Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Rhyd Y Felin is a special place to ride. It has that big mountain feel as if you were in the Alps. With a high speed rocky top section, followed by an open section full of stumps and roots there is no time to rest. The final section takes you into the woods and down a field that can easily catch you out.
We welcome all age groups of riders from 13 upwards. Our courses are designed to both be challenging for elite riders as well as allowing novice riders to get down safely with a smile on their faces.
You can also use any form of downhill, enduro or trail bike of your choice to compete on.
The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a British Cycling Regional A Ranking Series. It sits one level below the HSBC UK National Downhill Series so is a good introduction to racing. You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of British Cycling membership.
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. Please obey the one-way system by following race signs.
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. Please obey the one-way system by following race signs.
Nearest postcode: SY10 0HJ
We recommend not to solely rely on SatNav.
ENTRY
entry already closed| classifications | date/time | entry fees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Open 19+ | 11:00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Elite Female 19+ | 11:00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Expert Open 19+ | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Senior Female 19+ | 11:00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Master Open 30-39 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Veteran Open 40-49 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Grand Veteran Open 50+ | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 70.00 | |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 65.00 | |
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 11.00 23 Jun 2018 | £ 65.00 |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Bond | - | |
| Joe Breeden | - | |
| Gareth Brewin | The Trailhead | |
| James Flinders | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Jason Gaiger | Freeborn/Devinci | |
| Myles James | Dirt Fund Project/ Vitus Bikes | |
| Reece Langhorn | 2:1 Racing | |
| Shaun Richards | Continental Saracen | |
| Matt Rushton | Hope Factory Racing | |
| Joe Smith | - | |
| Daniel Tay | Don Skene Cycles / Kingud / WDMBA | |
| William Weston | - | |
| Jay Williamson | Jungle Products/Santa Cruz UK/Worx Tools |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Drees | Creation Cycles | |
| Becci Skelton | - | |
| Abbie Sloan | Pearce Cycles, Steele Industries Ltd, Forked Up MTB, MissionMX |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | PRIORITYSUN | |
| Martin Ashe | BB Racing | |
| Matthew Atkinson | - | |
| Steven Baldock | Unplugged Racing / 2 Wheels Only | |
| Seth Barrett | Forbidden Bikes | |
| James Bourne | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Chad Boxall | - | |
| Callum Brookes | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| James Corbett | - | |
| Kyle Farrow | Torq Fuelled | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| Nathan Foster | Spokes Bike Shop | |
| Jonathan Foster-Smith | Decade/Burgtec | |
| Ashlee Gough | NS Bikes / Hotlines Europe / WTB / InvisiFRAME / SBXtreme | |
| Kyle Hall | RAW SPORTS | |
| Charles Hough | The Bike Cellar | |
| Alex Jones | - | |
| Ben Lord | - | |
| Owen Martin | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| Glenroy Martin | Grips | |
| Matthew schofield | - | |
| Chris Sinden | - | |
| David Smith | Team Trailhead | |
| Adam Smith | Hope Technology/Fasthouse/Muc-Off | |
| Oliver Watson | Stanton/ Setup | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Allport | Royal Racing Roots | |
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Tom Baker | Royal Navy | |
| Kieran Baldwin | 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK | |
| Lewis Bateman | WDMBA | |
| Danny Bateman | - | |
| Dan Bladon | Hope Technology | |
| Jake Bourne | - | |
| Geraint Breeze | - | |
| Christopher Cockrill | Firecrest Mountain Biking | |
| Jonathan Coulier | Propain Bikes | |
| Lewis Dann | - | |
| Will Davis | - | |
| David Dean | Royal Roots Racing | |
