Here’s the Dalby Forest map without controls for this weekend’s event. Weather forecast for the weekend at the moment looks dry – so that’s good for both the MBO and the Moors Marathon on Sunday. Entry for both closes Wednesday, and the map for the marathon and details are published below.
Click on the image below to download the Dalby map.
Ampleforth Organiser’s Comments
Thanks to Steve Roberts & Karen Clark for planning yet another excellent course, Jens for another excellent map and the helpers as ever for making the event run smoothly – especially the control collectors – Steve & Karen, Sam & Paul Leight, Frank & Sandra Appleton and Rik Thompson.
The White Rose made an excellent event centre and our own café to sit and relax afterwards was a bonus!! Congratulations to the category winners – Killian Lomas (M40) 485 pts (pushing Andy Conn into 2nd place for only the 2nd time), Martin & Max Vesty (Gen) 410 and 3rd overall, Rik Thompson (M21) also 410, Tim Evans (M50) 395, Andrea & Steve Foster (X50) 335, closely followed by Geoff Moorhouse (M60) 330 then Jill Ellison winning W40 for the first time this year with 325.
I enjoyed my ride crossing the magnificent grounds of Ampleforth College before climbing to Pry Rigg Plantation, through Wass Forest then down Wass Bank for the first time ever in an event. Across to Coxwold, so that I could ride the peaceful, gated and interestingly named Colley Broach Road before a climb up to Gilling Woods for the last 2 controls.
Full results have already been posted on the NYMBO web page along with the competition map if you couldn’t make it to the event and want to follow anyone’s route.
The final NEMBOS event of the season is at Wark Forest on Sunday 8th September. Parking is in the wood yard just outside Stonehaugh village and camping is available at the site only 400m from the event centre at the Village Hall so ring 01434 230798 to book. There is the usual amazing Flower Show in the hall on Saturday night where a good night is guaranteed and full English cooked breakfasts are available on Sunday morning if you book in advance by email al@stonehaugh.com
Refreshments will be on sale afterwards so please stay for the prizegiving at 3.30 and applaud the category winners.
The next NYMBO events are a 3 hour MBO Score event in Dalby Forest on Saturday 21st September followed by the annual Moors Marathon on Sunday. The event centre is at the Fox & Rabbit on the A169 5 miles north of Pickering this year where camping is available both nights.
Hope to see you at one of these events or at the social ride at the Hambleton Inn on Thursday 29th August. I’ll be there but no-one has said that they want to join me. Please let me know if you want to book a map.
Cheers, Steve
Planners’ Comments
The challenge for us is always to provide courses which ensure that riders are kept thinking from start to finish. We were very conscious that the area would provide some very fast riding and without the luxury of using the dismantled railway line that ran through the centre of the area we had limited route options across the middle of the map. That aside we found some stunning control sites such as 60 at John Bunting’s chapel ( http://www.johnbunting.co.uk/memorial.html if you would like to find out more) and 59 just above Husthwaite which provided a panoramic vista of the area. The farmer at Holly Bower farm just below 55 claimed he had been told his was one of the best views in this part of Yorkshire.
We did consider the possibility that all the controls would be cleared but the contours obviously played a part in challenging even the fittest of riders. It was particularly pleasing to get such good feedback at the finish and it would seem most riders enjoyed both the scenery and their rides.
Many thanks to all those associated with the successful running of the event. In particular a big thank you to all the control collectors who despite competing headed back out, quite understandably on four wheels rather than two!
Karen Clark and Stephen Roberts
Splits are now available for both Malham and Ampleforth here. For the Malham results there isn’t a summary age at the moment so you’ll need to select the class you were in. It’ll be fixed as quickly as we can. Malham results now have an index page (thanks Geoff)
Event comments to follow shortly….
As it’s the holiday season and there are two events over the Bank Holiday weekend we’re making the maps available a bit earlier than usual. This should give you a chance to study the two areas and make sure you’ve got your entry done in plenty of time!
You can further details about the show and biking details here. Entry is on the BMBO site as usual, with online entries required by Monday 19th August – you can enter here.
The map for the event is here:
Malham Show Blank Map
A flier for the event can be found here.
Ampleforth
This is the final event of Eborienteers White Rose weekend so orienteering events, camping and catering available all weekend. Check out the Ebor web page for further details.
Please note the specific access arrangements for this event, as shown on the map.
Parking is at the White Rose event centre near Gilling Castle but do NOT approach from Gilling East. Follow the White Rose signs through Gilling Woods from the minor road east of Yearsley village at GR591746. You must arrive at the parking area before 12.30 when the orienteers will start to leave. If you arrive after 12.30 please park your car outside Gilling Woods and ride to registration which is open until 12.45.
