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Qulai Results Euro4X Series Rd1 Dirt Masters

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:45:15 -0700

Schwalbe euro 4x series round 1 - Winterberg, Germany

Michael Mechura has taken the fastest qualifying time for the first time in his career today here in Winterberg. 2nd place went to the in form Jakub Riha, 3rd Joost Wichman, 4th Tomas Slavik and 5th Adam Stasek.

The top 25 men are separated by just 2 seconds which goes to show just how close qualifying was. The racing tomorrow is going to be close and it's anyone's guess who's going to take the win.

In the women's Steffi Marth had a perfect run in front of her home crowd to qualify fastest ahead of Katy Curd and Laura Brethauer.

Racing is tomorrow and the race will be shown live on www.bigair.tv tune in to see who takes the win at round 1 of the Schwalbe Euro 4x series.

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Schwalbe Euro 4X Series round 1 preview - Winterberg, Germany

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:19:56 -0700

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Schwalbe Euro 4X Series round 1 preview - Winterberg, Germany

This weekend see the ever popular Schwalbe Euro 4X Series fire back into action at the Dirt Masters festival which is being held at Winterberg in Germany.

The Series is back for it's third year and through Schwalbe's title sponsorship, has grown every year into one of the World's biggest 4X Series. This weekend, nearly 200 riders have pre entered and will be lining up on the start gate, fired up and ready to take a shot at winning the 2012 Schwalbe Euro 4X Series.

Last year's top 3 riders, Tomas Slavik, Joost Wichman and Scott Beaumont are all entered for the series and will be pushing each other harder than ever, looking to take the 2012 crown. Tomas Slavik has had a fantastic start to his 2012 season with 2 wins in the 4X ProTour, but it will be really interesting to see if anyone can match his pace this weekend with the start of another series.

The track at Winterberg, like most 4X tracks now, is a permanent track that is in use every day 365 days a year. It is fast and flowing and with it's 180 degree corners provides loads of opportunities for passing. The racing is sure to be action packed in front of huge crowds at the Dirt Masters festival over the weekend.

Schwalbe's marketing man, Michael Kull can't wait to see the series get started:
'For Schwalbe, the Euro 4X Series is really important for us. In 2012 we released the Gatestar compound in the Nobby Nic and Racing Ralph tyres that are specifically for 4X racing. We are fully behind the Euro 4X Series and can't wait for another action packed year to see who will take the overall title.'

Like so many 4X races, this round of the series will be broadcast live on the Internet via www.bigair.tv on Sunday.

Keep up to date with the Schwalbe Euro 4X Series at:

www.euro4xseries.com

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/euro fourcrossseries

On Twitter: www.twitter.com/euro4xseries

Full race report and results will be online after the race.

Video Pre View of track on youtube

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Photos for results

Sun, 06 May 2012 06:15:33 -0700

Please see attached photos from practice and the race

by Charles Robertson to use with the results.

Sorry for the two separate emails.

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Beaumont & Gough take a Muddy Rd2 Win

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:58:53 -0700

Schwalbe British 4X Series - round 2 - Penshurst, Kent

Well what a tough weekend round 2 of the Schwalbe British 4X Series proved to be. On Saturday, the track ran really well. There was some light rain at times, but the track was dry and running really fast. The weather forecast assured us that worse was definitely on the way, but no one could have predicted just how much rain would arrive through the night and on Sunday morning..........

The phrase washout may seem to strong, but Sunday morning was just that. Probably the wettest conditions that any 4X national has ever had. A real mudfest was certainly on the cards. As ever though, the 4X guys and girls, picked up their hard tails and got out there on track to start practice. Even though in places the were streams of water running down the hill the riders were loving the track. Super fast and technical is Porc's best description and even in these conditions, riders were flying down the track.

The rain however, did cause a slight problem. The compressor for the start gate unfortunately could not cope with the deluge of rain and it gave up. Race organiser was quick to race of in search of a new compressor in the nearby towns, but to no avail. The gate was designed to work with the air ram or the manual start so after a short delay whilst Chris was on the road, the team went into action to set up the gate up for a manual start. The starter would say: riders ready, random gate and anytime in 1 to 5 seconds, he would release the gate. No lights or beeps. Just a completely random gate drop with no indication at all of when it was going to drop. Some riders were a little nervous of how this would turn out, but we can honestly say that after a couple of tests for the riders, they were all actually loving it.

