Over the weekend of 23-25 April, the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Cup comes to England for the first time in over 11 years as it visitsDalby Forest in the heart of North Yorkshire. To help you make the most of an unforgettable weekend at Dalby, here are some top tips:

A detailed look at the newly completed XC course at Dalby Forest, which hosts the opening round of the 2010 UCI World Cup on 25 April. The course is also ridden the day before during the Dalby Dare, entries for which close shortly.

North Yorkshire is blessed with some of the UK's most popular visitor destinations and attractions

From family trails to full-on mountain bike trails, Dalby Forest is a great place for cycling

Purple Mountain is Dalby's local bike centre - based at Low Dalby in the heart of Dalby Forest and close to the Dalby World Cup site. The company is sponsoring and supplying this year's Goodie Bag, which will be handed out to all the participants in the Dalby Dare on the Saturday of the event.