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The latest Club News from King’s Lynn MTB

CLUB UPDATE 2021…

King’s Lynn MTB Club, established in 2014, is a British Cycling affiliated cycling club for those that enjoy riding socially, competing or just being part of a group of like-minded people. Based in Norfolk the club’s main off-road terrain is Shouldham Warren. Many of our club members also ride the trails around Thetford Forest plus other local routes along the Nar Valley Way and Peddars Way.

We organise rides to cater for every ability – from the mountain bike novice to the seasoned cross country racer. For all training and social rides we try to give plenty of notice before the event, with rides normally being posted on our Facebook page.

Over recent years we have organised multiple club events, specifically our mountain bike evening time trails, alongside hosting several rounds of the Eastern Cross country Series – Mud, Sweat and Gears and our own six hour MTB enduro event.

For the racers regular training rides at various locations both on and off road are offered. We don’t just ride during the day; in the darker months we go night riding (lights are a must!), which is an experience in itself, both on and off road.

For our juniors we will be organising Summer coaching sessions , which could also include some racing as they develop their skills and confidence on the bike.
We are always looking for helpers from volunteer’s to maintain and open up new trails to marshals helping out at our club events.

KINGS LYNN MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB MID SUMMER REPORT

KLMTB are half-way through their unique cross country time trials. Held at West Bilney woods over a 3.2 mile course, to achieve a time the riders have to complete 2 laps of the challenging course with some tough climbs and fast downhill single track.

There was also opportunity for the juniors to take up the challenge with a shorter 1.1 mile loop for the 8 – 14 years and a half mile section for the under 8’s both with technical single track to negotiate.

The event is being held over five Saturdays throughout the summer and prizes given to club members for their best four time, and a separate prize for the quickest lap.

The 4^thtime trial will be held at West Bilney woods on Saturday 6^thJuly, and the final event on 20^thJuly , under 8’s start at 12 noon , 8-14 years start at 12-30 and seniors first rider off at 1-30 pm .

Some of the KLMTB members have been taking part in the mud,sweat and gears series around East Anglia. The first event visited Henham Park followed by a visit to Carver Baracks and recently to a new venue in Thickthorne.

For more information follow us on Facebook for Social rides and more race events news.

SHOULDHAM XC 6 ENDURO

Sunday 15th September 2019.
10am til 4pm.
Solos, Pairs & Teams of 3

ENTER ONLINE HERE via British Cycling

Bigger, better & back for it’s fifth year…The Shouldham XC Six Hour Enduro, hosted by King’s Lynn MTB Club, takes place on Sunday 15th September, with racing from 10am til 4pm. Held over multiple laps of a course designed by KL MTB, this event is completely organised by club members and is one of the most popular Cross Country Endurance mountain bike events in the Eastern region for solos, pairs and teams of 3. The venue is King’s Lynn MTB’s local grounds, Shouldham Warren, just south of King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

Full event page is here

2019 CLUB UPDATE

Dear Members

Happy New Year

We would just like to give you all an update with what the club has planned for 2019.

After stepping back from the Winter Series this season allowing Thetford Racing to take the lead the committee decided that as a club we still needed to keep our grass root events for 2019.

Last year we did not hold the Time Trials series as it was extremely difficult for our volunteers to commit to setting up a 6 mile course, to British Cycling standards, in the time we have after finishing work, it would normally take a minimum of 2 hours set-up and an hour plus to take down. So for 2019 we have changed the venue and the race day in order to give us more time to set-up as required by BC, as they insure the event, plus have time to include the youth riders before the main race.

The venue for the 2019 Time Trial Series will be at West Bilney Woods on a Saturday afternoon (1.30pm), these woods are not as busy as Shouldham but will still give us an excellent challenging course.

The 6 dates will be;

4^th May
18^th May
8^th June
6^th July
20^th July.

The start time will be 1.30pm, the lap will be between 3 and 4 miles and each rider will complete 2 laps to gain their time. The quickest 4 times from each rider will be added up to give an overall position for the series. There are club trophies for the fastest lap and overall winner, club members only will be eligible to win these trophies. The racing will be open to members and their guests. We hope you will support this event and help out where you can.

The Shouldham Enduro will still take place on 15^th September 2019, the entry fee for this this will rise slightly to cover the rising cost of medics, timing, toilets, insurances, prizes, medals and levies. We can then still run this event even with its relatively low numbers as all the organisers are once again all club volunteers.

Away days will be organised on request, if there is a demand for the Velodrome, Sportives, MTB races, trail centres then please contact us and we will ask for other interest via social media, email. Although past experience with these events have forced us to ask for any payment up front to ensure the club does not fund any short fall. For more detail please ask.

Happy new Year to you all, keep pedalling.  Steve

SHOULDHAM ENDURO 2018

The Revel Outdoors Shouldham Enduro will take place on the 16th September, 2018 at Shouldham Warren, Norfolk.