| Toby Down | Carder Technology, 661 Protection | |
| Ryan Dunn | - | |
| Warren Field | 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK | |
| Chris Goodwin | - | |
| William Hanson | - | |
| Jack Harvey | Red Bull | |
| Eric Harvey-Fishenden | Pearce Cycles | |
| Tom Hunt | - | |
| Sam Jones | - | |
| Damon Jones | Descent21,decade Europe,sbxtreme,afton,royal,7idp,rockguardz | |
| Jonathan Kelly | - | |
| Laurie Kent | Harper Adams University | |
| David Kynaston | - | |
| George Lunt | - | |
| Alex Magee | RAF DH Team | |
| Matthew McGovern | - | |
| Thomas Mills | Army DH Team | |
| Josh Morris | - | |
| Andrew Murphy | AJM windows | |
| Joshua North | Royal Racing Roots / FDHR | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Simon Parsons | My Tree Company | |
| Jake Pashley | - | |
| Jack Reynolds | - | |
| John Riddell | Unite components - Blazing bikes | |
| Pete Robinson | Firecrest Mountain Biking | |
| Doltan Shannon | - | |
| Bradley Shields | Dirtworks / pivot uk | |
| Morgan Simmons | - | |
| Lee Skinner | - | |
| Chris Spinks | - | |
| Ian Stark | - | |
| Jake Tanner | - | |
| Ed Thomsett | MBUK | |
| Oliver Tustain | Eastwood Media | |
| Daniel Ward | - | |
| Gareth Williams | Committed Equipment |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Beckett | Flow MTB | |
| Corinna Brisbourne | - | |
| Ami Grindley | - | |
| Brittany Littlewood | - | |
| Pasca Nicholson | - | |
| Rebecca Smith | - | |
| Rene Stent | - | |
| Katie Sweeting | RAFCA | |
| Amanda Tanfield | Ladies do DH |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Alker | MTB Monster Race Team | |
| Harry Attwood | Ridgehill Race Syndicate / Indibike / Armavelo / Redkite cycles | |
| Rhys Barter | Wheelies Bike Shop/Cwmdown | |
| Aaron Bennett | Grips DH racing | |
| Luke Birkett | - | |
| Daniel Blackmore | - | |
| Jamie Cable | Atherton/RMFS | |
| Jordan Colclough | Recoil Suspension | |
| Thomas Croal | - | |
| Matteo Crompton | - | |
| James Cudbertson | ||
| Joseph Derrick | - | |
| Jake Gaskell | Team Skene | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Oakley Haines | - | |
| Tom Hildred | - | |
| Riley Jenner | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| Felix Joseph-Meade | - | |
| Luke Knight | J e James cycles | |
| Sam Lawson | - | |
| Owen Mapleson | Gravity Racing | |
| Alex Mcqueenie | Cycle Factory | |
| Josh Mead | Josh Mead MTB Coaching | |
| Jack Mills | - | |
| Jim Monro | - | |
| Jack Morris | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Ryan Paul | - | |
| Sidney Pengilly | SDR - BIKES DIRECT UK - SOUTH COAST SUSPENSION | |
| Ben Phillips | - | |
| Ethan Phillips | silk suspension | |
| callum rhead | - | |
| Cameron Ross | SDR - SOUTHCOAST SUSPENSION | |
| alexander scott | - | |
| Riley Scott | Madison Saracen Development Team | |
| Gavin Taylor | - | |
| Elliot Thombs | - | |
| William Thompson | Whitchurch MOT | |
| Toby Waters | - | |
| Drew Whatley | MIJ RACING |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Jones | Whyte Bikes | |
| Emily Walker | Rockguardz |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Boswell | - | |
| Ivor Bowen | - | |
| Toby Box | - | |
| Andrew Butler | - | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| Ady Chaplin | - | |
| Neil Clarke | - | |
| Keaten Coppard | - | |
| Peter Couldridge | - | |
| Pete Crookes | - | |
| Matthew Davies | Rockguardz | |
| Sean Day | - | |
| Scott Edgworth | - | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| Tom Ellery | - | |
| Rob Escott | Hotlines Europe | |
| Dane Fowler | - | |
| Rik Francis | RAF DH Team | |
| Seb Frost | Rootsandrain.com/Intense | |
| Richard Goodyear | Tree Magnet Racing | |
| Jake Hancock | MULE | |
| Toby Hann | Royal Navy | |
| James Heal | ARMY | |
| Rob Hill | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Ben Horne | SDR - Southcoast Suspension | |
| Andrew Hughes | - | |
| Robert Hughes | - | |
| James Hughes | Santa Cruz Bicycles/Antur Stiniog/1868 Racing | |
| Mark Jewell | - | |
| Gareth Johnson | Traction Fabrication Ltd | |
| Steven King | - | |
| Gareth Lake | 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz | |
| Oliver Mckenna | Freedom Bikes | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Clive Middleton | - | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| Jonathan Newnham | Dream Doors Southend | |
