URBAN X MINI DOWNHILL EVENTS

2012-02-23T03:03:00.002-08:00

URBAN X DH ENDURO
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 2012
XC DESCENT TRACK, WHARNCLIFFE WOODS, SHEFFIELD

URBAN X DH ENDURO

2012-02-23T03:01:00.006-08:00

Again we were blessed with a bright, sunny winters morning. Awesome weather for a four hour race. Yes!! you heard me!! a four hour race, welcome to Enduro racing. The concept of this event was to see how many runs you could do down a specified track in four hours

Enduro racing is starting to become very popular these days, especially in the winter months where riders use them as part of there training. Two riders did just that, Lee Hawden and James Kaye were using this event as part of their prep training for the infamous Mega Avalanche. I did it in 2010 and the memories of the pain still haunt me to this day...good times.

I was very un easy about putting on a race like this because first off I hadn't done it before and I didn't now how my usual crop of mini DH riders would feel about it. After a beer and a burger with Arthur Herrington, the man behind the lens at Art82 Photography convinced and assured me that we could pull it off together. As know one had done a down hill enduro mates race before in our area we were keen to be the first so we went for it.

All in all I felt that it went well for our first outing. Out of 70 pre-registerd riders 40 took part on the day, spirits and the good old "ban ta" remained high through out the four hours of pain. The highlight of the day was when our local boyo Santa Cruz pro rider and x UCI World DH Champion "Steve Peat" rolled up on his Santa Cruz 29er and went for a blast on the track. Like the gentleman that he is he hung around a bit, chatted to the riders and posed for a few snap shots....what a guy. I have to wonder if he was just passing by or was he checking up on SPS (Steve Peat Syndicate) rider Freddie Oxley progress. Well he didn't have to because he won the whole thing by a run.

I would just like to say thank you to the local sponsors: Geared Up, Just Riding Along and Static clothing for their contributions. Also my Urban Extremist UK club mates Steven Johnson, Hyper Steve Rout and Alex McCabe( photos) for marshaling and making it a worry free event for me. And last of all Arthur Herrington of Art82 Photography for the awesome photos plus the trophies and for giving me the idea to have a go at it.

RACE DAY VIDEO COMING SOON

2012-02-23T02:58:00.001-08:00

RACE RESULTS

2012-02-23T02:47:00.002-08:00

PODIUM

2012-02-23T01:44:00.013-08:00

OVER ALL PODIUM

From left to right 2nd: Lee Hawden, 1st: Freddie Oxley, 3rd: Richard Butterfield

JUNIORS (12-16)

1ST. MARCO WOOD BONELLI

2ND. SAM GILLOTT

3RD. RYAN DUNN

SENIORS (17-29)

1ST. FREDDIE OXLEY

2ND. LEE HAWDEN

3RD. RICHARD BUTTERFIELD

MASTERS(30+)

1ST. CRAIG CADDOW

2ND. MICHEAL BRANNAN

3RD. FILIP RYS

WOMAN(OPEN)

1ST. NATASHA BONSOR

2ND. CLARE CURTIS

3RD. SARA LONG

RACE DAY PHOTOS 19.2.2012

2012-02-23T01:43:00.002-08:00

2011-11-14T15:19:00.000-08:00

URBAN X 4.1
Saturday, November 12th 2011
XC Descent Track, Wharncliffe Woods, Sheffield

URBAN X 4.1

2011-11-14T15:15:00.000-08:00

Another Urban X event is dun and dusted and again we were blessed with some awesome weather on the day. Mostly sunny and about 15 degrees, fantastic weather for this time of year. All week we had gloomy, cloudy and rainy conditions with a good soaking over night on Friday. They XC Descent track relayed these conditions with a mud fest which made for some very interesting racing to say the least. Multiple crashes, loads of banter....what more do you want on a Saturday morning at a mates race.

Racing started at our usual time of 10.00am and 40 riders, which to my delight included three female riders showed up to take on the track. This time around there were no seeding runs, just two race runs, quickest time to be recorded.

I would like to thank all the riders, plus the team and club riders who attended: Team Camus and the Sheffield Uni crew, The Crank House, All the gear but no idea, The Leeds contingent, Urban Extremist UK and the Steve Peat Syndicate.