The completely silent and random gate drop added a new dimension to the race and levelled out the best starters in the business. Now it was instant reactions that would get you out of the gate 1st.

The motos started and sure enough, the sun came out! Immediately the track began to dry and there were some great racing lines. The motos were action packed. Plenty of passing, lots of mistakes no the occasional crash gave some very interesting results. In the elite men's, defending series champion Scott Beaumont and Lewis Lacey were flying. They did not race each other in the motos but both went unbeaten and were looking like the men to watch all day. If anyone was going to challenge them it looked like Scott Roberts or Nathan Parssons.

In the women's it was great to see Joey Gough racing. She was looking fast but Emily Horridge and Jess Greaves were pushing her in every moto. Just like the first round at Leamington a few weeks ago, it was great to see such a big entry in the women's race.

Onto the quarter finals and the first shock of the day. Nathan 'Natedogg' Parssons was knocked out in a tough race. Clearly gutted with the result, he will be back fighting for a good result at round 2 of the 4X Protour in Poland next weekend. Beaumont, Lacey and Roberts were all through with no problem.

In the semi finals it was Beaumont and Rookie Issac muddy who went through from semi final number 1. They were to be joined in the final by Lacey and Roberts.

So onto the finals. Fun category was won by:Rhys Jenner Big fun: Andrew Cooper Youth: Juvenile:

Christian Corthorn Seniors was a great race as the two Dave's - Richardson and Roberts battled from start to finish with Dave Richardson taking it at the finish line. Masters was won by Gareth Parr and vets dominated by Anthony Fisher

In the women's Joey Gough got the snap and led the race into turn one. She went wide and Emily Horridge dived inside to take the lead. On the second straight Joey got a great drive and moved back past Emily. The two riders battled for the lead all the way to the line, but Joey held on to take the win. An awesome final. Suzanne Lacey was third and Cara Murray fourth.

So finally the elite men's. Gate one was Beaumont, on two was Lacey, three Mundy and on the outside Roberts. Beaumont got the snap and led into turn one. As the riders battled bar to bar, Lacey went to the back and Roberts made a great move to come from the outside gate and into second on the exit of turn one. On the second straight the two Scott's really got the horsepower out and moved away. Scott Roberts kept Boom Boom on his toes all the way, but Beaumont held on and took the win ahead of Roberts, Issac Mundy and Lewis Lacey.

All in all an awesome days racing and despite the tough, wet conditions, racing was as always fantastic and Porc's for 2012 is in the record books.

See you all at Redhill for round 3 in June

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Full Results

http://www.british4x.com/news/rd2-results-2012-porc/

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Fox Juniors back at British 4X for 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:44:15 -0700

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After the huge success of the Fox junior category in 2011, Fox Europe are onboard again for the 2012 Schwalbe British 4X Series.

Continuing their sponsorship of Gravity Junior categories, Fox will this year be offering prizes for the top 3 juniors at every round and overall series prizes.

Aaron Hay, Fox Europe's MTB marketing man, was quick to point out Fox's history in all sports of identifying talent at a young age and supporting juniors to international elite riders.

'The British 4X Series has shown some fantastic growth in the last few years and Fox Europe are very proud to be involved again by sponsoring the junior category. In recent years, we have seen a number of junior ridersprogress through the British 4X Series and they are now racing in the Elite category in the 4X ProTour. Fox will be supplying prizes to these riders at every round and we will be awarding some pretty serious prizes at the final round to the top 5 Juniors'.

Two Fox supported riders; World 4X stars Scott 'Boom Boom' Beaumont and Kamil Tatarkovic will be at the final British 4X round at Afan on September 15^th to award the prizes to the overall top 5 juniors.

