Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Pearce Cycles will host the 2021 National Downhill Championships on our classic Rhyd y Felin track.
Once again, we have spent months clearing and rebuilding the track getting it ready to race on once again.
The event will take place over the weekend of 17th and 18th of July.
There will be camping on site. The site will be open from mid afternoon on Friday 16th July. Please bring your own drinking water as there is none on site.
Toilets will be on site from Friday afternoon.
We will have catering on site from Saturday morning and, as the sun will be shining an ice cream van too.
A bike wash will also be provided.
The Schedule differs from our usual schedule and can be seen below:
FRIDAY 16 JULY
13:00 22:00 Venue and camping field open for teams, camping and track walk
16:00 18:00 Registration office open
SATURDAY 17 JULY
07:00 Venue open. Course open for on-foot inspection
08:00 11:30 Registration office open
07:30 Marshal, media, commissaire, organiser, first aid, chief marshal briefing
08:30 First Uplift – Marshals and Medics
09:00 First Uplift – Riders
09:15 Training – all categories
17:00 Training – Expert / Elite and Juniors
17:30 Last uplift
18:00 DH Course closed
18:15 Riders / managers meeting
18:30 Course open for on-foot inspection
SUNDAY 18 JULY
07:30 Venue open
07:45 Marshal, media, commissaire, organiser, first aid, chief marshal briefing
08:15 First uplift
08:45 10:30 Training – All categories (Full runs only)
10:30 11:00 Training – Expert / Elite and Juniors
11:15 Seeding runs
14:30 Race runs
17:30 Presentation – top 3 in each class
19:00 Venue closed and cleared
Full event information can be found in the British Cycling Technical Document here.
Directions
Please note that Rhyd-y-Felin is a privately owned forest and therefore access is prohibited. Please do not try and ride the track outside of organised events.
Unauthorised use will stop events being held at this excellent venue.
From the south and east:
From Shrewsbury take A5 signed Oswestry/North Wales. At Wolfshead roundabout on the new Nesscliffe by-pass, turn west onto the B4396 toward Knockin. After passing through Knockin village continue towards Llynclys. At crossroads with A483 (Oswestry - Welshpool road) continue over on the A495 (B4396) signed Bala through the villages Llanyblodwel, Pen-y-Bont and Llangedwyn. After passing through Llangedwyn follow the B4396 that bears to the left signed Bala. This road becomes narrow with tight bends in places. At give way turn right onto B4391 towards Bala/Llangynog continue through Pen-y-Bont Fawr to Llangynog.
From the north:
From Oswestry follow the A483 south toward Welshpool. At Llynclys crossroads turn west onto A495 (B4396) signed Bala. Continue through the villages Llanyblodwel, Pen-y-Bont and Llangedwyn. After passing through Llangedwyn follow the B4396 that bears to the left signed Bala. This road becomes narrow with tight bends in places. At give way turn right onto B4391 towards Bala/Llangynog continue through Pen-y-Bont Fawr to Llangynog.
In Llangynog turn left and follow narrow lane past Revolution bike park. Follow this for 3/4 of a mile. Uplift pick up is then on your left and parking is further up the lane on the right.
Nearest postcode: SY10 0HJ
We recommend not to solely rely on SatNav.