Thanks to David Day for planning Saturday’s event. Here’s his report and the control map.

You should find the results here

An excel version of the results is here grewelthorpe results

Grewelthorpe Comments                          

Thanks to all those who ventured out when the weather forecast was poor although it never got worse than drizzle, some of those with waterproofs found themselves overheating. As one competitor said ‘on a day like this it’s easy just to stay at home, so this event gave me an incentive to get out & do something.’

I tried to offer a wide variety of minor roads & BWs with decisions to be made at most controls on route options. Every control was visited & there was no clear formula for success. The BWs at Bents House, from Kirkby Malzeard to Holmes Farm & the one S of Biggins House would be new to most of you. Use the access code 6863 if you want to look at the tracks for this event. Some of you may have spotted mosaics scattered around the area; when linked together they form the Crackpots Mozaic Trail.

More riders than normal were late back with some severely penalised. There were a few instances of riders not following the BW at Galphay Woods but taking the [easier] farm track instead. They have apologised & the organisers in this instance have decided to take no further action, some events recently have deducted points for similar transgressions.

Thanks to the village hall cafe for hosting us, feeding us & providing space to socialise before & after your rides; sorry that the pub has closed – that would have been an option as a venue.

Overall winner = Andy Conn M50, 403 pts; 2^nd = Martin Edwards M40, 360; 3^rd = Stephen Collins M50, 345; Paul Dobson was M60 winner, 340; Steve Willis top M70, 315.

Ladies winner = Angela Brand-Barker W60, 356; 2^nd = Claire Riley W40, 313; 3^rd = Helen Bagley W60, 230. Top E-bike was Ray Morriss with 350.

David Day            Planner

Grewelthorpe Control map

22 July 2023

Thanks for coming to a drizzly morning at Grewelthorpe, I hope that this did not detract from the fun that you were having!

Provisional results can be found in the main MapRun events dashboard by selecting ‘Grewelthorpe’

https://results.maprun.net/#/

This shows the current results table but this will change when we modify the lateness penalties for those >5 mins late.

Report & control map to follow

Here’s the QR code for MapRun, which is now available to download in the usual way.

Online entry is available to midnight tonight – https://www.bmbo.org.uk/calendar/details.php?event_id=1452

Here’s the course map for next Saturday July 22nd at Grewelthorpe.

Online entry closes midnight Thursday 20th (50% off for entries by midnight Wednesday 19th)

The event centre is the Village Hall (postcode HG4 3BU, GR 231 761)

Registration 0900 – 1015 | Starts 0930 – 1030  | 3 hour course time

The Grewelthorpe area has been used before for bike O but David Day has found some bridleways for you to explore which should be new to most of you.

The area will include some fantastic views of North Yorkshire from the moors to the east; a complex variety of minor roads with little traffic; some navigational decisions on the many BWs. The Swetton Moor BW is mapped as invisible & is not recommended; the Holmes Farm BW is also mapped as invisible but is a good grass surface & perfectly rideable. There is a ford on the BW S of Hedge Nook which will normally be calf deep & not recommended. The BW through Galphay Woods has been diverted & the map has been corrected to reflect the new route.

Grewelthorpe Cafe will be open before & after the event but they are asking for pre-orders
by midnight Wednesday prior. Menu is attached, soup choices are mushroom or carrot &
coriander; there are also bacon rolls at £3.50. Food choices to David by the entry deadline:
ripondays@gmail.com

Hackfall Cafe menu

There is no car park for this event; please park tidily in the village but not on the green.

COURSE MAP AND START & FINISH LOCATIONS: