Beastway 2024 round 2 Wednesday

MTB XC , Ilford – Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Event Summary

Event Overview

Sorry to say the whole Wednesday series has been cancelled. Entry is no longer open and all entry monies have been returned.

The rescheduled E & SE Regional Champs goes ahead on Sunday 9 June
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/295971/E-and-SE-REGIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIPS-XCO-double-points-with-Beastway-Round-1-Weekender


And when we're done for this series, look out for our other events such as Tour of the Cornfields on 1 Sept. It's 100km off-road around S Cambs, N Herts, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire. We're also delighted to be organising the Summer Cyclocross series at Herne Hill in London again. .
Full details at www.beastwaymtb.com and keep in contact with our FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/527108233993954

Event Details

Event URN:

538585

Start Date:

Wed, 1st May 2024

Event Type:

MTB XC (Competitive)

Venue:

Redbridge Cycling Centre, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HP

View map

Series:

Beastway MTB Series 2024

Event Website:

Visit Website

Event Organiser:

Michael Humphreys
beastway@btinternet.com

Safeguarding lead:

Bruce Mackie
bamackie@mac.com

Other Events:

View other events promoted by this organiser

About the Event

Info for Riders

Statement on 18 April 2024;-

 

All the course clearing is done, the number boards are ready, the calendar listing is complete for Beastway Wednesdays. 

However it's not good news

Sadly we have reached a point in our lives that we can't safely run the evening races at Beastway. Time was when one of us would scamper around and cover all the jobs but that was before a team came together to make races really run well. It's been great to see the series thrive with some great courses, good close races, people having fun, and then a bit sad to see the numbers tail off a lot since the time of Covid. Mainly though, we're each moving on to other roles in the sport or simply changes have come in our lives. We did indicate a need and it's evidently expecting too much of any volunteer to give time and work it takes to run a race like Beastway properly.  
Those trails don't clear themselves, the admin, the entries and results...

The calendared rounds on 1 & 8 May are closed to any new entrants and refunds given. The other rounds are 'pending' with BC but won't open. 

Our group is firm on running the Regional Champs on 9 June especially as it's an important event with medal awards. We might as well make it a last blast for us as an MTB organising team. 

Tour of the Cornfields on 1 Sept will run as normal and we're looking forwards to it. Summercross goes ahead. 

We think the vacuum of no Wednesday events will bring out volunteers to run a renewed series and we'll happily lend them resource. Maybe this will happen in 2025; it could start with you..? 

Personally speaking, it's a big issue to keep Beastway going as I ran the Eastway replacement campaign for ten years from 2003 to win us the relocation to Hog Hill and legacy at Velopark. I can't deliver races safely or responsibly on my own and it takes a solid team like we have been for you. 

Thanks for all the racing at Beastway Wednesdays over the years. See you on Sunday 9 June for the E & SE XCO Regional Championships.

The Races

Under 10 Open race Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 18:46 Non-Ranking None N/A 09 mins £3.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 18:46
Non-Ranking, None | N/A
09 mins  |  £3.50
Under 12 Open race Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 18:45 Non-Ranking None N/A 15 mins £4.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 18:45
Non-Ranking, None | N/A
15 mins  |  £4.00
Junior Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Junior 39 mins £15.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Junior
39 mins  |  £15.00
Junior Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Junior 39 mins £15.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Junior
39 mins  |  £15.00
Elite Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Elite 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Elite
01 hr  |  £20.00
Elite Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Elite 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Elite
01 hr  |  £20.00
Expert Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Expert 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Expert
01 hr  |  £20.00
Expert Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Expert 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Expert
01 hr  |  £20.00
Sport Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Sport 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Sport
01 hr  |  £20.00
Sport Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Sport 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Sport
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 40-49 Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Veteran 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Veteran
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 40-49 Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Veteran 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Veteran
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 50-59 Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C G/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | G/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 50-59 Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C G/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | G/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 60+ Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C S/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | S/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 60+ Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C S/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | S/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Juvenile Open (u14) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Juvenile, Youth 40 mins £8.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Juvenile, Youth
40 mins  |  £8.50
Juvenile Women (u14) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £8.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £8.50
Youth Open (u16) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £9.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £9.00
Youth Women (u16) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £9.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £9.00

Event Summary

Event Overview

Sorry to say the whole Wednesday series has been cancelled. Entry is no longer open and all entry monies have been returned.