Teams of 3 riders, Pairs and Solos will race for 6 hours on a challenging and hilly course designed by the Kings Lynn MTB Club.

Full details, including how to enter are available here 

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE – 18.05.18

Hi everyone,

If you have read your summary of the KLMTB AGM you will have noted that I have taken over as the club Membership Secretary.  I have been a committee member for a few years now but saw this as a role that I could add some value to.  Please bear with me as I take over the role and get everything together.  There will be a small delay in getting membership cards out to everyone but I will get them to you as soon as possible.

There are a few things that need updating and the new membership forms are just the start of this.

Why am I making the changes?  Well in short we need to make sure that the club is up to date with new General Data Protection Rules (GDPR).  The old systems fell a little bit short of what would be required and having just recently gone through a GDPR review at work I am in a good place to look at making the changes needed.  Please understand that these changes are supposed to be for your security and benefit and are worth it.

What this means for us initially are the following changes to membership processes.

1. We have had to update the membership forms to allow for you to opt into processes that require us to access and use the personal data that you share with us.
2. We needed to update the way that we hold the data so that it is kept secure.
3. We need to make some small changes to the way that membership forms are used.
   1. We need everyone to use the new form.
   2. We need one form per member as each individual member has to make their choices on the opt in’s known.
   3. A new form has to be completed every year as we cannot hold the old data past the 1st of May each year.

I am sorry to say that this will mean a little bit of extra work for some people as some of you have already applied for this years membership with the old forms.  These registrations have been recorded but we will need you to fill out the new format of form.

Please bear with us whilst we make the necessary changes and get things the way that they need to be for the future.  If anyone has any questions or concerns then please feel free to contact me.

Kind regards,

Adrian Ankin Murray

membership.klmtb@gmail.com

COACHING UPDATE

The junior coaching sessions during May will be as follows:

5th May – As normal

12th May – No coaching (I am attending a MTB coaching course)

19th May – Promotion day and Junior Time Trial

26th May – As normal

The Promotion day & junior Time Trial on the 19th is to promote the new equipment provided to the club by Norse. I am proposing the following:

12:30

All juniors that can attend from the beginners & the Intermediate group meet at 12:30 in the car park. We will have a photo session and possible take a couple of videos of the juniors using the equipment. We will do some basic coaching using the equipment.

13:15

Junior time trial for both beginners and Intermediate age groups.

The beginners session will end once the time trial is completed

14;00 or earlier if TT ends earlier

Intermediate group ride around the warren with myself and as many parents as possible that wish to join the ride

15:00 or 1 hr from start of group ride

Coaching session end

The course for the time trial will be a flat course so suitable for all age groups and abilities. It is a fun day and no pressure will be put on to the young riders. I doesn’t matter if they are first or last the important thing is that the join in and have fun.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact our club coach Dave on coaching.klmtb@gmail.com

GENERAL CLUB UPDATE
In just four years KLMTB has become a driving force in the Eastern Region and our events are recognised as among the best in the area. We now need to build on this while providing more opportunities for the more casual rider, so we have decided to make a few changes.

COACHING
Our club coach, Dave Webster, has developed an innovative coaching scheme that encompasses both adult and junior cyclists that we believe will encourage newcomers and develop existing members’ skills running from March til October.

WINTER SERIES 2018/19 DATES

SAVE THE DATES for the Winter Series 2018 / 2019…

4th November 2018

9th December 2018

13th January 2019

17th February 2019

SHAILES AND ASHBY TAKE SERIES WINS

KING’S LYNN MTB SUPPORTED BY REVEL OUTDOORS MOUNTAIN BIKE WINTER SERIES ROUND 4 AT SHOULDHAM WARREN

A sunny dry morning greeted the 250 entrants for the last round of the sell out winter series.   What the riders didn’t expect was a Steve Collins specially designed course to test even the strongest legs.  Steve did allow the riders some enjoyment with the rifle butt decent, two bomb holes and his new favourite technical section Collins hideaway to go with the numerous climbs Shouldham has to offer.

The 3 hour category got under way at 10am with Andrew Cockburn (Newdales Cycles), Seb Herrod (Absolute Black) and Paul Ashby (KLMTB) making the early running and Katy Simcock (Team Corley Cycles), Elvita Branch (Sussed out Suspension) and Sarah Hewitt (1-Eleven C6 Bikes) leading the female class.  Cockburn taking the chequered flag in the Senior category by 8 minutes, Ashby making it a clean sweep in the Veteran class 8 mins ahead of Tim Plimmer (Lutterworth Cycles ) and with the home clubs Ashby taking a comfortable series victory.

