Lightwater Valley Family Theme Park,
North Stainley,
Ripon,
North Yorkshire.
The info: The Lightwater Laike M.T.B. Trial is organised by the
Rotary club of
Ripon
Rowels and is open to all over 8 years and to all riders
from novice to expert categories. All proceeds to be donated
to charity and this years chosen charities are Ripon
hospital palliative care unit and the mayor of Ripon's
charity youth appeal. The programme has been amended this
year to provide a wider appeal to all categories.
Lightwater Laike
M.T.B. Trial Info
~ Bicyclemania Ride ~ Race number
added to the bike and it's off for a quick ride around the
course to check-out what's in store. Once on the course the
first thing I was aware of was how soggy the grass was, it
was sucking the tyres down and made for flicking to some
lower gears. Next came a short switch-back wooded section
and then out onto more wet grass, this was only a short
section. Eventually the tyres struck gravel and you headed
up to a quarry section where you dropped down a muddy bank
only to climb a slippery wet grass slope, it could be done
if you turned the cranks nice and smooth.
The Quarry
Passing through the quarry section brought you to a couple
of short sharp gravel hills and once on top you headed off
into a wooded section and onto some tarmac where you could
flick up the gears before entering into a another wooded
section. Now you where entering into the theme park complex
and heading off towards the big dipper.
The Big
Dipper
In and out of the big dipper steel stanchions and up and
down the muddy tree lined banks several times before
cresting the last grass bank. Now you could open up the
gears and blast down a gravelled track before entering
into the tricky stream section where the ground gave way to
slimy mud. Once through that bit it was into the heart of
the theme park riding passed all the silent rides, over the
rail lines and through the tunnel for the next leg sapping
lap or if it's the last lap around the lake to the finish,
job done.
Pictures
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Be prepared for allsorts
Rides pushing up a steep
one
Chiefy's too fast for
the camera
RIDER
CATEGORY
NUMBER
FIELD
RANKED
TIME
Chiefy
Veterans
114
56 Plus
34th
01:57:18
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The Lightwater Laike M.T.B. Trial is organised by the
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