Thanks for John Dixon for his work on the sums. Here is the league table

NYMBO League 13 after 2 events

Ingleton Organiser’s Comments

Thanks to Graham Fielding for planning an excellent course at his first attempt, Jens for another excellent map and the helpers as ever for making the event run smoothly. Sorry about the slight change of venue but the old middle school made a better centre than the primary school and the new bakery was very popular before and after your rides.

It was brilliant to ride in warm, calm summer sunshine on dry tracks after the previous 2 days and brilliant to see 85 riders on the day. There was plenty of route choice with Alex and Andy clearing 90% of the controls. Congratulations to all of the category winners who Graham has included in his report below.

I enjoyed my ride and decided to push up Twistleton End then take advantage of the tailwind over Scales Moor before the brilliant Pennine Bridleway followed by the lovely tracks above Austwick. It also meant that I saw lots of riders heading the other way which was probably the optimum 5 hour route.

Full results have already been posted on the web page along with the competition map if you couldn’t make it to the event and want to follow anyone’s route.

The next events in both leagues are both 3 hour events with a mixture of forestry and moorland. The NEMBOS event is at Kildale on Sunday 9^th June and the NYMBO event is at Thirlby near Sutton Bank on Saturday 22^nd June where there will also be refreshments on sale in the sports pavillion.

Hope to see you at one of these events or at the social ride at the Black Horse, Tollerton this Thursday 30^th May.

Steve

Planner’s Comments

Ingleton was my first attempt at course planning & in 5 hours one can cover a lot of ground. I didn’t want a clear up but I did want plenty of route choice. When we put out the controls on Friday afternoon it was hell & high water but when I awoke at Ribblehead on Saturday morning all was calm & sunny. I arrived at the event centre at 9am & a steady stream of riders was hitting the start dibber from 10am onwards. Shortly after 11 o’clock all competitors were out on the course. 
I rode over to Feizor for a coffee & saw a few riders who were in that area then returned via GBH & Clapham tunnels to the event centre. Surprisingly first back with over an hour to spare was Duncan Stuart who’d backed himself into a corner in Kingsdale. Eventually, riders started to arrive in droves all seeming very happy with their day’s riding in the stunning Yorkshire sunshine. 
For a long time it looked like Ben Martin(M21) was going to take overall victory with 373 points but then Andy Conn(M40) 436 & Alex Pilkington (also M40) 441 came in to win it & take 2nd place with Ben finishing an impressive 3rd overall. John Rawden took the M50 honours with Dennis Jaques winning M60. Ladies winner was Sheila Pearce, best pair were Jeff Barber & Paul Scott & Generation team winners were once again the Vestys. Congratulations to all & well done to everyone who took part.
I would like to thank everyone who helped out at the start/finish & also the small band of willing volunteers who helped put out & collected controls. A special word of thanks to Paul & Samantha Leight who, after 5 hours riding selflessly volunteered to collect the distant #57 high up on the shoulder of Whernside.  
Many thanks, Graham Fielding

The full results (including splits) are on the Results page.

Please let me know if there are any mistakes before I send them to the league statisticians

Here is the map with control in case you couldn’t make it and want to check out anyone’s route or have a go yourself. All of the controls are on public roads or bridleways.

2013 Ingleton 50000 Working Drawing with Controls 21st May

Another brilliant day and an excellent turnout (85 riders) for a 5 hour event. Thanks to all of the helpers especially the control collectors. Full report tomorrow but hope to see you at Tollerton on Thursday for a social ride, Kildale for the next NEMBOS event on Sunday 9th June or Thirlby (Near Sutton Bank for the next NYMBO event on Saturday 22nd June

NYMBO SUMMER SOCIAL RIDES 2013   

THURS 30^th MAY     BLACK HORSE, TOLLERTON,  EASINGWOLD

THURS 27^th JUNE    SMITHS ARMS, BECKWITHSHAW, HARROGATE

THURS 25^th JULY     MALT SHOVEL, HOVINGHAM 

THURS 29^th AUG     HAMBLETON INN, SUTTON BANK, THIRSK 

COURSES 10, 15 or 20 miles with suggested routes and assistance available

MAP        Pre-marked 1-40,000 A4 colour extract of OS Sheets

FEES        £1 for the map – pay on the night

REGISTER      6.00-6.25                    START            6.30    

FACILITIES  Parking and toilets at the pub

ORGANISER  STEVE WILLIS        

07779 085035          nymboevents@btinternet.com 

•  We are using old maps so you can practice your navigation with or without help
• You must wear a helmet and obey the highway and country codes
• Bar meals and refreshments in the pub afterwards
• Please order your bar meal if required at registration before you start
• Please pre-enter 3 days ahead so that I can let the pub know how many riders to expect