An exciting race in the Junior category with Kieran Jarvis (Team onform) just pipping KLMTB’s Jacob Shailes to win the round although Shailes took the overall series ahead of Troy Winger (GRT).
The ride of the day came in the 1.5 hour senior race with KLMTB’s new boy Lauris Liepins to take his first podium of the series a hard fort 3^rd place and taking 5^th in the series.  Mat Eley (EDCC B&T motors) took the win with Jonathan Sheasby (Numbplumz MTB/ AJ cycles) runner up.

Race Results: 1.5 hour Senior Female. 1^st Jodie Cole (Epic Orange KTM), 2^nd Alison Goss (Gunnvelo) 3^rd Lucy Andrew (Zepnat).
1.5 hour Veteran Female. 1^st Laura Sampson (Sussed Out) , 2^nd Kamilla Norman , 3^rd Julie Clark (Witham Wheelers).
1.5 hour Veteran Male. 1^st Craig Gunnell (Team gunnvelo), 2^nd  Paul Groombridge (Push sport/ Barford hire ) , 3^rd Mark Winger(GRT) , 9^th Adrian Hoyle , 17^th Michael Cubitt , 27^th Steve Brewer, 46^th Gary Richmond all from KLMTB 91 riders in this category.
3 hour senior female, 1^st K. Simcock, 2^nd E. Branch, 3^rd Vanessa Holmes (Sherwood Pines cycles)
3 hour veteran male. KLMTB members 16^th Dave Penny, 22^nd Mark Hollingworth, 37^th David Webster and 40^th Roger Seals
Junior Female 1^st Caitlyn Sampson (Sussed out) 2^nd Jessica Cobbe (Leicester road club
Youth Female. 1^st Hayley Pell (Liv Awol) 2^nd Martha Lebentz (Hadleigh CC) 3^rd Mollie Bilner (Hadleigh CC).
Youth Male. 1^st Alex Dale (LVYCC) 2^nd Ollie Hennessy (SNCC) 3^rd Ben Hoyle (HKR XC Racing) 5^th Ian Pomfret, 8^th Colin Mantle both KLMTB.
3 hour senior male, For KLMTB 15^th Thomas Dixon, 16^th Richard Hallett. Myles Higby 18^th in 1.5 hour senior.

Series points only count on completion of 3 out of the 4 races.
SERIES WINNERS AND KLMTB MEMBERS

YOUTH FEMALE: 1^st HAYLEY PELL (LIV AWOL)
YOUTH MALE:  1^st ALEX DALE (LVYCC) 4^th IAN POMFRET, 5^th COLIN MANTLE
JUNIOR FEMALE: 1^st JESSICA COBBE (LEICESTER CC)
JUNIOR MALE: 1^st JACOB SHAILES (KLMTB)
1.5HR SENIOR FEMALE: 1^ST JODIE COLE (EPIC ORANGE KTM)
1.5HR SENIOR MALE: 1^ST MATT ELLIS (EPIC ORANGE) 5^TH LAURIS LIEPINS(KLMTB)
1.5HR VETERAN FEMALE: 1^ST LAURA SAMPSON (SUSSED OUT SUSPENSION)
1.5HR VETERAN MALE: 1^ST PAUL GROOMBRIDGE (PUSH SPORT BARFORD HIRE) 8^TH ADRIAN HOYLE, 9^TH MICHAEL CUBITT, 38^TH MATTHEW MANTLE, 41^ST GARY RICHMOND
3HR SENIOR FEMALE:  1^ST ELVITA BRANCH (SUSSED OUT SUSPENSION)
3HR SENIOR MALE: 1^ST ANDREW COCKBURN (NEWDALES CYCLES RT) 8^TH THOMAS DIXON 9^TH RICHARD HALLETT
3HR VETERAN FEMALE:  1^ST SARAH HEWITT
3HR VETERAN MALE:  1^ST PAUL ASHBY, 8^TH MARK HOLLINGWORTH, 16^TH DAVID WEBSTER, 20^TH ROGER SEALS ALL (KLMTB)
The club now start a coaching program for children and ladies for more detail of these sessions, club rides and our next race visit our website kingslynnmtb.com or follow us on facebook.

The club would like to thank Revel Outdoors, Thetford Racing, Forestry Commission, Marshals, course preparers, tea ladies and all volunteers and committee members for all their hard work over the series.

REVEL OUTDOORS HOSTED BY KINGS LYNN MTB WINTER SERIES
ASHBY AND SMITHERS WIN FOR KLMTB.

On Sunday 5 th November Revel Outdoors {Bury St Edmonds} hosted by Kings Lynn MTB began their
2 nd year of the popular cross country mountain biking Winter Series. The first round of four took
place in the fast forest trails of FR24 Santa Downham , and after a rather damp Saturday the 5.5
mile, mainly singletrack course was a little challenging with some quite muddy sections.
This year’s events will introduce a new category for 14 to 16 year olds to race the same course as the
youth , senior and veteran classes, with some terrific prizes for the podium riders. With the first race
selling out a week before the closing date, (maximum riders 250) the event is becoming ever popular
with exciting venues and competitive racing drawing some of the fastest xc mountain bikers in the
country .

