Hampsthwaite MBO Saturday 12th December 2020*

Our next event is planned to go ahead – this is because in Tier 2 “organised outdoor sport, and physical activity and exercise classes can continue.”

As The Joiners Arms will only be open for diners, the event venue is now Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall.

We would ask all riders to take all the necessary COVID precautions, including wearing a face covering at the start and finish; observing social distancing; and sanitising as required. We would like to convey the best image we can to the village.

If you live in a Tier 3 area, the guidance is to “avoid travelling outside of your area“and so we are only anticipating riders who are in Tier 2 at this event.

ENTRY: Priority is being given to riders who entered the cancelled Staveley event, who should have received an email update with instructions. If you’ve not received an email, drop an email to nymbo.events@gmail.com.

Please confirm your place as soon as possible, and no later than Sunday 6th December. General entry will be open from Sunday 6th if there are places available.

If you don’t want to ride this event, or you’re in Tier 3, no need to do anything, your deferred entry will carry forward to January.

Although we’re not based at the pub for this event, we would obviously encourage you to support them by having lunch there, you can book with them here or at Sophies Cafe

*note that the original event date was 5th December

It will sadly come as little surprise to everyone that Saturday’s event in Staveley is now cancelled. It was really great that the event had reached capacity and we were confident that our Covid precautions would make for a safe event – however, the change in the rules means that it’s no longer possible to go ahead.

An email will go out to those who had entered later today with refund & transfer options.

We’ll keep December under review and make a decision when it’s a bit clearer what restrictions will be in place.

Stay safe everyone!

Here are the start times for the next event on November 7th, thes eare done by Wave and then on a ‘first come..’ basis. Use the form below if you want to change your time. Blank course map and other event details will follow next week. Pairs shown in bold.

Change your start time or let us know if you can’t come using this form:

Despite the Richmond event taking place on the wettest day since records began, it went really well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the Covid safe practices worked successfully.

So, the next event is on Saturday 7th November, based at The Royal Oak, Staveley, near Knaresborough. As with Richmond, there will be a maximum capacity for the event (50), so please enter online to confirm your place.

Online entry here (until midnight November 4th or event full)

Entry will be online only (i.e. no entry on the day and no spare maps).

Riders will set off solo or in pairs at 2 minute intervals between 9.30 and 10.30. When you enter, you can choose one of 3 waves (9.30 – 9.50 | 9.50 – 10.10 | 10.10 – 10.30). We’ll allocate individual start times when people enter, and then publish the list on the website a few days before.

We are grateful to the pub for being the evnt centre, however, Covid restrictions will mean providing some details in advance for food – we’ll email everyone who enters closer to the day.

The event is planned to go ahead based on the current restrictions, obviously if those change then we will review the status of the event.

Full details here: NYMBO Winter 2020-21 v1

Richmond Control Map

Here are today’s results. Richmond Results

Great to see 31 riders turn up despite the weather and they all came back having thoroughly enjoyed it.I enjoyed planning the course in much better weather and hope the fitter riders didn’t mind being forced to head to the NW of the map but it is cracking countryside.

Today’s winners can have a free ride next month so please send an email via the NYMBO web page rather than enter online. 

• M21 Nuno Cerqueira
• M50 All Powell
• W21 Louise Gossage & Clare Barber
• X21 Gill & Paul Crane
• Gen Andy & Verity Chapman-Gibbs

Thanks to Richmond Golf Club for allowing the event to go ahead in the current circumstances. Hope to see you next month somewhere near Harrogate. 

Thanks to Steve Willis for organising an excellent event – after such a big gap in our events, hopefully this one marks the start of a successful winter season.

Our Richmond event has reached capacity, which is really great as Steve’s been out course planning in the last few days! Start times are in the table below

• If you’ve entered and you can’t ride, please fill in the form to let us know so we can release your place to someone else.
• If you’ve not managed to enter, but would like to be on the waiting list, please fill in the form below.

We’ll keep an eye on the regulations, but currently the event will go ahead as planned. Please check back here for further updates. The blank map will be posted towards the end of this week.

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Here are the provisional start times for Richmond on October 3rd. Still a few places left if you’ve not entered yet but the event is nearly at capacity – remember there’s no entry on the day. Enter online here

It’s 2 riders every two minutes, allocated according to your selected Wave and then in entry order. Pairs are shown in bold. It’s the first time we’ve had to do this, so hopefully this works but we will see how it goes and amend if required. Feedback welcome!

If you would like a different time, or the allocation isn’t what you expected, please fill in the form below the table.

**Updated Sunday 20-Sep 18:53 – Event full **

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When we finished the Ilkley event on March 14th, I don’t think anyone expected that our next event would be in October (panic supermarket buying seems a very long time ago!).

However, it’s great to be able to announce that our next event will be on Saturday October 3rd, based out of Richmond Golf Club and planned by Steve Willis.

Enter online here by midnight Thursday October 1st

It will be a ‘treasure hunt format’ event, and there will be a maximum of 40 riders. Entry will be online only (i.e. no entry on the day and no spare maps).

Riders will set off solo or in pairs at 2 minute intervals between 9.30 and 10.30. When you enter, you can choose one of 3 waves (9.30 – 9.50 | 9.50 – 10.10 | 10.10 – 10.30). We’ll allocate individual start times when people enter, and then publish the list on the website a few days before.

• The blank map will be posted here a week before (no printed versions at the event)
• You’ll need a pen to write down your answers
• Solo or in pairs every 2 minutes between 9.30 and 10.30
• Please arrive just 20 minutes before your start time but don’t go to the start until 2 minutes beforehand.
• You can use the toilets beforehand but no cycling shoes or helmets in the club house please and use the hand sanitiser
• You will mark your own answer sheet when you finish then give your score to Steve Willis.
• Refreshments will be on sale afterwards but you must sign the ‘track & trace’ list, use hand sanitiser, maintain social distancing and sit in groups of no more than 4

All our 2020 league events are cancelled – we are investigating the possibility of a Winter 2020/21 Treasure Hunt Series with the appropriate Covid-19 procedures in place.

Stay safe and well everyone!