Take a look at Fox Europe's website: www.foxeurope.com

Keep up to date with British 4X: www.british4x.com

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Schwalbe British 4X Series – Round 1 – Leamington – April 1st

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:49:41 -0700

Schwalbe British 4X Series – Round 1 – Leamington – April 1

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The 2012 4X season kicks off next weekend – 1^st April with round 1 of the Schwalbe British 4X Series at Leamington, Warwickshire. After a fantastic 2011 season, the 2012 series has grown yet again, with interest and pre entries to the series at an all time high.

To add to the interest at the first round this year, 2010 4X World Champion, Tomas Slavik who rides for the famous RSP team from the Czech Republic is going to be racing. He is on a 3 week tour of the UK and wanted to make sure that he got a race under his belt before the 4X ProTour kicks off on April 14^th.

The Leamington track, last year, provided one of the best races of the entire year. Huge crowds flocked to the race as it is in walking distance from Leamington town centre and the atmosphere was fantastic. The track has had some more changes made to it recently by local rider Nathan ‘Natedogg’ Parssons which will help the racing to be even better this year.

2011 British 4X Series Champion, Scott Beaumont, will be looking to start the season well and will surely be the main rival to Tomas Slavik.

‘The winter has been fantastic for me. I’ve switched to Yeti Cycles, training has gone well and with Tomas racing, it is going to be a great start to the series next week’ said Boom Boom.

Nathan Parssons will surely be a threat as he uses his home track knowledge and if last year was anything to go by, he will be the crowd favourite. Scott Roberts is back on Identiti for 2012 and looking in the best shape of his life. A tough winter training with one of his main sponsors No Limits is really paying off, so expect Scott to be in there fighting. Oggy, Lewis Lacey, Duncan Ferris, Will Evans, Jake Ward, Tom Dowie, Gareth Bates and a host of other Elites will be fighting for the win.

How about the Juniors and Seniors that are moving to Elite? 2011 National Champion Luke Limbrick will begin his Elite career at Leamington. Can he repeat his ride from National Champs last year over the course of a whole season..... Issac Mundy, Tom Gethin and Alex Metcalfe will be the ones to watch as they make their debuts.

In Elite women’s, Suzzane Lacey will be the favourite to take the title. After winning the British Series for the last 2 years, she has become the queen of British 4X. Can Nichola Anderson add some consistency in 2012 to take over the top spot or will Car Murray, Jess Greaves or Charlotte Green get in on the action. The elite women’s race is always unpredictable and offers some of the most exciting racing at every British round.

The team Cup made for great competition with Last years winners Team Nakedracing wanting to hold onto the Cup again this year. Over 40 teams took part last year all trying the to get there hands on the cup.

All British 4X rounds are accessable to all. From beginners who can enter Fun (12 to 17 year olds) and Big Fun (18+) all the way up to Vets, there is a class for you. With entry costs holding at £25 for pre entry and £30 on the day, there is no cheaper way of racing your bike all day long with no queues, great viewing for spectators and a fun atmosphere that will make you want to keep coming back.

To enter the race follow this link:

For Series information, have a look at the website: www.british4x.com

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Race Schedule:

Saturday 31^st March

Track open to ride all day.

Sunday 1^st April

09.00 – 11.00 Open practice

11.00 – 12.00 Gate Practice

12.30 – 3.00 Motos

3.15 – 4.00 Quarter finals, Semi Finals

4.00 Finals

4.30 Presentations

Video of Slavik riding at Leamington on Vimeo.

Welcome to England - Tomas Slavik from Cal Robert Wootton on Vimeo.

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4X Pro Tour Entries open

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:20:29 -0700

4X ProTour Entries are now live.....

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The 2012 4X ProTour entry system has now gone live.

2010 4X World Champion Tomas Slavic & 2011 4X World Cup Champion Anneke Beerten have already entered now its your turn.

All riders wishing to enter any rounds of the 2012 ProTour now enter on the official website www.4xprotour.com you do not need to enter via your national federation .
You can now enter direct so your names are on the list at each event. It is pre entry only for the ProTour, and the only way is via the ProTour website, so make sure that you get entered now!

There is a small admin fee to pre enter any race, and then the full race entry fee will be taken at each event by the organiser.