The 3 hour category started at 10pm , with the leaders of the Females completing 6 laps and the
males 7 laps . The 1.5 hour category leaders completed 4laps .
RESULTS
3 hour Female : Senior , 1 st Elvita Branch ( Sussed out suspension). 2 nd Emily Quantrill ( Pheonix
Cycles). 3 rd Sally Watts (1-eleven/ c6 bikes.
3 hour Male : Senior , 1 st Andrew Cockburn (Newdales Cycles). 2 nd Neil Hayward ( Sportstest RT ).
3rd Lee Woodcock (HKR xc Team). 14 th Rihard Hallett and 16 th Thomas Dixon both KLMTB.
3 hour Veteran Female , 1 st Mel Paddington (Newdale Cycles). 2 nd Lynne Coldray (Corley Cycles). 3 rd
Mandie James (Pearce Cycles).
3 hour Veteran Male , 1 st Paul Ashby (KLMTB) . 2 nd Tim Plimmer (Lutterworth Cycles). 3 rd Dave Penny
(KLMTB). ( 18 th Mark Hollingworth , 25 th Dave Webster, 34 th Roger Seals, 40 th Dick Lines all KLMTB.)
1.5 hour Senior Female , 1 st Kate Seally (Octagon cc) . 2 nd Jodie Cole ( Epic Orange) . 3 rd Felicity Hart
(Gravity cc).
1.5 hour Senior Male , 1 st Rob Smithers (KLMTB). 2nd Matt Ellis (Epic Orange). 3 rd Chris Skinner (CS
Velosport). 7 th Lauris Liepins and 34 th Robin Lines both KLMTB .
1.5 hour Veteran Female , 1 st Laura Sampson (Sussed out Suspension) . 2 nd Gillian Leech (Team
TOSH). 3 rd Kamilla Norrman.
1.5 hour Veteran Male , 1 st Mark Winger (GRT) . 2 nd Paul Groombridge (Push Sport/Team Barford). 3 rd
Ben Findlay (Food for sport) for Team KLMTB 13 th Michael Cubitt, 24 th Linley Gales , 34 th Paul
Quantrill, 43 rd Jamie Standen , 60 th Gary Richmond , 64 th Matthew Mantle .
Youth Female 14-16 years, 1 st Harley Pell (Liv awol) . 2 nd Martha Lebentz (Hadleigh cc) . 3 rd Molly
Cutmore ( TPH Racing).
Youth Male 14-16 years , 1 st Alex Dale (LVYCC) . 2 nd Jack Bent (JCB) . 3 rd Robin De Freitas. 4 th Colin
Mantle (KLMTB).
1.5 hour Junior Female , 1 st Cecilia Hime (St Ives cc) . 2 nd Jessica Cobbe (Leicester Rc) . 3 rd Megan
Bettles (Clee Cycles).

1.5 hour Junior Male , 1 st Kieran Jarvis (cycle team onform) . 2 nd Jack Parrish (Ipswich cc). 3 rd Troy
Winger (GRT). 4 th Jacob Shailes (KLMTB).
1 hour Fun Race Winners . Female , Ruth Angrave. Male , Matthew Poncia.
Fastest lap of the day Kieran Jarvis. 25 mins 38 secs.
The next round is on 10 th December 2017 at West Bilney Woods .
Entries and information can be found at here

Summer MTB Time Trial Overall Results

We have calculated the overall winners for the KLMTB Club Series ( The best 4 times from the 6 rounds) and we are delighted to announce that in 3rd place was Dave Penny (KLMTB) with a time. In 2nd place was Jacob Shailes (KLMTB).
The winner of the club series and defending his title from last year was James Murphy (KLMTB).

Scott Bishop took the overall win for a second year running. Congratulations!

Jason Boutell (Team KTM Impsport R7) was the winner of the fastest lap of the series with a superb time of 25 minutes and 20 seconds. 

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Overall Results…

Round 6 – Thursday 20th July

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 6 Results…

Round 5 – Thursday 6th July

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 5 Results…

Round 4 – Thursday 22nd June

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 4 Results…

Round 3 – Thursday 8th June

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 3 Results…

Round 2 – Thursday 25th May

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 2 Results…

Round 1 – Thursday 11th May

KLMTB Summer MTB Time Trials Rd 1 Results…

Key Events 2017/18…

Evening MTB Summer Time Trials – Summer 2017:

MTB time trials around Shouldham Warren are being held for a fifth year running.

The course will be close to a 6 mile loop with plenty of single track, climbs with thrilling downhills and short sharp climbs to test your fitness.