Here’s the map:
Ampleforth map without controls
I forgot to post the competition map last week so here it is
2013 Swaledale South 40000 Working Drawing with Controls 24th July
Everyone seemed to enjoy the event and I’m so glad the event was on Saturday not Sunday when our golf course was closed due to flooding!
Hope to see you at Hamsterley on Sunday 11th August and don’t forget to enter online by Thursday if you want to guarantee a pre-marked map
Congratulations to Kevin Smith for clearing all bar one of the controls. Thanks to the 63 riders for appreciating the course and superb riding, thanks to Jens for another excelent map and to Stuart & Brenda Price and their staff at the Dales Biking Centre for making us welcome. Pity there weren’t more riders but perhaps this event shouldn’t have been scheduled for the summer school holidays.
The Dales have never been so dry and the singletracks so easy to ride. I even managed to ride up from Castle Bolton to #47 when I was collecting controls without having to push or carry my bike. Thanks to all of the helpers but especially John Rawden, Andy Parsons, Sam & Paul Leight, Graham Townsend and Tony Gray who helped to collect the controls in despite being already rather weary after 5 hours in the saddle.
I enjoyed planning the course and checking the control sites as well as a few bridleways I hadn’t ridden for a while. I didn’t go for a ride while you were riding but enjoyed putting out 9 controls on Friday with help from John Dixon, Dave Robertson and Graham Townsend – and collecting 7 on Saturday evening. Thanks also to Bolton Estate for letting us use their private track past Greenhaw Hut which many riders seem to have used.
There doesn’t seem to have been an optimum route with many riders taking very different routes – and having to go in and out to some controls – particularly #53 which was on a lovely track. I was surprised to see so many rider choose to push their bikes south up to #52 and also north up to #59. Very difficult optons which could have been avoided with a different route choice. I feel sorry for those riders who had difficulty finding the track up to #52. I wondered about taping it but it appeared to have improved when I checked it but I did ride it from south to north which is definitely easier – although some riders got lost in that direction as well by following the footpath along the landrover track westwards instead of the quad track going north. No apologies this time as the control was on the ‘footpath’ fingerpost which should have been a good clue!!
Congratulations to the category winners and John Dixon will update the league so comments about that when they are posted. Commiserations to Graham Fielding who was on for a great score until his tyre split which cost him 2 hours – but he still managed 295 points.
You may have noticed that there were permanent markers at a lot of the controls. These are part of the Dales Bike Centre permanent MBO course which is going to be opened at a special event on Sunday 13th October – the weekend between the Pocklington and Masham events. Look out for details on the web sites soon.
Next NYMBO events at Malham on August 24th and Ampleforth on August 26th.
Next NEMBOS event at Hamsterley on August 11th.
League results after 4 events now available
Hope to see you at least at one of these.
Steve
PS Our apartment in Samoens is still available for late bookings this summer and early skiing bookings!
Results for Swaledale can be found here (or through the results menu above)
Full report tomorrow but congratulations to Kevin Smith for clearing all bar one of the controls. 63 riders for appreciating the course and superb riding. The Dales have never been so dry and the singletracks so easy to ride. Thanks to all of the helpers but especially John Rawden, Andy Parsons, Sam & Paul Leight, Graham Townsend and Tony Grey who helped to collect the controls in despite being already rather weary after 5 hours in the saddle.
Next NYMBO events at Malham on August 24th and Ampleforth on August 26th. Next NEMBOS event at Hamsterley on August 11th.
The next NYMBO league event is on Saturday at Swaledale starting at the Dales Bike Centre near Reeth, where you can ride on excellent tracks in beautiful Dales scenery south of the River Swale for 5 hours. I’m looking forward to putting out the controls with a bit of help from my friends on Friday. Parking is again in the field just over the bridge at Grinton where you are welcome to stay on Friday and Saturday night free of charge – but please pay the Bridge Inn visit for a drink and/or a meal! Registration is at the Dales Bike Centre where there is a cafe, shop and bike wash – as well as bunkhouse accommodation – details on their website at www.dalesmountainbiking.co.uk.
Please enter online on the BMBO by Wednesday evening so that we print enough maps.
Here’s the map of next weekend’s event (without the controls) to give you an idea of the terrain and where the start/finish is. It’s a big file so may take a little time to download when you click on the picture.
2013 Swaledale Map
Also, on Thursday 25th July – there’s a social ride at Hovingham, starting at the Malt Shovel pub. We aim to set off riding at 630pm. We’ll be using the maps from recent events and this could be a way to warm up your legs for the event at the weekend. Further details about the social rides on the website – please let me know if you intend to come along so we print enough maps.
NYMBO League after 3 events
Here is the updated league table so please let me know if there are any errors.
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