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Bit of a mental weekend at the UK Bikepark this weekend with Rich Thomas coming away with the win (1:23:70) from Jack Reading in second (1:24:76) and Will Soffe in third (1:26:46).
Last year's winner Chris Hutchens struggled with mechanical all weekend, hurt his thumb in bulldog on Saturday night and came 5th.
Milki and Mono are out in sunny Spain with DHspain.com. They're railing dusty trails, snapping photos and shooting a tonne of video. They're under strict orders to document the whole shebang on the website and to put together a banger of a repo for Wideopen#10.
Here's update #1 of the Spanish Adventure...
Woke up to another stunning sunny day after a good night out on the town till 3am. Come about half 1 a storm rolled in and then cleared a bit so we spent the afternoon/evening riding the Sram test track in the drizzle. 
Well Milky has gone to bed after being up all night showing the Spanish ladies a thing or two, disappearing from the face of the Earth to get a pizza (although I wasn't aware of any pizza establishments that were open at 6am this morning) and so I thought I'd update you on what has been "going down" today in DHSpain HQ in Malaga. Bitches. Today was what most people would call the low point of their holiday. For some, it's breaking their leg whilst sunbathing, for others it's the day of rain on an otherwise sunny week and for the really unlucky ones who have a totally shit holiday it's the point where they pass out after too much absinth and wake up with a gnarly black cock up their bum. Today was our black cock in the bum day.
Well today was our last day in Spain and didn't we make the most of it! I really don't have anything funny to say - it was just mint. We started by getting up at 11 even though we agreed to get up at 8. Then we went to pick up Scouser John from the local Cafe and ate bacon and egg butties and soon enough we were "on the road again" out towards the first track we went to: "Fonz's track" to do some filming. After 20 minutes of mangina, pubic hair and Rob getting his giblet out yet again and chasing after his brother when we were supposed to be getting some interviews done we finally got a bit of riding footage done. 
The sun is poking out of the sky after a nice winter rest and that can only mean one thing, its time to go racing!
With three series all having their first event this weekend it's been a busy one, with wideopen reporters and photographers scattered the length of the country, but we got there.. the full deal is in Issue 9 but I thought I'd punt a few snaps up for you guys... 
Jon over at MIJ Events just sent us over a quick repo of the weekends racing at Taff Buggy.
Read on to see what's what at the Buggy... 
This weekend was saw the Avalanche Enduro head for Kielder Forest with Tracy Moseley, David Vazquez Lopez and Danny Hart all taking medals.
I had 2 seperate emails by lunch time today singing the praises of this event - let's hope we see a few more of 'em.
Read on for a web-repo and some snaps from WO contributor Oliver Coats.
Our mate Oliver Coats was up at Hamsterley this weekend for Rd2 of the Northern DH Series. We covered Rd1 in the mag and by all accounts this could well turn into a great series.
Here's what Oliver had to say about it...
The Track down in Cornwall just held it's 1st 'Annual Invitational' competition, including King of Dirt Rd1, a BMX dirt jump comp and a slopestyle comp.
You'll have to wait a bit longer for some decent snaps but here's a few results to keep you going. 
It's the big day in Vallnord - DH Finals. Live coverage of runs will start here at 12:15 GMT and we'll see just who has got the minerals to take home this weekend's silverwear. Next time we update we'll have a Rd3 World Cup winner. Good luck to all the UK guys!
Here's Keith's final update before it all kicks off... Anyone else just a wee bit nervous? 
So Rd2 of the NPS went down yesterday at Llangollen and the track very, very much lived up to the hype. Steep, loose, savagely tough and a real treat for the spectators. Whilst the track was a winner with the riders - I don't think it was that alone that made this an awesome event. The weather, heaps of spectators, a packed race village, free energy drinks, great organisation and loads more all added up to a great vibe and a great day out whether you were racing or hanging out. Here's a few snaps ahead of our main repo in the mag. 
Having hooked up with Mono yesterday and the rest of the WideopenMag Media Circus this morning we've spent the day watching the downhill practice session, while Mono and Paul started filming for FootOutFlatOut 2.
As expected no one was pushing it this morning but the pace picked up a bit this afternoon. There's an interesting new diverision in the woods which has cut in quite nicely but it could easily become messy if the rain comes. The rest of the track is pretty much the same with the exception of a couple of corners thanks to some wide taping. 