The format will be 1 lap against the clock. The times will be accumulated, your fastest 4 times from the 6 events will give the final series positions. Each round is restricted to 30 riders, to secure your place you can pre-enter by emailing kingslynnmtb@gmail.com. The entry fee will be £5.00 on the night.

The start time 19.00hrs. You will need to have signed on and collected your number by 18.50hrs.

Tea and cakes will be available at the event but no facilities.

KLMTB club members will be eligible to contest for the MTB trophy with their 4 best times being counted – the rider with the quickest accumulated time will be declared the winner.  There will be a trophy in both the men’s and women’s categories, numbers permitting.

For our guest riders only there will be an additional prize for the fastest lap from the series.

For each round all race numbers will be drawn for a spot prize so ensure you hand your number back after you have raced.

All rounds are sanctioned by British Cycling, King’s Lynn MTB Club will endeavour to run within British Cycling guidelines.

The dates for the 5th year of the King’s Lynn MTB evening time trials are:-

Round 1 – Thursday 11th May

4 hour podium, Dom C.

Club Prize Presentation

December witnesses the second annual KL MTB prize presentation and end of season celebratory meal taking place on the evening of 6th December, sitting down at 7.30pm, at Arbuckles restaurant on the outskirts of Downham Market.

During the evening, presentations will take place for the 2015 Evening Mountain Bike Time Trials series.

We’ll also be presenting the trophy for the most improved rider, nominated by the committee and selected by club members.

The nominees are:

Joe Allen
Current U9 East Region Champion and Second in the U9 MSG series, Joe is an up and coming talent!
Many members often forget the actual age of Joe as he is one of the youngest and most active club members. Being just eight years old it’s amazing to see him out with the rest of the club either on a Thursday evening social ride or a club ride around the Thetford Forest area.

Steve Booth
After many seasons on the road, Steve, one of our senior members, has this year discovered the joys of knobbly tyres and single track. The year has been truly eventful for Steve…tackling technical single track including steep drops that he dared to only to dream of riding down. After coming off several times when clashing with stumps and roots, there was the “big one” where that moment’s lack of concentration – we’ve all been there! Whilst tackling a steep drop, Steve ended up with a cracked rib. We have now named this feature “Steve’s Drop”. Undeterred after a short rest, Steve was back and more determined to enjoy riding his mountain bike. He can be found experiencing the joys of night riding on a Monday night and the Old Gits ride on a Friday Morning.

Dom Clarke
When he started earlier in the year, Dom’s first result was top 20 at an MSG event. Over the season Dom slowly progressed into the top 10. By the end of the season Dom was finishing towards the sharp end of the Open category, with a 5^th position at the Thetford race. Not settling for the shorter cross country races Dom also successfully completed the Thetford T10 event in October as a solo entrant. Next season is already looking really positive for Dom.

Paul Quantrill
Lycra shorts, 2 podium spots at MSG and a broken collar bone all in one season.
Slowly improving race by race, Paul gained a first place at Caver Barracks in March,  a broken collar bone mid-Summer, then coming back stronger with another podium at the Chelmsford MSG round 7 in August. To retain the confidence needed, to give the full commitment necessary to finish on the podium after such an injury is indeed commendable.

Roger Seals
From a complete novice to Shouldham Enduro conqueror…Roger joined the club last summer after witnessing our MTB TT’s one Thursday evening. On his first club ride Roger was often found struggling at the rear and even walking up some of the Shouldham ascents but now 18 months on his fitness and handling ability has majorly improved. Roger has  overcome challenge after challenge, most respectfully six hours, solo category, at the Enduro in September. He even tackled the Olympic course at Hadleigh finishing the MSG event in 47^th, just taking on this world famous course was a huge achievement for Roger.

So there’s your top 5 most improved riders for KL MTB 2015. The winner will be selected by all club members at the prize presentation evening.

Good luck!

6 hour Enduro at Shouldam Warren

The race was sponsored by Revel Outdoors cycle shop from Bury St Edmunds.

The sun really did shine on Kings Lynn MTB Club who organised their inaugural 6 hour Endurance Race on the 6^th September 2015 at Shouldham Warren.

Some 160 riders from all over the country arrived early Sunday morning for the 6 hour enduro over a fantastic course designed by KLMTB.  We must first remember that this fledgling club has only been in existence for some 18 months and what a club it is becoming.  KLMTB Club has previously hosted a regional round of the East’s Mud, Sweat and Gears and the 5 x 3 Series, so to take on the huge task of running an Enduro event in its first full year is testament to the incredible commitment and passion of the members in KLMTB.  Revel Outdoors must also be congratulated for supporting the event with prizes and their expertise, without this partnership this event could not have happened.

