The Haibike Welsh Gravity Enduro Series drops into Afan’s Glyncorrwyg this weekend.
Here’s everything you need to know to race to get stuck in.
The Haibike Welsh Gravity Enduro Series is host to some of our favourite UK enduro races.
Not only does they have a no-stress, ride-all-you-like mash up format but there’s also loads of great stages, a fun ride-with-your-mates vibe and last minute entries available.
The next race is this weekend on 1st April – nope, it’s no joke!
Entries are available
First up – there’s entries still available for this weekend’s event on 1st April.
It’s £47 to race and Charlie and crew are accepting entries on the day. You don’t need a license or to even have raced before. Just bring a working bike, a helmet and your entry fee and you’re good to go.
Where is it?
This weekend’s event is at Afan’s Glyncorrwyg with a solid line up of classic Afan surfaced trails. There’s a chilled climb up and plenty of fast, rocky, fun trails along and down.
There’s three stages up for grabs plus an eBike stage. The Mash Up format means you can ride them as many times as you like over a 5 hour period and just keep putting times in until you’re happy you’ve nailed your fastest run.
The event address is:
Afan Glyncorrwyg Ponds & Mountain Bike Centre
Glyncorrwg,
Port Talbot,
West Glamorgan
SA13 3EA
Schedule
Saturday
You can sign on from 3PM to 4:30PM and all the trails are open all day. But, there’s no marshals or medics on site so go steady.
Sunday
Sign on opens from 8:15AM and you can practice as soon as you have your number board till 9:45am. Timed stages go live from 10:30am till 3PM.
The trails at Afan
The Welsh Gravity Enduro at Afan will treat you to three classic surfaced trails and an ‘uphill flow’ eBike stage. The trails are fast, flowing and fun – great for newbies and experienced racers alike.
We asked Wideopen test pilot Lewis (riding in the videos below) for his take on each stage…
Lewis says: “Stage 1 is a short and sharp sprint before a fast and flowing section towards the finish. Consistency is key to this stage”
Lewis says: “Stage 2 has a mixture of everything. It’s starts quickly with fast turns before a small but steep technical climb. After that, it has technical rock sections with some nice sweeping berms”
Lewis says: “Stage 3 is flat out from the start, keeping off the brakes is key but can get scary! A small climb at the end can help you gain some time back”
