1st Snowdonia Bike Fest
May 12-13, 2007.
Conwy is to host the 1st Snowdonia Bike Fest; to be held in the Gwydyr Forest, Llanrwst, North Wales on May 12-13, 2007.
This 2- day mountain bike festival promises to be a bike festival to remember and will be to launch a new dawn of biking in North Wales.
Conwy have partnered up with both local and international bike companies to host the festival. Bike manufacturers Giant and Specialized will be providing demo bikes, component manufacturers SRAM and Magura who will be providing technical support, and Mountain Bike Rider magazine who will be providing media support.
The Festival aims to
- promote mountain biking opportunities within the region.
- inform and educate local and visiting people about the benefits of outdoor activities for attaining a healthy lifestyle;
- provide opportunities for coaching in these activities for participants
Over both days there will be a chance to come along and demo ride some of the latest mountain bikes by top manufacturers Giant and Specialized on a way-marked demo route.
On the Saturday there will be guided rides available with a choice of routes offering varying degrees of technical riding and distances. There will also be a great opportunity for bikers to book onto some technical coaching sessions to improve their skills. Also on the Saturday there will be a marked ride specifically for women, to encourage female mountain bikers to come along and bring a friend, borrow a bike and 'have a go'!
On the Sunday Conwy will be hosting the Third Round of the 'Specialized Challenge Series' in the Gwydyr Forest, The Specialized Challenge Series is for adults of all abilities where there will be 2 way-marked routes through the forest to suit different abilities. Competitor will receive a goodie bags, medals and certificates and lots to see and do.
This will be a highly significant event in the early history of Clwb Beicio Mynydd Dyffryn Conwy and the success of securing the festival is due to the hard work and determination of volunteer members of the Club in partnership with Conwy County Borough Council, North West Wales Outdoor Partnership, Snowdonia Cycle Hire and Training, Sports Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales, Menter Iaith Conwy and Bwrdd Iaith Cymraeg.
Speaking on behalf of the North West Wales Outdoor Partnership, development officer Arwel Elias said, "Events like these are so important to increasing participation in outdoor activities creating a common platform for participation, fun and achievement as well as creating a sustainable use and understanding of the natural environment that's around us. This will be a mountain biking festival the like of which has never been seen before in North Wales and with more events like this we may start to change the perception of outdoor activities among local people".
Richard Hemington the Managing director for Specialized said that these events are all about the consumer, giving them the opportunity to try our product and to take part in the challenge series whatever their ability.
For more information about the Fest, the events and information and any information about the clubs have a look at the website: www.SnowdoniaBikeFest.co.uk
1. For further information about the festival please contact Arwel Elias, Conwy Outdoor Development Officer, Leisure & Community Development Services, Government Buildings, Dinerth Road, Colwyn Bay. LL28 4UL
2. For further information on the North West Wales Outdoor Partnership please contact Arwel Elias, Outdoor Development Officer Conwy, North West Wales Outdoor Partnership, 01492 575563 or email arwel.elias@conwy.gov.uk