There had been some rain before the event which had settled the trails down well and it was thought that the course would be running faster as the race progressed throughout the day, as the sun began to shine, we were not to be disappointed.

The Club itself entered some 30 riders into the event, with all but 2 categories represented by KLMTB.

Watch the below video to get an idea of the day or click here to read the full race report!

Summer MTB Time Trial Series Standings

Last night was the last Time Trial event of our 2015 series. We hope that everyone enjoyed this event which could not take place without all the help given by our Marshalls, Time keepers, Cake makers, Tea and coffee makers, Course setting up and taking down gents and everyone else who helps out either on the night or with the preparations.
We have had an excellent turn out and the full results can be found here

In the meantime a huge congratulations and well done goes to the KLMTB club member who wins the trophy for the cumulative 4 fastest laps this year – Dave Penny.

Round  6 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 30th July 19.00hrs

A greasy & cool evening greeted the riders for the final round of the Summer MTB TT. Even in the unfavourable conditions there were some fast times recorded. Click the link to see the Round 6 Results

Round  5 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 16th July 19.00hrs

A warm and dry summers evening greeted just under 40 riders who took part in the latest round of the evening MTB TT series.  There was a new fastest lap set by Lee Woodcock……Will this stand or be beaten in the final round?

Its all to play for for the overall series champion with results at the sharp end of the field looking very close.  Full results from Round 5 can be found here.

Mud Sweat and Gears Round 6 Ickworth 5^th July 2015

Round 6 of the MSG series at Ickworth was quite a local venue for the King’s Lynn MTB Club riders. 14 entered the racing on what they thought was going to be a glorious day, the sun was out and the temperature was warming up but how wrong they all were. The heavens opened just as the racing started, it then turned into a race of skills and attrition.

A course designed through freshly cut grass and clay soil resulted in anything and everything sticking like the proverbial to both rider and bike!

The results were mixed but the determination from all was immense just to finish the race.

Dominating the Grand Veterans Cat again was Paul Ashby finishing a lap ahead of the 2^nd place rider. James Murphy rested from his holiday produced his best result for the series. Emily Quantrill is getting stronger with each race finishing 1^st in her category of Sport Female and 2^nd overall. Dom Clark improving on his last result with 6^th. All the club members who raced are gaining confidence and strength as seen in their results.

The full race report, including the riders perspectives, can be found here.

Round  4 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 2nd July 19.00hrs

Results are here.

Round  3 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 18th June 19.00hrs

Plenty of riders signed on for round 3 of the summer tt league. Good weather & a dry route made the racing tight!

Full results can be found here: Round 3 Time Trial Results.

Mud Sweat & Gears Rd 5 7th June – Thetford Forrest 

Kings Lynn MTB Looking for Strong Results on Home Ground At a Sunny, Hot, Dry, Fast course at Thetford Forest
Kings Lynn MTB Club was looking to build on their fantastic success of two 1st place podium positions in the Mud, Sweat and Gears Series at Hadleigh Olympic Park.
The Club had 13 riders racing in the Mud, Sweat and Gears, Round 5 held at Thetford Forest.

Read the full race report that made it’s way onto the UKXC News website by clicking here!

Round  2 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 4th June 19.00hrs

Another excellent turn out for round 2 of the summer tt league. The weather was great and the course was riding fast with a few sandy patches keeping the riders on their toes!

Full results can be found here: Round 2 Time Trial Results.

Round 1 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 21st May 19.00hrs

What a fantastic start to the 2015 King’s Lynn MTB Club Time Trial series.

Round 1 on the 21^st May at Shouldham Warren has set the standard, 29 riders were up for the challenge against the clock, taking on this year’s new course, 5.6 mile of some of the best, most challenging MTB trails in Norfolk. The rain earlier in the week had settled the dust, the bracken now beginning to grow really helping to enhance the single track, with that fresh green growth.

Read the full results here!

Mud Sweat & Gears Rd 4 10th May – Hadleigh 

Following the long awaited opening of the Hadleigh Olympic Park, the venue played host to Round 4 of the Mud, Sweat and Gears series and was well attended by Kings Lynn MTB Club, 10 riders made the trip to Essex to take on the mighty course.

Paul Ashby in Grand Vet’s was looking for another win following his 1^st place in Round 3; he did not disappoint taking another 1st with his closest rival some 3 ½ minutes behind –  a well-deserved win for Paul.

Read the entire report here.

British Cycling National XC Rd 1 – Sherwood Pines

Well done to club members James, Rob, Lee & Kevin who all raced in round 1 of the British Cycling Cross Country Nationals at Sherwood Forrest at the weekend. Luckily they all raced on the Saturday when the weather was a lot kinder than what the riders had to face Sunday. James finished 16th in the Sport Cat with Rob not far behind in 20th. Kevin and Lee both raced in the Open Cat, Lee in 43rd and Kevin coming home in 52nd.

