Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon

Welcome to Leeds Mountain Bikers (LMB). We meet regularly for adventurous and challenging off-road rides and our aim is to provide a friendly and supportive atmosphere in which to enjoy our sport, with all the benefits of riding in a social group.

We welcome new members, but please understand that while many of our riders have a lot of experience, we do not hold any formal qualifications and we are not instructors, mentors nor technical experts. We will always help and support each other when needed, and will never leave a group member behind, but all riders must accept that mountain biking is a dangerous sport, and that individual riders are responsible for their own safety.

Link to Google Drive files:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-0ZNOZM8vBJ9au3EE7yJnC2_S4WEiUdL?usp=sharing

RIDE GRADING
Intermediate (Blue/Red) with some very short red/black sections. These can easily be walked.

MEET-UP TIME
Exact start time tbc

MEET-UP POINT
Birdsall House, Birdsall, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 9NR

RIDE DESCRIPTION
Organised in collaboration between Northern Ride & Birdsall Estates, The Yorkshire Mountain Bike Marathon is a traditional challenge mountain bike event that takes place around the private, normally un-accessible 12,000-acre Birdsall Estate. The event is suitable for a variety of abilities, some will look to get a fast time and others will look to complete the challenge in their own time. However everyone will get to experience the natural singletrack, woodland and unique terrain.

Registration on SiEntries (£44 before 01/02/2024; £48 after this date). A burger and drink at the finish are included in the registration.

APPROXIMATE DISTANCE / DURATION / ASCENT
We are planning to do the 40km, but there are three other distances to choose from 25km, 65km, 80km.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Suitable clothing including wet weather protection, spare inner tubes / patches, chain links, lube, enough food and water for the duration of the ride - energy drinks, energy bars, bananas, clif bars, fruit malt loaf etc.