2019 British National Enduro Series dates and venues announced
The 2019 British National Enduro Series race lineup has been announced, with six rounds across Scotland, Wales and England, including a National Enduro Championship race at the end of the season.
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Riders are told to expect the rounds to be "fun and challenging with a good mix of natural terrain and man-made trails" with plenty of diversity in the riding from round to round to give a good, representative sample of British riding, with the difficulty level pitched at encompassing everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros.
As well as the tradition two-day weekend format, organisers have now introduced a one-day 'Lite' option for those squeezed for time. The exact format of these races will vary between rounds, but expect shorter courses and lower entry fees, though entrants will be ineligible for series points.
Each full race will take place over two days, with one full day of practice followed by the race itself, with riding the stages forbidden outside of specified times in order to keep things are fair as possible.
The individual races will be organised by teams behind Welsh Gravity Enduro, PMBA, Southern Enduro, No Fuss Events and Tweedlove under the British Enduro Mountain Bike Association banner, with age categories in line with the Enduro World Series and entry fees will vary between £65 and £75.
Anyway, we're keen to get stuck in ourselves, so we'll see you at one of the events below, most likely...
2019 BEMBA National Enduro Series (BNES) dates and venues:
Round 1: April 13-14th Afan, South Wales
Welsh Gravity Enduro BNES £65.50 (Sunday)
http://welshgravityenduro.com/
Tickets on sale 24th November at 09:00
Round 2: May 4-5th Graythwaite, England
PMBA Epic £75
http://www.pmbaenduro.co.uk/events/2019-round-2-graythwaite/
Tickets on sale 17th November at 09:00
Round 3: May 25th-26th Minehead, England
Southern Enduro Champs £65
Tickets on sale 1st December at 09:00
Round 4: Venue TBC and date TBC (to be June or July)
No Fuss Events £TBC
https://www.nofussevents.co.uk/
Tickets on sale, TBC
Round 5: August 17-18th Tweed Valley, Scotland
Tweedlove £TBC
Tickets on sale, TBC
Round 6: August 31st-1st Sept, Machynlleth, North Wales
Welsh Gravity Enduro BNES Champs £65.50 (Sunday)
http://welshgravityenduro.com/
Tickets on sale 24th November at 09:00