391 organisers have registered 500 events, with 91,792 anticipated participants.

World Masters Track Championships

You can find all the details on the WMTC web site www.cyclingmasters.com by the end of this week.

Between now and the event news items about the Championships will be added on the front page of the web site so you can keep up to date with all the news.

Halesowen Friday Night Track League News
It is anticipated that the Friday Night Track League at Halesowen A&CC, Manor Abbey Stadium, Halesowen will start on Friday 21st May 2004, and not 7th May as advertised. As many may already know the track at Halesowen is in the process of being resurfaced. The contractors are scheduled to finish by 10th May. However the track will NOT be open for use until approval has been given.

The wearing course is being laid now but must NOT be used for riding without at least 7 days between completion and first use. This is to avoid any damage to the surface caused by track bikes with very narrow, hard tyres that would exert high point loadings on the newly laid surface, furthermore it is thought that it will be at least 10 days after the completion of the surface until the re-lining is complete.

Please check announcements on British Cycling Website and the BC Newsletter for any updates or changes to the above situation. I would ask that you advise any other interested riders who do not have web access of the above changes. I can also be contacted via the details below.

Premier Mountain Bike Series

Round 2 of the Trek 6,4,2 Enduro and NPS XC Series is being held in the scenic surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, just north of Dumfries in Southern Scotland. Short Track racing proved to be a big hit with the riders and crowds at round 1 and should prove popular again this weekend. XC and Short Track racing will take place on Saturday, with the Enduro setting off at 10.00am, Midday and 2.00pm on Sunday. On the day entry for the Non Elite XC categories costs between £18.00 for the younger riders and £24.00 for the older riders. Entry for the Enduro costs £23.00 for the 2 hour, £25.00 for the 4 hour and £25.00 individually or £40 for a pair and £50 for a team in the 6 hour. Riders pre entering these events for rounds 3 and 4 can save a further £3.00 per entry and a further £5.00 for entering both days.

Midland Downhill Series

There have been changes to the late Summer rounds, so visit www.superseries.net for the new event details.

Raw Dyfi Enduro

This social, but challenging ride will take place this Sunday at Machynlleth, Powys. On the day entries are available between 8.00am and 10.00am on the Sunday, so for further information go to: http://www.summitcycles.co.uk/enduro_2004/index.htm

Moelfre 4 Man Mountain Cross and Downhill
Dave Morgan continues to push the boundaries of Downhill and will be hosting a 4 Man Mountain Cross race at Moelfre Hall this Sunday. The course will take in the all new Downhill course plus the Dan Atherton designed 4 Cross course, which will be used on the 29th of May for the next round of the Tomac 4 Cross Series. Saturday is Downhill day and is already high on pre entries due to the course being used for Round 2 of the NPS Downhill series over the

29th and 30th of May. For further information, go to www.mountainbikeracing.co.uk

THE ALPINE BIKES WORLD CUP CHASER
Public to take on the World Cup Cross Country Course at Fort William - Entry to the Race includes free entry to the Finals of the Downhill plus a Tee Shirt to mark the event for everyone that gets on the start line for the Chaser.
On 5 & 6 June 2004 the third stage of the 2004 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
series will take over Fort William in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.
Whilst three of the most gruelling, high-speed events in extreme freesports
Cross Country, 4-Cross and Downhill - will be fought over by the world's
best riders, the Alpine Bikes World Cup Chaser, an open mountain bike cross
country race, will be fiercely contested by club and weekend riders on
Sunday 6 June, the day following the UCI World Cup Cross Country race.

Now in its second year, the Alpine Bikes World Cup Chaser, covers 7
different age categories, both male and female and is organised by Glasgow
Mountain Bike Club. The Chaser, sponsored by Alpine Bikes, the Scottish
specialist bike shop with 5 outlets throughout Scotland, will allow up to
500 of the UK's club riders to compare their performance against the
international World Cup elite, on the same course the 8km Witch's Trail in
the Leanachan Forest, the area of woodland below Ben Nevis.

www.gmbc.org.uk GO THERE >>>

Entries are limited to 500, so prospective Alpine Bikes World Cup Chaser
riders are urged to get their entries in as quickly as possible to avoid
disappointment.

