Dates and locations for the five round 2025 BNES & E-BNES have been confirmed with one round doubling up as the 205 British National Enduro Champs.
More dates for your diaries as the dates and venues for this year’s British National Enduro Series are announced.
Read the full press release below.
This is the eighth year for BNES, and we have a fantastic year lined up for you. Last year we lost some of the biggest names in enduro, but BEMBA has pulled together to make sure national level enduro continues in the UK in 2025 and beyond.
2025 BEMBA British National Enduro Series Calendar:
- Round 1. :10th/11th May – White Rocks/Machynlleth, Wales
- Round 2. :Date, TBC – Venue TBC, Scotland
- Round 3. :21st/22nd June – Isle of Man – Manx MTB Enduro
- Round 4.: 12th/13th July – Dyfi Forest/Machynlleth, Wales – BEMBA Champs – Mini Enduro
- Round 5.: 9th/10th August – Minehead, Somerset, England – Southern Enduro
Categories
Categories remain the same as previous years, in line with BEMBA (British Enduro Mountain Bike Association) Guidance.
The National Enduro Series points have a minimum age of 13.
Men:
- U15
- U18
- U21,
- Senior
- Master/30+
- Vet/40+
- Grand Vet/50+
Women:
- U16,
- U21,
- Senior ,
- Master/35+
E-Bike categories:
- Women,
- Men U40,
- Men 40+
- (minimum age 14 in line with UK ebike law)
With five rounds, and four organisers there may be some local differences to categories, e.g. Mini enduro and Southern Enduro allow those younger than 13 to race. However, the results will be processed to only allow 13-year-olds and older to score points in the U16 women and U15 men and these will be reflected in the BNES Series standings. Any of the rounds that will split categories differently on the day will be recalculated for the BNES series results.
Race Venues
ROUND 1 – It’s down to Wales, where Machynlleth has been a cornerstone of enduro for years, and in 2025 the Welsh Enduro Series team a treat for you in the same location they used in 2024 as they visit the market town of Machynlleth and Forge Forest in search of a bigger lap and longer stages. A mix of technical forest and open sections look set to make this another classic from the WES Team.
ROUND 2 – Date and Venue TBC, After losing both our Scottish round (Tweedlove & PMBA) from last year we have been working hard to get this one confirmed. We are still not there yet. Date and venue will be announced as soon as we know.
ROUND 3 – You will probably need a ferry! Manx MTB Enduro join the series for the third consecutive year – they’ve consistently had excellent racer feedback, labelled the toughest two day race. A slightly different format gives even more riding at this absolute gem of an event also has the absolute cheapest ticket price of the series – which helps to offset the increased travel costs and gives you two days of racing, event t-shirt and food both days.
ROUND 4 – It’s down to Machynlleth, Wales with Mini Enduro but this time we are heading into Dyfi Forest for an epic weekend! This event will also the BEMBA Champs.
ROUND 5 heads way down south to Minehead in Somerset for the final round of the year. Both Southern Enduro and this venue have a fantastic reputation. This combination has seen many great BNES rounds in the past and even
the British champs – literally a track record that speaks for itself. This will be a great end to the series with 8 BNES stages and 10 E-BNES stages.
British National Enduro Champs
The British Cycling Enduro nation champs will be a round of the series, we aren’t at the stage to announce which round yet. Link the BC Champs to the series is an Import step to ensure the future of enduro in the UK is a success.
BNES series standings and point
To gain points for the overall title, racers total points will come from their best four of the first five rounds, and the final round. They’re able to drop their worst result from the first five but can drop the final round points. Riders can get an overall series ranking from any of the rounds, even if you only do a single round.
BEMBA
The BEMBA National Enduro Series is the UK’s premier enduro mountain bike race series and is proudly organised through a collaboration of several race organisers. Each organiser will present individual rounds but work together to provide the best possible race series.
BEMBA’s goal is to act as a national governing body for enduro and make the format as strong as possible, through well organised, well attended and safe events that are loved by riders. BEMBA is a 100% volunteer organisation run for the benefit of the enduro discipline.
