Bristol Bike Fest organiser Paul Newman has been in touch to give us some updates on the 2005 event. Last year's was one of our favourites, with a pleasingly chilled atmosphere and fun course. For 2005 Marin has come on board as main sponsor, which'll help the 2005 Bike Fest go even better.

Once again the 12 hour enduro is the centerpiece of the weekend, with a fast and fun loop around the Ashton Court estate being tackled either solo or in teams of up to four riders. We're promised posh toilets with washing facilities this year, so you'll be able to freshen up a bit post-race before hitting the bar. The start time has been nudged back a bit to 9am, which of course means that the finish will be at 9pm.

The MAD trials team will be putting on a hippity-hoppity show to entertain the non-riders, and the DJ will be serving up inspirational tunes all day long.

Entry forms are now available at the new-look www.bristolbikefest.com...