Where: Wythop Hall Estate, Keswick, Cumbria
When: 16-17 May 2009
The Wild Boar 24 hr Event Team write…
Following on from our successful first outing last year, we’ve listened carefully to all our riders and are proud to announce the Wild Boar 24hr is back, new and improved and ready to rock! We’ve invested lots of time and energy to find a classic 24 hr course, situated in the Lake District, where we can guarantee a fabulously stunning course that has been designed for mountain bikers by mountain bikers.
What can you expect? Expected the unexpected!
We’re working on an 8-mile loop that incorporates lots of classic Lakeland riding. You’ll be discovering what the Lake District does best: mountains, moors, fell and forestry, be under no illusion, it will be demanding but very satisfying.
The course for 2009 will start and finish in the campsite/arena area and will have something for everyone, from the complete novice through to the hardened soloist.
AYUP lights will be providing illuminating advice, while Shimano will be providing tech support. Local bike emporium Wheelbase will be on hand too, providing your retail fix. There’ll be all the essentials too; food, toilets, and entertainment, if you have the energy. Oh and we guarantee the weather; there’ll definitely be some.
The venue
Situated just up the road from Keswick, Wythop Hall, a private estate lies in one of the Lake District’s most hidden and surprising valleys. The surrounding area is outstandingly beautiful and if you stop to take a breather at the top of the course you’ll be rewarded with stunning views over the North Lakes. The venue itself is completely different to last year. Expect plenty of climbing, at least 500m! Then get ready for loads of fun descending down into the forest before heading back out onto the fell. There’ll be plenty of singletrack and very little fire road, so in fact it’ll be a mountain bikers delight.
Camping will be free of charge for the duration of the event from Friday until Monday morning. This is also the weekend of Keswick Mountain Festival so the whole family can come along and find plenty to do if they don’t want to watch you having fun on the trails.
Entries
You can enter on line now at: https://www.sportident.co.uk/entries/event.php?event_id=192
Or wait a couple of days to download an entry form from our website, (which we’re currently bringing up to date) and send it in the good old-fashioned way, by snail mail. We’ll keep you informed when the website is ready to peruse, but until then if you have any questions or need more information please feel free to contact us (our details are on the website). We hope to see you there for another fantastic, challenging weekend of fun.
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same weekend as clic24 down south, damn 🙁
I’ve just entered CLIC too. Double damn (although I could give you a lift if your car breaks again Dave).
are you taking the mic… 😉
are you soloing?
yee haaaaaaaaa!
Soloing, aye. It’s been years since I did this one. I fell asleep after 13 laps last time ;0)