The weather that greeted the riders taking part in first Spring Rumble event was totally opposite to the picture but this didn’t put us off! The riders started with a hill climb followed by some fast paced elimination racing. The racing was totally different your normal xc racing but those who took part enjoyed every moment of it! So we’ll definitely be organising a similar event in the near future!

Spring Rumble Results

MSG – Eastern XC Series Rd2 Carver Barracks – 22nd March

MSG – Eastern XC Series Rd1

Our local riders from the King’s Lynn MTB Club gained 3 podium positions.  In the Ladies Open category Emily Quantrill battled to a 2^nd place, Rob Smithers competing in the men’s Open category took 2^nd and in the very competitive Grand Veterans, Paul Ashby gained an impressive 1^st place.King’s Lynn Mountain Bike Club hosted the first round of the now established Mud, Sweat and Gears mountain bike race series. For the second year Shouldham Warren welcomed close to 400 competitors from all over East Anglia, from under 9’s, taking part in a combined coaching/race day, to some of the countries Elite riders looking to gain national points which go towards their overall standings with British Cycling.

Click to read the full MSG RD 1 2015 Race Report.

5by3 Push Sport Rd 4 Report

This was the second year the club has hosted a round of the popular 5by3 Push Sport MTB racing series at Shouldham Warren. Read how club members got on here.

Cycle Specific Yoga Class

We’ve organised a cycling based yoga workshop booked for the 7th March at Fincham village hall, meeting at 9.30 am for a 10 am start. The workshop will cost £15 per person. If you would like to come along please email kingslynnmtb@gmail.com so we can put you on the list and get the booking forms to you.

5by3 Rd3 Results

9 riders where in action in the 3rd round of the 5by3 race held at Eccles Hall on Sunday.

Congratulations to Em Quantrill who won the ladies event, with Lorraine Collins finishing in second place. In the mens race Rob Smithers finished in second spot.

Well done to all our racers including Linley Gales, Mike Cubitt, Paul Quantrill, Kevin Beales and Adrian Murray.

Junior member Joe Allen was also in action in the Under 12 race crossing the line just outside the top 10 but putting in a sterling performance against riders some 4 years older than him.

2014 Season Review

2014 has been a truly fantastic year for King’s Lynn MTB Club. Since forming in April this year we have gone from strength to strength.  The clubs affiliation to British Cycling was the first big step for us…click to read the rest of the 2014 end of year report.

2014 Prize Presentation

Sunday 21st December witness the inaugural club presentation held at Arbuckles Restaurant, Downham Market.

A superb turn-out from club members, their family and friends made the evening a casual get together with the option of a three course meal followed by a small presentation hosted by our Chairman and Vice Chair.

Award Winners of 2014;

Most Improved Rider 2014: Emily Quantril

Summer MTB TT Series Winner: Dave Penny

Summer MTB TT Series 2nd Place: Chris Hunter

Summer MTB TT Series 3rd Place: Russell Rout

Summer MTB TT Series Fastest Lap: Chris Hunter

Along with a more comical award for worst time keeping at Dusk til Dawn 2014 going to John C…the question now is will he keep this title and award come 2015??

2014 Club Winners

Christmas Bash Race Results

Click here to see the race results from the Christmas Bash held on Sunday 21st December 2014.

2015 race dates annouced

Visit the club events section of the KLMTB website to see the latest, confirmed race dates for the 2015 season.

Thetford Mtb Racing Winter Series 2014/15 Rd1 Race Report

Round 1 Fire Road 24, Santon Downham 2^nd November 2015

The first round of the 2014/15 Thetford MTB winter series started at the relatively flat course of Santon Downham, near Brandon.

The course was just over 6 miles a lap.  There were a couple of technical sections, with pits and bomb holes with the remainder of the course consisting of fire roads and single track.

This area of the Thetford Forest is notorious for the endless undulations or “whoops”  this calls for strong legs and the best way to travel through these is to stand and push a big gear, or otherwise it’s a very bumpy ride!!.

The rain also added to the mix, as almost 400 competitors were waiting on the start line when the heavens opened, this lasted for about an hour into the race

Click here to read the full race report.

A special thanks to John Styles for the photos. See all his photos here.

Dusk til Dawn 2014 Race Report

What a night for the club! Results for  King’s Lynn MTB; ladies 1st, Solo male 5th, 53rd. Male pair 6th. Male 3 man 5th, 13th, 16th. Male 4 man 2nd, 4th, 5th, 13th.

Read the full race report here.

King’s Lynn MTB Riders filling the front row ready for the start of Dusk til Dawn 2014.

