Holme Valley Mountain Bike Challenge

[mtbcraig]

And that wasn't even the steepest bit of that particular downhill road section - hope the guy is OK.

Some of you may recall that a poor guy was killed on the course two years ago, also on a long steep road descent.

That part is now missed out but any part can be dangerous.

 

[Cubist]

That part is now missed out but any part can be dangerous.

The detour around Washpit Lane now adds a further 4 or so miles to the course, and another climb out of the valley

 

[cjb]

That part is now missed out but any part can be dangerous.

I entirely agree and they sometimes occur in the least likely places. A female friend of mine fell off one year on probably the only flat section of road on the entire course and had to retire - she was trying to get her bottle back into its cage and the next minute splat !!

 

[cjb]

The detour around Washpit Lane now adds a further 4 or so miles to the course, and another climb out of the valley

There's also a detour now around the fields close to Ingbirchworth Reservoir due to a landowner building a wall across the "white road" at Maythorn.

 

[michele.x]

hi everyone, im the niece of the man that got killed in the bike challenge 2 years ago, i would just like to say to people that take part in these type of bike rides, to be carefull, it was a big shock to us all that this happend in a bike ride, but theres one thing that he died doing something he loved all his life, TAKE CARE ALL YOU RIDERS X and R.I.P. UNCLE TERRY XX

 

[Cubist]

Hi michele, good of you to post. It was great shock to all of us, and as you say, a reminder to us all to take care. R.I.P.indeed.

 

[mtbcraig]

hi everyone, im the niece of the man that got killed in the bike challenge 2 years ago, i would just like to say to people that take part in these type of bike rides, to be carefull, it was a big shock to us all that this happend in a bike ride, but theres one thing that he died doing something he loved all his life, TAKE CARE ALL YOU RIDERS X and R.I.P. UNCLE TERRY XX

R.I.P.