With the first round in Houffalize, Belgium, now just over 3 weeks away, riders need to get their entries in. Here is the direct link for Houffalize registration:

If you have any questions at all then feel free to contact the organisers: info@4xprotour.com

Join the discussions now on Facebook where you can ask any questions to the organisers:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/359791140718201/

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Schwalbe announce sponsorship of the Caersws Cup Downhill Series 2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:13:18 -0800

Schwalbe announce sponsorship of the Caersws Cup Downhill Series 2012.

Schwalbe have today announced that they will be sponsoring the Caersws Cup Series in 2012. At a meeting at Schwalbe UK's head office yesterday Chris Roberts, Caersws Cup Series organiser signed the contract with Dave Taylor from Schwalbe UK.

This association was a logical step for Schwalbe with Danny Hart Winning the DH World Championships on

Schwalbe tyres and also supporting the British Downhill Series Schwalbe see this as a stepping stone for newer riders into the sport at Regional grass roots level.

The 2012 Caersws Cup DH Series sponsored by Schwalbe is 3 round series and includes a Regional Championships race (TBC).

Round 1 - March 3/4^th
Round 2 - August 18/19^th
Round 3 - October 6/7^th

Chris Roberts had this to say:

'2012 looks set to be another amazing year of racing at Caersws, many of the tracks have had changes over the winter with a new track being built and now to add Schwalbe as sponsor to the series is a huge boost for the series. I can't wait to get the series underway on March 3/4^th 2012.

The new website for the series is now live and open for entries: www.caerswscup.co.uk

Alternatively you can follow news about the series on:

http://nakedracing.com/events/caersws-cup/caersws-cup-rd1-2012.html

Twitter: www.twitter.com/nkedracing

Times:

Saturday

Uplift Practice 10.00am - 4.00pm

Sunday

Practice 8.30am- 10.30am

Race Start (2 runs) 11.00am - 4.30pm

Location:

Situated in the heart of beautiful Mid-Wales between Newtown and Machynlleth

Caersws

Henblas,

CAERSWS,

Powys,

SY17 5JE

Background:

Caersws is a private forest used for regional and national races over the past 5 years, we ran the first race at Caersws in 2003 which was won by Marc Beaumont riding for Royal team.

Since then four courses have build by the local riders to make this an ideal place to run a series on 6 different courses.

Course

The Courses at Caersws are ideal for testing the abilities of all types of riders.
The course for the first round is the original Midland Course that flows it way down the edge of the forest and finishes in the big open arena making this an ideal place for spectators to watch all the race action.

Live Timing
The latest Tag Huer timing system displays your time as you cross the finish line.
Results are printed within 2 minutes at the end of each category.
All riders are reseeded for their second race run.

Camping
There is a big field for tents, caravans & motor homes right next to the finish arena.

Hot & Cold food and toilets on site which makes an ideal place to chill out between runs and watch the racing action

Pre enter the race at www.caerswscup.co.uk

Key Points 2012

Tag Huer Live Timing
Foam Pads for uplift
Great Atmosphere
Live Commentary
Free Camping
Free Team Pits
Trade Stands
Catering
British Cycling Ranking Points at all rounds including a Championship race
A Pair of Schwalbe Tyres for Fastest Time of the Day

For further information about the series, contact Chris Roberts: cup@nakedracing.com

Photo Credit Turnip Towers - Rider Josh Lowe at Midlands Championship race Caersws Cup 2011

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DMR Pump Track Challenge comes to Excel for The London Bike Show

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:53:18 -0800

DMR Pump Track Challenge comes to Excel for The London Bike Show.

The London Bike Show: January 12th – 15th 2012

The DMR Bikes Dual Pumptrack challenge is open to all riders to race against the Pro's with £250 prize money each day.

You can race on this indoor Dual pump track in January

The London bike show is on for 4 days and we need riders to take part to win the £250 cash prize money each day.

Thursday 12th , Friday 13th , Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th January 2012

It’s all about speed, flow and skill. The event is open to riders register each day.

A time trial event will establish a finals field of 32 riders.

Location

The London Bike Show takes place at ExCeL, London.

