R3 - Crowthorne

It’s easy to see the charm of Gorricks, you roll up, enter your race, blast around some classically fun trails and cap it off with a hot cuppa and bacon sarnies chatting to your mates about your race, cheering on others as they zoom past. It’s a hassle free fun packed way to get a burst of racing into your legs! And so round 3 of the ever popular Saddle Skedaddle Spring Series got underway, with well over 600 riders buzzing around the arena and the course, soaking up the warmth of some rare spring sun.

As race after race got underway it was great to see regular faces along with plenty of new, with the new season XC racing soon to get underway there were plenty of point hunters out looking to stretch their legs after a long cold winter. Even the women’s ranks looked sizably bigger which is brilliant...

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