PRE-RACE PICTURES

2011-11-14T15:09:00.000-08:00

RACE RESULTS

2011-11-14T15:08:00.001-08:00

1
JOSH LEWIS 1:32:07
2
TOM KELLY 1:32:33
3
JACK BOWER 1:38:07
4
DAVE CAMUS 1:40:91
5=
RICH BUTTERFIELD 1:48:05
5=
BEN TILFORD 1:48:05
6
CRAIG CADDOW 1:49:46
7
SAM MATTHEWS 1:50:65
8
JOE EYRES 1:50:76
9
TOM BROADHEAD 1:51:68
10
TOM CRITCHLEY 1:53:42
11
SAM PYOTT 1:56:63
12
LLOYD WOOLACOTT 1:57:15
13
JOE CAMUS 1:57:70 (HT)
14
HARRY TATE 1:57:83 (HT)
15
WILL CRITCHLEY 1:58:95
16
STEVE ROUT 2:00:27
17
MARCO WOOD-BONELLI 2:01:54 (HT)
18
JOSEPH LLOYD 2:02:64
19
ASH SMALES 2:02:89
20
DANNY WHITEHEAD 2:05:13 (HT)
21
NATHAN WHITE 2:05:83
22
GED HICKEY 2:06:99
23
MICHAEL BRENNAN 2:11:04
24
KIERAN FORBES 2:11:65
25
ARTHUR KERSHAW 2:12:17
26
LUKE CROFT 2:13:96
27
DEANE BARRETT 2:15:83
28
KYLE YATES 2:18:43
29
JOSH ROBERTS 2:20:74
30
ALEX FROST 2:24:15
31
JOE WINSTANLEY 2:28:77
32
JOHN WALSH 2:29:48 (HT)
33
ANTHONY JOHNSON 3:05:17
34
TREVOR FRANCIS 3:18:76
35
GARY BUTTERFIELD 3:28:64
36
TOM DILLEY DNF

HT

1
JOE CAMUS
2
HARRY TATE
3
MARCO WOOD-BONELLI
4
DANNY WHITEHEAD
5
ARTHUR KERSHAW
6
JOHN WALSH

WOMEN

1

JENNY WILSON 2:51:33
2
SARAH LONG 4:46:01
3
JADE BUTTERFIELD 7:37:82

PODIUM

2011-11-14T15:07:00.001-08:00

WOMAN OPEN

JENNIFER WILSON, 1ST PLACE

SARA AMY LONG, 2ND PLACE

JADE BUTTERFIELD, 3RD PLACE
HARD TAIL

JOE CAMUS, 1ST PLACE

HARRY TATE, 2ND PLACE

MARCO WOOD BONELLI, 3RD PLACE
MEN OPEN

JOSH (LOOSE DOG) LEWIS, 1ST PLACE

TOM (TK) KELLY, 2ND PLACE

JACK BOWER,3RD PLACE

DAVE CAMUS,4TH PLACE

RICHARD BUTTERFIELD, JOINT 5TH PLACE

BEN TILFORD, JOINT 5TH PLACE

MUD FEST

2011-11-14T13:57:00.000-08:00

URBAN X 4.1 QUICK EDIT

2011-11-14T12:46:00.000-08:00

Urban X 4.1 - 12.11.11 from Ben Ti on Vimeo.

URBAN EXTREMIST UK CLUB RIDER CRAIG CADDOWS RACE RUN

THE LADIES

2011-11-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

RACE DAY ACTION SHOTS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 2011

2011-11-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

WOUNDED WORRIER

2011-07-20T05:53:00.000-07:00

Jo Wyels looking in good spirits after her big crash in Switzerland this month while leading out the boys. Looking very fashionable in her corset which she has to wear to help repair her L1 spine fracture.

URBAN X MINI DH 3

2011-06-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH 2011
DIAMOND BACK TRACK, WHARNCLIFFE WOODS, SHEFFIELD
10.00AM

URBAN X 3

2011-06-21T11:19:00.000-07:00

Overnight rain made the Diamond Back track very tricky....very tricky indeed. Additional rain threatened the event but it stayed dry (thank god)!! and the track dried out on every run. Still.... quite a few crashes and beat up bikes. I had a crash myself leaving me with a bruised rib and bent rotors. You know what they say..."no pain, no gain"

Once again I would like to thank all the riders who took part in the event, I would especially like the thank my good friend Jo, the only female rider on the day who came all the way from Manchester to take part. With out you guys these mates races couldn't be possible.

RESULTS

2011-06-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

CLICK TWICE TO ENLARGE

PODIUM

2011-06-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

JOE CAMUS, 1ST PLACE HARD TAIL
MARCO BONELLI, 2ND PLACE HARD TAIL

FIRST PLACE FEMALE, JO WYELS

JOE EYRES,1ST PLACE
DAVE CAMUS, 2ND PLACE
KYLE JOHNSON, 3RD PLACE
ADAM HURST, 4TH PLACE
DANIAL BLANEY, 5TH PLACE

JUST HANGING AROUND

2011-06-19T11:37:00.001-07:00

RACE DAY ACTION SHOTS

2011-06-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

2010-11-30T11:14:00.000-08:00

URBAN X MINI DH 2
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 2010
10:00AM
FAST TRACK, WHARNCLIFFE WOODS, SHEFFIELD

URBAN X MINI DH 2 PROMO VIDEO

2010-11-30T11:12:00.000-08:00

URBAN X MINI DH 2

2010-11-30T10:59:00.000-08:00

Wharncliffe Urban-X ride Fast Track from Jon Webb on Vimeo.