Having only seen the smaller tracks on planning visits when they were either ankle deep in mud or knee deep in snow, I decided early on to position most of the controls on or near to the forestry roads which were always going to be reliable. This made the job of putting out controls on the Friday and Saturday very pleasurable except when I checked out the track between numbers 42 and 38 (I did warn you at the start). Late demands by FC to move 4 controls just a few days before the event reduced route choice options between Newtondale plateau and the valley but fortunately didn’t affect the course too much.
Both Andrew Windrum and Andy Conn, having set off in completely different directions, cleaned up comfortably with time to spare while others prepared to ride hard between controls were also rewarded with high scores. The trick for mere mortals was to decide which of the clusters to leave out. Thanks to all of you for turning up and especially to those who helped collect controls in afterwards.
Dave Lloyd

Cropton Forest Comments
Thanks to Dave Lloyd for planning another excellent course despite not being able to cycle in the forest due to the snow until 4 weeks ago, Jens for another excellent map and the helpers as ever for making the event run smoothly (especially my family – Amy, Jo and Chris). FC asked us to move 4 controls at very short notice so I was very relieved that Dave and Jens were able to amend the course. The staff at Spiers House were very welcoming and it made a change from Keldy and Stape – although most riders probably visited them both. After cancelling the first event and battling against wind and snow drifts last week it was brilliant to ride in spring sunshine on dry tracks and pleasing to see 120 riders on the day. There was plenty of route choice and, I thought, plenty of riding but Andrew W and Andy C still managed to clear all of the controls with 18 and 12 minutes to spare respectively. Congratulations to all of the category winners – Graham Fielding (M50) who also cleared up in just over 3 hours, Max & Martin Vesty (Gen) who finished 8th overall, Rik Thompson (M21), Ray Morriss (M60), Teresa Billington (W40) and Steve & Andrea Foster (X50).
I enjoyed my ride but was disappointed to only have 90 minutes between uploading the start block and being ready to download. Unfortunately I wasn’t back before the first finishers so thanks to Dave Relton for sorting it out when it stopped working. Please can you check your dibber numbers at registration as having a different one is the main reason for problems at download.
Full results have already been posted along with the competition map if you couldn’t make it to the event and want to follow anyone’s route. This will be a feature on the web page for all events from now on to go with the blank map being posted on the Tuesday before each event.
The next events in both leagues are on moors with a 4 hour NEMBOS event in Swaledale (North) on Sunday 12th May and then a 5 hour NYMBO event at Ingleton on Saturday 25th May.
I am planning the Swaledale event – the tracks are drying out nicely and the gamekeepers are happy for us to use the bridleways and some private tracks despite this being the main part of the nesting season so please keep to the tracks. We are using the Dales Bike Centre at Grinton with a shop, café, accommodation and bike wash available so check out their web page at http://www.dalesbikecentre.co.uk/
Graham Fielding is planning the Ingleton event which is again part of the Overground Underground festival of events so check out their web page at http://www.ogug.co.uk/
Hope to see you at one of these events
Steve
PS We won’t be using numbers this year as we can check the splits for any problems
PPS There will be a series of monthly evening social rides announced soon instead of the 2 hour treasure hunt type MBO events.

100 pre-entries and a decent forecast so there will be 20 spare maps for entry on the day.
There will be a few more tracks marked out of bounds this year due to nesting birds. This is a critical time of year so please respect these areas.
Spiers House Caravan Site shop and cafe will be open all day.
There will be a free bike wash afterwards but please make a donation in the charity box provided.
Tony Harker of Muddybums will be selling biking kit at sale prices so please support him. He is the main sponsor of the NEMBOS league.
Looking forward to a great weekend for a belated start to the season.

The first NEMBOS event of the season on Sunday 14th April is definitely on. Martin Edwards has been out this weekend checking the roads and bridleways.   The roads are all open again but there are still lots of snowdrifts on the moors above Allendale so Martin has moved some of the higher controls down into the valley. He will be marking the remaining drifts onto the map on Saturday so that you can avoid them. We have only got 25 entries so far (Sunday) so please pre-enter by Wednesday evening so that we print enough maps for everyone.

This event has been rearranged for Saturday 5th October. All entries have been transferred to the new date but please let us know if you want your entry fee refunding. Further details later.

Having seen the weather forecast and talked to Dave Evans (the event planner) we have decided to cancel this Saturday’s event at Pocklington. We think it would be irresponsible to encourage 70 pre-entered riders to travel to Pocklington then ride for up to 4 hours in blizzards and sub-zero temperatures.
Here is the local forecast:

Friday: A bright, very cold, but icy start. Most parts will stay dry and bright with some sunshine but feeling very cold, especially later as a southeasterly breeze picks up. Clouds thickening through the night with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow spreading from the southwest, turning to snow at most elevations by morning. A bitterly cold wind.
Saturday: Heavy snow and blizzards continuing through much of Saturday, slowly dying out during Sunday. Monday is mostly dry with some sunshine. Very cold and windy throughout.

Dave has also been unable to ride many of the bridleways during the last month as they have been too wet, icy or deep in snow so he wasn’t optimistic of many of you being encouraged to leave the road network without regretting it.
We will rearrange this event for later in the year and transfer your entries to the new date but refund any riders who can’t make it.
We hope you agree with this decision and can make it to our next events at either Allendale (NEMBOS) or Cropton Forest (NYMBO)