Plenty of time to enter the Kona Cheddar Bikefest (pic: Jon Brooke)
Over 1000 riders took part in the successful second helping of the new Kona Cheddar Bikefest last year and enjoyed the reworked course, the great trail conditions, the fantastic camping facilities and the Bikefest typical relaxed atmosphere.
For 2009 event will return at the earlier date of the 12-13 September with a reworked course and an even bigger and better event village setup. We are currently working on a rather substantial extension of the course which will hopefully fall in place for the Sunday races.
The format is similar to the Kona Bristol Bikefest but adjusted to the time of year. For the 2009 event we will a 10 hour enduro on Saturday followed by a 5 hour on the Sunday. As an extra for the newcomers to endurance racing we have a 3 hour 'Novice' endurance event which will also run on Sunday.
Both days can be ridden as solo or in teams of two or four. The special twist on Saturday is that the last couple of hours (depending on weather) will be ridden in the dark and will offer a real chance for everybody to enjoy night riding before the 'dark season' starts. So make sure that you have some lights with you in case it gets dark down 'Witches Wood'.
Every rider who is taking part in the Saturday and the Sunday event will get a loyalty gift worth more than £25 from sponsors Kona Bikes. Everybody who has already entered both events or who is going to will be rewarded when you sign on. Even more importantly - for all the Bristol Bikefest 2009 riders - don't forget that our loyalty gift offer applies for everyone who has already taken part in the Bristol event in June and is now entering the Cheddar event as well.
With the ongoing changes and improvements that have been made at the Broadway House venue in Cheddar the facilities are all top notch which will make the Kona Cheddar Bikefest the ideal place to bring the family for the final mountain biking burst of the season. The Bristol Bikefest team are going to add their usual laid back atmosphere with music and a well stocked bar throughout the weekend.
There will be a kids race held on the Saturday starting at 1:00PM. Classes are 0 - 5years, 5 - 10 years and 10 and over. Parents can enter their children on the day before 12:30PM by coming to the race unit and registering on the line. The entry will be free of charge.
Find out more including venue information, course details, briefing notes at www.bike-fest.com/cheddar/index.php