The rescheduled E & SE Regional Champs goes ahead on Sunday 9 June
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/295971/E-and-SE-REGIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIPS-XCO-double-points-with-Beastway-Round-1-Weekender


And when we're done for this series, look out for our other events such as Tour of the Cornfields on 1 Sept. It's 100km off-road around S Cambs, N Herts, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire. We're also delighted to be organising the Summer Cyclocross series at Herne Hill in London again. .
Full details at www.beastwaymtb.com and keep in contact with our FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/527108233993954

Event Details

Event URN:

538585

Start Date:

Wed, 1st May 2024

Event Type:

MTB XC (Competitive)

Venue:

Redbridge Cycling Centre, Forest Road, Ilford, IG6 3HP

View map

Series:

Beastway MTB Series 2024

Event Website:

Visit Website

Event Organiser:

Michael Humphreys
beastway@btinternet.com

Safeguarding lead:

Bruce Mackie
bamackie@mac.com

Other Events:

View other events promoted by this organiser

About the Event

Info for Riders

Statement on 18 April 2024;-

 

All the course clearing is done, the number boards are ready, the calendar listing is complete for Beastway Wednesdays. 

However it's not good news

Sadly we have reached a point in our lives that we can't safely run the evening races at Beastway. Time was when one of us would scamper around and cover all the jobs but that was before a team came together to make races really run well. It's been great to see the series thrive with some great courses, good close races, people having fun, and then a bit sad to see the numbers tail off a lot since the time of Covid. Mainly though, we're each moving on to other roles in the sport or simply changes have come in our lives. We did indicate a need and it's evidently expecting too much of any volunteer to give time and work it takes to run a race like Beastway properly.  
Those trails don't clear themselves, the admin, the entries and results...

The calendared rounds on 1 & 8 May are closed to any new entrants and refunds given. The other rounds are 'pending' with BC but won't open. 

Our group is firm on running the Regional Champs on 9 June especially as it's an important event with medal awards. We might as well make it a last blast for us as an MTB organising team. 

Tour of the Cornfields on 1 Sept will run as normal and we're looking forwards to it. Summercross goes ahead. 

We think the vacuum of no Wednesday events will bring out volunteers to run a renewed series and we'll happily lend them resource. Maybe this will happen in 2025; it could start with you..? 

Personally speaking, it's a big issue to keep Beastway going as I ran the Eastway replacement campaign for ten years from 2003 to win us the relocation to Hog Hill and legacy at Velopark. I can't deliver races safely or responsibly on my own and it takes a solid team like we have been for you. 

Thanks for all the racing at Beastway Wednesdays over the years. See you on Sunday 9 June for the E & SE XCO Regional Championships.

The Races

Under 10 Open race Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 18:46 Non-Ranking None N/A 09 mins £3.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 18:46
Non-Ranking, None | N/A
09 mins  |  £3.50
Under 12 Open race Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 18:45 Non-Ranking None N/A 15 mins £4.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 18:45
Non-Ranking, None | N/A
15 mins  |  £4.00
Junior Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Junior 39 mins £15.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Junior
39 mins  |  £15.00
Junior Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Junior 39 mins £15.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Junior
39 mins  |  £15.00
Elite Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Elite 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Elite
01 hr  |  £20.00
Elite Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Elite 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Elite
01 hr  |  £20.00
Expert Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Expert 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Expert
01 hr  |  £20.00
Expert Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Expert 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Expert
01 hr  |  £20.00
Sport Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Sport 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Sport
01 hr  |  £20.00
Sport Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Sport 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Sport
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 40-49 Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Veteran 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Veteran
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 40-49 Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Veteran 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Veteran
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 50-59 Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C G/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | G/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 50-59 Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C G/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | G/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 60+ Open Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C S/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | S/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Veteran 60+ Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:30 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C S/Vet 01 hr £20.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:30
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | S/Vet
01 hr  |  £20.00
Juvenile Open (u14) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Juvenile, Youth 40 mins £8.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Juvenile, Youth
40 mins  |  £8.50
Juvenile Women (u14) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £8.50
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £8.50
Youth Open (u16) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £9.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £9.00
Youth Women (u16) Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration Entry Fee (from)
Wed 01/05/24 19:40 MTB Regional C MTB XC Regional C Youth 40 mins £9.00
Wed 01/05/24 – 19:40
MTB Regional C, MTB XC Regional C | Youth
40 mins  |  £9.00

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