| Alexander Kemp | - | |
| David Kynaston | - | |
| William Langley | - | |
| Jay Little | - | |
| Ben Lovell | Zerode Bikes/Antur Stiniog | |
| Alex Magee | RAF DH Team | |
| Josh Mears | Army DH Team | |
| Thomas Mills | Army DH Team | |
| Josh Munn | Clee Cycles | |
| Tom Nisbet | British Army Downhill Team | |
| Lewis Perks | Team Creation Cycles | |
| Ben Platt | - | |
| Harvey Powell | ProSys Automation | |
| Conor Roberts | - | |
| Ollie Rothwell | - | |
| Tom Scrivens | - | |
| Will Shaw | - | |
| Josh Smith | Huckers/performance polished and perfection | |
| Daniel Thomas | - | |
| James Thompson | Whitchurch MOT | |
| William Thompson | Whitchurch MOT | |
| James Thompson | - | |
| Jake Ward | - | |
| Alistair Warrell | - | |
| Jack Williams | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Zak Woodman | Army DH Team |
Senior Female 19+
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Analisa Elia | - | |
| Kim Kynaston | - | |
| Suzanne Lacey | Pyga Bikes/ Pembree/ CST Tyres/ Pinned Attire | |
| Rachel Martin | - | |
| Jane Page | Pearce Cycles | |
| Vaska Prostova | - | |
| Rebecca Smith | - | |
| Emily Smith | Army DH Team | |
| fleur ter kuile | Starling Cycles/Friction Cycles | |
| Jo Tucker | - | |
| Ebony Webber | Southfork Racing / SDS race graphics / Michelin / Endurotyres / Peakin High Performance | |
| Kelly Wilson | - | |
| Emma Wood | RNRMCA |
Junior Open 17-18
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Baker | Royal Navy Race Team | |
| Luke Benger Pearson | YM Racing | |
| Joshua Bennett | The Trailhead | |
| Alvaro Boswell-Hidalgo | - | |
| Jake Cartlidge | Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger, sprindex. | |
| Finn Clark | Sorted Racegear TLD | |
| Sam Croft | - | |
| George Dalgarno | - | |
| Freddie Davies | - | |
| Harry Evans | - | |
| Joseph Furber | - | |
| Matthew Griffiths | Malvern MTB | |
| Deron Harbison | Dirt Riders | |
| Jacey Harris | Moore Large ONeal Race Team | |
| Ben Hicken | Rockguardz | |
| Tyler Hughes | Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Charlie Jones | - | |
| Fin Luter | - | |
| Ollie Marfell | Whitchurch MOT Centre (WMC) | |
| Nathan Mckane | Gnar mech cycles | |
| Sam Morris | - | |
| Joel Pickford | Flowvision/Gt coalition | |
| Tyler Pollington | Carder Technology, Southfork Racing | |
| Jake Powell | Whitchurch MOT Racing | |
| Isaac Rabani | - | |
| Charlie Savery | - | |
| Connor Smith | Wideopenmag | |
| Louie Smith | Y M Racing | |
| Rueben Taylor | Gravity School Racing by SR Suntour | |
| Herbie Trow | - | |
| Brandon Turner | Blazing Bikes | |
| Jordan Williams | Madison Saracen Factory Team |
Junior Female 13-18
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Craig | - | |
| Jenna Fellows | - | |
| mia haste | - | |
| Imogen Rabani | - |
Master Open 30-39
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Aplin | - | |
| Chris Broome | - | |
| Paul Burford | BTR FABRICATIONS | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Andrew Critchley | - | |
| Pete Crookes | - | |
| Matthew Eccleston | - | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| Rikki English | - | |
| Nathan Etheridge | - | |
| Stephen Fenner | Knolly Bikes / RNR Goggles / SouthCoast Suspension / Rhythm & Bikes | |
| Ben Gascoigne | - | |
| Greg Hampton | - | |
| Benjamin Harrison | - | |
| Arnaud Henry--lefort | - | |
| Rob Hill | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Andrew Hughes | - | |
| Jake Ireland | - | |
| George James | - | |
| Gareth Johnson | Traction Fabrication Ltd | |
| Tudor Jones | - | |
| Ralph Jones | - | |
| Steven King | - | |
| Elliot Machin | - | |
| Matt Mclean | - | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Adam Morgan | - | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| Alex Morris | - | |
| Andrew Murphy | AJM windows | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Dan Partington | Sunday Invitational | |
| Lewis Patterson | - | |
| Simon Pemberton | Sunday Invitational | |
| Adam Pendleton | - | |
| Lee Piper | Gate23 | |
| Joey Powis | - | |
| Sam Price | - | |
| Frazer Roberts | - | |
| Ed Robinson | - | |
| Lewis Rossiter | - | |
| Ted Sanders | - | |
| Bradley Shields | Dirtworks / pivot uk | |
| Robert Smail | - | |
| Daniel Smith | - | |
| Nigel Stanley | - | |
| Dan Taylor | - | |
| Carl Teather | - | |
| Ryan Telling | 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz/Fusion MX | |