| Adam Pearson | Crow MTB | |
| David Pearson-Smith | - | |
| Nick Platt | D&D Cycles | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Toby Savage | - | |
| Dan Simmons | - | |
| Daniel Smith | - | |
| Ben Stead | Bikes and Beer | |
| Neil Swain | - | |
| Craig Taylor | Freeborn/SBxtreme | |
| Ryan Telling | 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz/Fusion MX | |
| Dan Thomas | - | |
| David Tomlinson | - | |
| Robert Wanless | MIJ down hill | |
| Sam Waters | - | |
| James Weames | Ride Southern Spain | |
| Ryan West | - | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Michael Wilson | - | |
| Andrew Wilson | - | |
| John Wootton | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Baverstock | Squid Squad | |
| John Boothman | Sunday Invitational | |
| Alvar Coppard | Podium Zone/Impact | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| David Fairservice | - | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Philip Hall | - | |
| Lee Hammett | - | |
| Jason Hicken | - | |
| Ross Holding | - | |
| James House | - | |
| Stu Hughes | Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| David Johnston | - | |
| James Kennell | - | |
| Eamonn Lawless | Never Ready Racing | |
| David List | Makingupthenumbersracing | |
| Andrew Macmillan | RAF Cycling | |
| Andrew Old | - | |
| Lee Pettitt | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Sandy Plenty | The Trailhead/Santa Cruz | |
| Shaun Stowell | Gawton Gravity Hub | |
| Guy Theron | Whisper/BikeTart | |
| George Thompson | - | |
| Michael Whyte | Racers Guild Squadron |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| Mark Buckingham | Army Cycling Union | |
| Irvin Creighton | Steve Peat Syndicate | |
| Malcolm Dunn | Caersws dh/uplifts | |
| Trevor Harvey | - | |
| Joe Killner | Michelin/Troy Lee Designs/Squirt Lube/ ODI Grips | |
| Paul Le Maitre | - | |
| Peter Little | Pedalabikeaway /Sprung | |
| Matthew Patrickson | - | |
| Jono Simpson | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Shaun Tandy | Racers Guild Squadron |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Barrett | J-TECH Suspension | |
| Joshua Bennett | The Trailhead | |
| Alvaro Boswell-Hidalgo | - | |
| Lewis Brown | Trailmaps/Michelin Tyres | |
| Ryan Cambridge | - | |
| Tomas Carter | - | |
| Jeremy Coe | - | |
| Daniel Cope | teamwideopenmag | |
| Henry Crease | Kustom Bikes | |
| matt crewther | - | |
| Travis Diwell-Wilson | DC Cycles | |
| Tomas Elsmore | Impact Racing (UCI MTB Team) | |
| Matthew Foster | Spokes Bike Shop | |
| Callum Hard | - | |
| Matthew Hicken | - | |
| Travis Hopkins | - | |
| Connor Husband | 67 race team | |
| Robby Johnston | - | |
| Grady Jones | Pave your way racing | |
| Alfie Lloyd | - | |
| Sion Margrave | Moore Large Oneal Race Team | |
| Boyd Martin | Bad Ass Bikes | |
| Lucas Mead | SDR - SOUTHCOAST SUSPENSION | |
| Charlie Mosley | - | |
| Lewis Perks | Team Creation Cycles | |
| Joel Pickford | Flowvision/Gt coalition | |
| Oliver Raja-Brown | Firecrest Team | |
| Elis Roberts | Antur Stiniog/Beics Brenin | |
| Conor Roberts | Sorted Racegear TLD | |
| Liam Ross | - | |
| Thomas Shakespeare | - | |
| Dan Slack | Gravity School by Sr Suntour | |
| Connor Smith | Wideopenmag | |
| Logan Stowell | Gawton Gravity Hub/Propello | |
| Calum Tolley | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Jack Williams | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Luke Williamson | 555 Gravity Racing |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso Barbour | Firecrest MTB | |
| Sam Brady | - | |
| Joshua Brazier | Team Trailhead | |
| Dan Cartwright | - | |
| Joshua Davies | - | |
| Toby Driscoll | - | |
| Jordi Hart | - | |
| Ben Hicken | Rockguardz | |
| Tyler Hughes | Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Sam Johnston | Sorted Racegear TLD | |
| Josh Jukes | Pearce Cycles | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Harvey Mosley | - | |
| Finn New | Rockguardz | |
| Dominic Platt | D&D Cycles | |
| Will Savery | - | |
| Charlie Savery | - | |
| Sion Smith | JRTF Racing | |
| Jack Strutt | - | |
| William Swann | - | |
| Fin Wanless | MIJ | |
| Jordan Williams | Madison Saracen Factory Team | |
| Joe Willoughby | Sorted Racegear TLD |