ExCeL London is located just 10 minutes from Canary Wharf, in the heart of London’s Royal Docks.

Race Entry Fee

£12.50 to race - You can race 1 day or all 4 days

Format & Rules

• Course length – approx 20-seconds (1 lap for time trials and finals)

• Bike Restriction – 24-inch wheels (min) Sorry no BMX

• Helmets Mandatory (full face optional)

Schedule

Open Practice 10.30am -11.30am

Qualifying – 1pm – 2.00pm

Finals 3:00 – 4.00pm

Qualifying

• Two timed runs – best time. Best result will determine qualifying / seeding for the finals

• Open Qualifying 1pm-2.00pm

• Top 32 riders advancing to finals

Finals

• Dual heat formats with single elimination ladders (seeded by afternoon time trials)

• Riders start side by side on Dual Start gate

• Start Procedure – Riders Ready Watch the Gate Beep Beep Beeeeeeeeeep

• Finish – first one to cross their finish after 1 full lap (electronic eye will confirm close races)

The race commentator for each days racing the Uks Top World Cup Commentator Dan Jarvis

There is the Lezyne Exploder competition for any spectators want to have some fun and win

Pump Tracks have started to emerge all over the UK in recent years. From City centres to rural parks, Pump Tracks take up a small amount of space and provide about as much fun as you can have on a bicycle. No matter what bike you have, or what your skill level is, a pump track is the place to have fun and learn new skills. These new pump tracks have produced a style of riding that combines the skills of all mountain bike disciplines – 4X, Downhill, Cross Country and Dirt Jumping.

The new discipline of Pump Track racing has really taken off Worldwide over the past few years. The bike brand DMR (www.dmrbikes.com) were quick to acknowledge this last year and launched the ‘DMR Pump Track Challenge’ Series. In 2011 there have been three events that have each produced a different winner. Round 1 was won by Bernhard Kerr, Round 2 by Scott Beaumont and Round 3 by Ben Baker. All of these riders will be attending The London Bike Show to find out who will be the King of the London Pump Track.

In addition to these guys, Will Longden, Bernard Kerr, Olly Wilkins, Sam Reynolds, Lewis Lacey, Scott Roberts and Duncan Ferris will headline the UK pro riders who will be invited to challenge for the win.

The track will be slightly different to the other pump tracks that have been used so far for the series. This time the riders will be on a wooden track that will be designed and built by ShoreTrax (www.shoretrax.com). The wooden track will be a dual race with riders racing head to head around it in less than 20 seconds over rollers and around berms.

For 2012, The London Bike Show organisers thought it was important to add a racing discipline to their ‘live action arenas’ and the ‘DMR Pump Track Challenge’ was the perfect discipline to bring to the Excel arena in January.

Pro 4X rider, Scott Beaumont added:

‘The DMR Pump Track Challenge Series in 2011 has been one of the highlights of the season for me. The tracks are really good fun for the riders and exciting for spectators. Racing in front of a big crowd in London Excel in January is going to be amazing. I can’t wait!

The DMR Pump Track Challenge will take place every day during The London Bike Show 2012. Please visit www.thelondonbikeshow.co.uk for all the information you need and follow the regular updates on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelondonbikeshow and Twitter: www.twitter.com/thelondonbikeshow

The London Bike Show

12 – 15 January 2012. ExCeL, London.

After a highly successful first year, The London Bike Show is back at almost double the size with a huge range of brands, stands and hands-on activities making it one of the largest and most exciting cycling events in the UK.

Not only can you watch professional demos at the Animal Bike Tour, the Pump Track Duel and the first ever indoors international Bike Polo Tournament, but there’s a wide range of bikes and cycling accessories to try and buy right there and then.

Four shows for the price of one!

A ticket to The London Bike Show is also valid for entry to The Outdoors Show, the newly launched Active Travel Show and the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show.

More information about the DMR Bikes Pump track challenge can be found on www.pumptrackchallenge.com or Facebook.com/DMRpumptrack.

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Euro 4x logo 2012

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:09:46 -0800

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Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:36:28 -0800

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Yep looks easy but this may help pump better.

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