| Dan Timpson | - | |
| Justin Towle | - | |
| Stuart Warrior | - | |
| Sam Waters | - | |
| Gareth Watkins | - | |
| Ryan West | - | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Richard Yockney | Army-Helix-ABF |
Veteran Open 40-49
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Blight | - | |
| Ivor Bowen | - | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| Jamie Charlton | Rust components | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| Matthew Davies | Rockguardz | |
| Matt Dean | - | |
| Barry Fenton | RAF Gravity Team | |
| Seb Frost | Rootsandrain.com/Intense | |
| Lee Hammett | - | |
| Stephen Hardcastle | - | |
| Ross Holding | - | |
| Ross Hood | Ridgehill Race Syndicate / Kona | |
| Stu Hughes | Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Barry Husband | 67 Race Team | |
| Gareth Lake | 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz | |
| Nick Larkin | Rapidas | |
| David List | Makingupthenumbersracing | |
| Kris Lord | - | |
| Andrew Macmillan | RAF Cycling | |
| Nick Masters | Inside Line DH / Trailhead / Bottlecraft Stoke | |
| Phil Mathar | - | |
| Tristan Mayor | - | |
| Laurie Mills | UKMTBC | |
| Andrew Old | - | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Nigel Smith | na | |
| Craig Taylor | Freeborn/SBxtreme | |
| Scott Turtle | - | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| Howard Williams | Rockguardz | |
| Rich Wiltshire | BSD Racing Team, Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Recoil Suspension |
Grand Veteran Open 50+
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| John Cobb | - | |
| Alvar Coppard | Podium Zone/Impact | |
| Malc Dunn | Gravity Events UK | |
| Matt Fellows | - | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Ian Harrison | - | |
| Paul Jervis | - | |
| Paul Le Maitre | - | |
| Simon Paton | Malverns Classic | |
| Lee Pettitt | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Darren Powell | - | |
| Jono Simpson | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Rich Simpson | RSR Bikeworks | |
| Nigel Thomas | - | |
| Michael Whyte | Racers Guild Squadron |
Youth Open 15-16
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Anderson | - | |
| Callum Banks | - | |
| Will Brierley | none | |
| Tom Brookes | Dirt Factory/Two Wheels Claims | |
| Tom Butler | - | |
| Kieran Calver | Fly-Up Race Team | |
| Daniel Chafer | - | |
| Thorne Clarke | - | |
| Finn Cooper | Creation Cycles | |
| Rufus Farmer | - | |
| Ben Field | Off Root | |
| Josh Florian | - | |
| Raif Furmenger | - | |
| Oscar Griffiths | Intense Factory Racing | |
| Will Haines | Ace Bicycles Monmouth/Pedalabikeaway/Wye MTB | |
| Oscar Hakes | Cliff Pratt Racing | |
| Jordi Hart | - | |
| Jowan Hewitt | - | |
| Sam Johnston | Sorted Racegear TLD | |
| Sam Jones | - | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Archie Lees-Barnes | - | |
| Luke Madley | BRINK.UK | |
| George Marfell | Whitchurch MOT Centre (WMC) | |
| Conrad Mathar | Lock 'n' Load Racing | |
| Oliver Millar | - | |
| Jake Mitchell | None | |
| Dan Nadin | - | |
| Finn New | Rockguardz | |
| Owen Rick | Stanton Bikes, Pinned Attire, Tred Shop | |
| Will Savery | - | |
| Rowan Scott | - | |
| William Smith | spectre screws team | |
| Aaron Thomsett | - | |
| Archie Townsend | - | |
| Samuel Turtle | - |
Juvenile Open 13-14
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Bazeley | MSW | |
| Edward Boughey | X5cape | |
| Charlie Buckley | - | |
| Seth Cains | Pearce Cycles | |
| Charlie Cooper Davies | - | |
| Hadley Coppard | - | |
| Nathan Diwell-Wilson | DC Cycles | |
| Max Eddon | - | |
| Rory Eddon | - | |
| Will Evans | - | |
| Ned Field | Off Root | |
| Sam Gilbert-Walker | - | |
| Felix Griffiths | Madison Saracen Development Team | |
| Toby Grindle | Essential Gfx | |
| Louie Hughes | Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Noah Killeen | Jibcrew | |
| James Lee-Jervis | - | |
| Harry Lees | - | |
| Max Lewis | Muc-Off Young Guns | |
| George Madley | Madison Saracen Factory Team | |
| Joseph Mander | - | |
| Ted Morris | - | |
| Oliver Pearce | Pearce Cycles | |
| Josh Price | Pearce Cycles | |
| Harry Simpson | - | |
| Ollie Sinden | Sterlands Cycles | |
| Jack Taylor | Freeborn | |
| Aidan Thomsett | - | |
| Oliver Ward | - | |
| Jack Webb | Pedalabikeaway / WyeMTB | |
| Travis Williams | - | |
| Charlie Woodland | - |