Entries for the Alpine Bikes World Cup Chaser close on 22nd May 2004 and no
late entries will be accepted. All entrants to the race will receive a
commemorative t-shirt and an event ticket for Sunday 6 June. This will
enable riders to access the World Cup Village where rider registration and
sign-on will be situated. Riders wishing to view World Cup events on other
days will need to purchase additional tickets. People accompanying riders,
who wish to spectate at the event require separate tickets which can be
purchased on the official World Cup site -
http://www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk.

Lincoln GP
The riders start from the Yarborough Sports Centre at 11.30 am and leave via the cycle track and Breedon Drive to join the circuit on Burton Road. They then leave the City to Burton Village and descend Burton Hill to Fen Lane and the A57 where they turn left towards Lincoln. At the old Racecourse they turn left in to Long Leys Road passing the old St Georges Hospital to climb to Yarborough Road and a right turn to take them into West Parade.

They then cross in to Motherby Lane, turn left in to Hungate to start the tortuous 1 in 6 cobbled climb of Michaelgate. This leads them through to Wordsworth Street and a right turn in to Drury Lane and through Castle Square where the finish will take place after the 13th climb of Michaelgate. The circuit is completed by continuing in to Bailgate and Newport, turning left in to Yarborough Crescent and right in to Burton Road.

The Grand Prix covers 13 laps of the circuit to finish in Castle Square at 3.15 pm.

SPONSORS 2004: The Lindum Group and Lincolnshire Co-operative join existing sponsors NatWest Bank who have increased their support this year and The Lincolnshire Echo who continue their existing support and the production of the race programme.

Eelmore Series 2004
PRESTIGEVC.COM/VINER/MAR SUPPORT SERVICES, in conjunction with The Surrey Cycle Racing League are proud to present a series of circuit races at the Eelmore military driver training area in 2004. The circuit itself is located approximately 1 mile out of Aldershot on the A323 Fleet road. It is a pan flat, asphalt track of about 1 mile in length. It has two long straight sections and two tightish corners. It is approximately 5-8 metres wide and the surface is of a very high standard.

Race Costs
Senior events will £8, not the £10 as advertised in the BC handbook. Entry is on the line only.Youth events will be reduced to £2. Day racing licences will cost the standard £10

May	5^th	12^th	19^th	26^th		August	4^th	11^th	18^th	25^th
June	2^nd	9^th	16^th	23^rd	30^th	September	1^st	8^th	15^th
July	14^th	21^st	28^th

This year there will be no clash with the Guildford Criterium on 7th July (part of the National Circuit Race Series run by BC). In preparation for that event, the preceding two Wednesdays will be pre-Guildford criteriums using the short, tight top part of the circuit only (the bit the Youths usually use).

Participation
All riders, at whatever level, are welcome to attend and race. These events will only continue with good levels of participation, so please encourage others to come along too. The events attract British Cycling and Surrey League points.

Prizes
Top prize in 2004 will be a made to measure Viner frame and carbon forks worth over £500.00! We'll also have some backing from Allsports International Energy Products and maybe others.

Location
Eelmore Military Driver Training Circuit is located on the A323 (Aldershot to Fleet road) approximately 1 mile outside of Aldershot on the left hand side. There will not be any signs posting the event, but the circuit can easily be seen from the main road (A323). If in doubt, find the Airborne Forces Museum with the Dakota aircraft outside and head towards Fleet from there, it is approximately 1 mile on the left hand side! Use this link to find us - EELMORE CIRCUIT LOCATION

Contact and Questions
Should be addressed, in all instances, to the organiser: Gary Kristensen MBE, via e-mail on gary_k@v21mail.co.uk or mobile 07771 524097 or on the night at the event.

2004 U16 Girls National Track Omnium Series

Following the first round of the BC National Youth Omnium Series, this competition has been adapted so that there will now be separate events for the Youth A Category Girls. Details of the regulations of this competition are available on request from Paul West on paulwest@britishcycling.org.uk

New regulation to aid the griding process for rounds of BC National Elite Circuit Race Series

At the start of each round of this competition all riders will be held in a pen, or by other means, well back from the start line. Riders signing on who currently lie in the top twenty in the overall series standings, plus where that rider is not amongst that number, the winner of last year's event will be called to the line by the Chief Commissaire in order of their current position in the national standings to take the start position of their choice. Last year's winner of this event will be the first rider to be called up..

Additional Calendar event

Road Calendar Amendments – GO THERE >>>

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