Mud Sweat & Gears Round 7 Report

We were pleased to host Round 7 of the Mud Sweat & Gears series on Sunday 7th September at Shouldham Warren.  Our club riders performed exceptionally well. Click here for  Race Report MSG Round 7

Just one of the podium places from the day for KL MTB riders

Final Results from the MTB TT summer series at Shouldham Warren

We now have all the results from the TT series and have calculated the overall winners ( The best 4 times from the 6 rounds) and we are delighted to announce that in 3rd place was Russell Rout (KLMTB) with a time of 1 hour 47 minutes and 58 seconds. In 2nd place was Chris Hunter (EHF/KLMTB) with a cumulative time of 1 hour 43 minutes and 58 seconds,  but the winner of the series by 16 seconds with a total time of 1 hour 43 minutes and 42 seconds was Dave Penny (KLMTB) .

Chris Hunter (EHF/KLMTB) was the winner of the fastest lap of the series with a superb time of 25 minutes and 26 seconds.  A special mention to the 4 riders Richard Cook, Matthew Mantle, Dave Penny and Colin Mantle who took part and completed every round of the series.

Many congratulations and well done to the winners and to everyone who has taken part in this event.

Click here for the Summer Time Trials 2014 Final Results

Round 6 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 7th August 19.00hrs

This was the final round of our MTB TT series and the conditions were superb.  The trails were in excellent condition after being dampened down by the showers during the week. It was an exciting final round with some very good times being achieved by all competitors.  Chris Hunter (EHF/KLMTB) produced the fastest lap of the series, with a remarkable time of 25 minutes and 26 seconds, followed by a determined Dave Penny just 9 seconds slower. The spot prize was won by Paul Asplin (Boys from the Flat Stuff)and  a special prize was awarded to Junior rider Colin Mantle (Mildenhall CC).  Colin has ridden in every round, producing his fastest solo ride time of the series of 14 minutes and 30 seconds on the Juniors course.

Once again we must thank the Marshall’s, Cake Bakers and all who have supported and helped at these evening time trials as without these people our events would not run.

Click here for the Results Rd 6

Mud Sweat and Gears Round 6 Report

Club members produced their best results to date at Round 6 of the Mud Sweat & gears series held at Thetford.

Click here for Race Report

Round 5 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 24th July 19.00hrs

The weather for Rd5 of our MTB TT series was almost perfect. It was warm, not raining and very enjoyable for the 22 riders and the spectators. The conditions were dry and dusty (a massive change from Rd4).
Once again a big thank you to all of our marshals and cake bakers for their continued support and dedication. The raffle prize was awarded to Russell Rout (Kings Lynn MTB).
A new fastest lap was created by Dave Penny (Kings Lynn MTB) with an outstanding (and speedy) time of 25 minutes 41 seconds.

 Click here for the Rd 5 Results

Round 4 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 10th July 19.00hrs

Rd4 of our MTB TT series went ahead this evening. The conditions were wet and muddy but 18 riders took part and enjoyed a fantastic race testing their skills to the full.
A big thank you once again to all of our marshals for turning out on such a wet evening & fantastic cakes again. Well Done to Matt Carter ( CC Breckland ) for winning the raffle prize and to Chris Hunter for taking the win again.

Click here for the Rd4 Results  

Report/Newsletter July 2014

After a successful Round 3 of the Shouldham Warren Time Trials, where we witnessed the fastest lap being set this year so far, Round 4 will soon be upon us (10th July). The trails have been in really good condition, just slightly damp and riding really well, but I think for the next round the conditions may well change. If we do not see any substantial rain over the next week or so…carry on reading the July 2014 Newsletter Here.

Round 3 Summer MTB Time Trial – Thursday 26th June 19.00hrs

What a fantastic turnout for Round 3 of our evening MTB TT’s!! Without the help of the marshals, the cake bakers and the trail builders these events could not happen. As always we would like to thank all of these people and of course the riders themselves. You all did brilliantly! Tonight’s results will be uploaded tomorrow. There will be our normal social ride on Thursday and the next MTB TT on Thursday 10th July. Look forward to seeing you

Click here for KLMTB 2014 Rd3 Results

Round 2 Summer MTBTime Trial – Thursday 12th June 19.00hrs

Another fantastic round of the KLMTB time trial series, the trails were in really good condition after some essential summer maintenance. A new fastest lap was set with a time of 25minutes 53secs by Chris Hunter. Once again these events wouldn’t be possible without the help of everyone behind the scenes, so thank you to everyone involved from cake bakers to marshals. The results are live and are available below;

Click here for KLMTB 2014 Rd2 Results.

Round 1 Summer MTBTime Trial – Thursday 22nd May 19.00hrs

An excellent turnout for the first King’s Lynn MTB Club time trial of 2014. The trails were in near perfect condition, the new sections proved challenging but popular. A huge thank you to all involved in making these events happen. The results are now live and can be found by clicking the link below.

Click for KLMTB 2014 Rd1 Results.