WINTER WONDERLAND

2010-11-30T09:45:00.000-08:00

THE LADS

2010-11-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

PRESENTATION

2010-11-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

2010-11-29T12:41:00.000-08:00

URBAN X MINI DH 2
What a difference a day makes. When I was prepping the track on Friday it was a cold but clear day...not a cloud in the sky. Saturday was a different story, woke up to a winter wonderland...2 inches of fresh powder. 13 Riders out of 34 who had pre registered for the event braved the snow and the sub zero temperatures to race on the day. I just like to take this opportunity to say nuff respect to all the lads who took part.

SEEDING RUN

2010-11-29T12:29:00.000-08:00

TOM KELLY 1:41.91 (STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE)
JOSH LEWIS 1:46.91 (STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE)
ASHLEY TEW 1:47.25
KYLE JOHNSON 1:50.75
JACK CHADWICK 1:59.56
SAM PYOTT 2.00.22
DANIEL BLANEY 2:06.35
JACK SMITH 2:07.72
JOSEPH WILSON 2:13.13
STEVE ROUT 2:17.10
JOSH ROBERTS 2:44.16
LUKE DEMPSEY 3:03.25
ALEX WALTON 3:37.48

RACE RUN

2010-11-29T12:14:00.000-08:00

TOM KELLY 1:41.33 (STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE)
JOSH LEWIS 1:43.56 (STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE)
ASHLEY TEW 1:45.64
SAM PYOTT 1:56.45
DANIEL BLANEY 1:56.79
JACK CHADWICK 1:59.17
JACK SMITH 2:02.95
JOSEPH WILSON 2:04.73
KYLE JOHNSON 2:07.16
STEVE ROUT 2:17.54
LUKE DEMPSEY 2:42.90
ALEX WALTON 3:09.75
JOSH ROBERTS DNF

PODIUM

2010-11-29T11:51:00.000-08:00

From left to right, 5th place Daniel Blaney, 3rd place Ashley Tew, 1st place Tom Kelly, 2nd place Josh Lewis, 4th place Sam Pyott

RACE DAY SATURDAY 27TH 2010

2010-11-29T09:38:00.000-08:00

URBAN X MINI DH 1

2010-06-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

2010-06-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

URBAN X MINI DH
Saturday, June 12th 2010
10:00am
XC Descent Trail, Wharncliffe Woods, Sheffield

SEEDING RUN

2010-06-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

TOM KELLY 1:36 84
JOSH LEWIS 1:37 35
JOE TINDALE 1:39 41
CALLUM BAGGIN 1:45 13
ASHLEY TEW 1:49 88
ANDREW WRIGHT 1:54 41
JACK BOWER 1:54 91
STEVE ROUT 2:00 22
DANIEL BLANEY 2:01 13
LUKE STOCK 2:06 21
JOHN CONGREVE 2:07 75
JOSEPH JAMES WILSON 2:20 10
LOUIS HOGG 2:21 10
BRUCE DICKINSON 2:32 03
JOSH ROBERTS 2:32 57
STEVE JOHNSON 2:44 53
LUKE DEMPSEY 4:00 01

RACE RUN

2010-06-15T08:25:00.000-07:00

TOM KELLY 1:32 09
ANDREW WRIGHT 1:37 31
JACK BOWER 1:43 47
CALLUM BIGGIN 1:43 50
ASHLEY TEW 1:46 65
JOE TINDALE 1:48 37
STEVE ROUT 1:59 71
LUKE STOCK 2:00 63
JOHN CONGREVE 2:03 18
JOSH LEWIS 2:03 79
LOUIS HOGG 2:11 31
JOSH ROBERTS 2:20 94
BRUCE DICKINSON 2:37 87
DANIEL BLANEY 2:49 97
JOSEPH JAMES WILSON 2:53 03
LUKE DEMPSEY 3:27 09
STEVE JOHNSON 3:33 59

2010-06-13T07:52:00.000-07:00

Urban X Mini DH went off with out a hitch. I was shitting it all week because it had rained for four days straight. Thought the event was going to be a wash out. I had forgotten what the sun and blue skies looked like because I hadn't seen it in so long. The sun finally came out Friday and race day we had perfect weather.

31 riders had pre-registered for the event but for one reason or another 14 riders couldn't make it. So that left 17 Sheffield locals to battle it out to see who was top dog on the day. There was plenty of banta and just as many crashes.....what else could you ask for in a unofficial race.

PODIUM

2010-06-13T07:41:00.001-07:00

TREVOR WITH THE WINNERS. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ASHLEY TEW (5TH), JACK BOWER (3RD, TOM KELLY (1ST), ANDREW WRIGHT(2ND), CALLUM BIGGIN (4TH).

PRESENTATION

2010-06-13T06:35:00.000-07:00

I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO RACED ON THE DAY. WELL DONE LADS.

THE CRASH....OH DEAR!!!!

2010-06-13T06:13:00.000-07:00

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE GOT IT WRONG. HE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE LET ME TELL YOU!!!

RACE DAY PICTURES, SATURDAY JUNE 12TH 2010

2010-06-13T04:39:00.000-07:00