2017 Cannondale British Enduro Series
Entries are now open for the 2017 Cannondale British Enduro Series in association with the British Enduro Mountain Bike Association - BEMBA.
The five stop national series runs from April through to September with venues in Scotland, England, and Wales. The two-day events will see the UK's top enduro riders battle it out to be crowned with the most prestigious title in UK Enduro racing, the overall 2017 BES Champion.
Practice will be all day Saturday with seeding on Saturday late afternoon that will carry series' points. Sunday is the main race day with the athletes attacking all five courses starting from the finish arena.
![Cannondale BES]()
Round 1 on the 8th and 9th of April at Innerleithen.
Round 2 on the 20th and 21st of May at Dyfi.
Round 3 on the 24th and 25th of June at Hamsterley.
Round 4 on the 26th and 27th of August at Eastridge.
Round 5 on the 23rd and 24th of September at Llangollen.
The entry price for the two-day events is £75.00 per entry plus booking fee. The link to enter the 2017 Cannondale BES series is HERE.
![Cannondale British Enduro Series 2016 Round 4 - Eastridge Day Two]()
Schedule:
Friday
15:00 – 22:00 Race Registration.
Saturday
08:00 – 11:00 Race Registration.
09:00 – 16:00 Practice.
16:00 – 18:00 Seeding
18:05 Riders Meeting.
Sunday
08:30 – Grand Depart from the Finish Arena.
17:00 – Podiums.
19:00 – Site cleared.
![Cannondale British Enduro Series 2016 Round 4 - Eastridge Day Two]()
To increase female participation, for 2017 we have more than doubled the number of female athlete categories. The Elite Women will now be joined with Master Women, Senior Women, and Junior Women. We have also recognized the strength of the e-bike contingency and therefore added in the e-bike category to the series.
![2017 Cannondale British Enduro Series]()
Key Points of the Series:
-Over £20,000 in prizes for those that make it to the podium.
-Five man podiums.
-Action Sports Timing who will provide live timing and instant results via transponders.
-SRAM service van supporting RockShox, Avid, Truvativ and SRAM at all rounds.
-Shimano service van at all rounds.
-Hope Technology service van at all rounds.
-GT85 Bike washes with cleaners and lube at every round.
-Polished Racing Suspension Service Van at all rounds.
-Brink Suspension Service Van at all rounds supporting Ohlins products.
-Two medics on each live stage with a medic located at the base station.
-Security on site on Friday and Saturday night.
-A high number of Marshals located on the course at key locations.
-Roots and Rain will be compiling the seeding lists.
-Dedicated, Commentator with Andrew Cooper.
-Doc Ward photography as the official BES photographer.
-The Bill Can as the official caterer of the BES.
-Own satellite system ensuring saturation of social media.
-British Enduro Series website is loaded with information for all attendees.
![Cannondale British Enduro Series 2016 Round 4 - Eastridge Day Two]()
For further information on the series, please check out the BES website HERE.
![BEMBA]()
MENTIONS: @si-paton / @Leanback
The five stop national series runs from April through to September with venues in Scotland, England, and Wales. The two-day events will see the UK's top enduro riders battle it out to be crowned with the most prestigious title in UK Enduro racing, the overall 2017 BES Champion.
Practice will be all day Saturday with seeding on Saturday late afternoon that will carry series' points. Sunday is the main race day with the athletes attacking all five courses starting from the finish arena.
Round 1 on the 8th and 9th of April at Innerleithen.
Round 2 on the 20th and 21st of May at Dyfi.
Round 3 on the 24th and 25th of June at Hamsterley.
Round 4 on the 26th and 27th of August at Eastridge.
Round 5 on the 23rd and 24th of September at Llangollen.
The entry price for the two-day events is £75.00 per entry plus booking fee. The link to enter the 2017 Cannondale BES series is HERE.
Schedule:
Friday
15:00 – 22:00 Race Registration.
Saturday
08:00 – 11:00 Race Registration.
09:00 – 16:00 Practice.
16:00 – 18:00 Seeding
18:05 Riders Meeting.
Sunday
08:30 – Grand Depart from the Finish Arena.
17:00 – Podiums.
19:00 – Site cleared.
To increase female participation, for 2017 we have more than doubled the number of female athlete categories. The Elite Women will now be joined with Master Women, Senior Women, and Junior Women. We have also recognized the strength of the e-bike contingency and therefore added in the e-bike category to the series.
Key Points of the Series:
-Over £20,000 in prizes for those that make it to the podium.
-Five man podiums.
-Action Sports Timing who will provide live timing and instant results via transponders.
-SRAM service van supporting RockShox, Avid, Truvativ and SRAM at all rounds.
-Shimano service van at all rounds.
-Hope Technology service van at all rounds.
-GT85 Bike washes with cleaners and lube at every round.
-Polished Racing Suspension Service Van at all rounds.
-Brink Suspension Service Van at all rounds supporting Ohlins products.
-Two medics on each live stage with a medic located at the base station.
-Security on site on Friday and Saturday night.
-A high number of Marshals located on the course at key locations.
-Roots and Rain will be compiling the seeding lists.
-Dedicated, Commentator with Andrew Cooper.
-Doc Ward photography as the official BES photographer.
-The Bill Can as the official caterer of the BES.
-Own satellite system ensuring saturation of social media.
-British Enduro Series website is loaded with information for all attendees.
For further information on the series, please check out the BES website HERE.
MENTIONS: @si-paton / @Leanback
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I have even gone as far as tarnishing a hard earned reputation on other sites fighting the corner for these electrically assisted beasts.
But lets address my suprise. I suppose all race series will need to start somewhere and why not at the British Enduro series? It seems as good a place as any and will, perhaps, open up the genre to people who would previously have shied away from such an event. Maybe it was more a logistics thing. Not all e-bikes are created equal. I rode 2 back to back and the more "advanced" one with a more powerful motor, with more pickup point for sensing when power was needed was considerably harder work than the older, more basic model. Is that going to be factored in to a race series? Or is it going to become a technology game? Will the power of the motors be limited ? If so who will test them?
I'm sure it will all be worked out but, as I hope you can understand, when you read about the premier Enduro series hosting a full e-bike category, and considering the polarised opinion, I was taken off guard.
I wish it all the success in the world and perhaps I will be lucky enough to watch one of these rounds if I can get out from behind my keyboard long enough
It's not like the ebikes are going up against trad bikes. The other thing to factor is, it's actually harder to control a 50lb bike downhill than a 30lb bike, so for the part of the race that counts it's a disadvantage IMO. I reckon the ebike times will be slower.
I was a fierce traditionalist until I rented a Haibike in the summer, but after a 50k ride (as opposed to my normal 25k in the same time) I realised the benefits and bought the bike. I can now ride faster and for longer which has got me out in some parts of Wales I'd never have seen on a trad bike.
I think you're right about the E-bike enduro though. I think Ebike racing needs a format of it's own. More Endurance orientated than Enduro. It could be about getting the most out of your battery perhaps. 50k circuits with a single 500wh battery would sort the wheat from the chaff.
Plus if it gets more people riding/racing as you say, then it can only be good for the sport.
But... 75 quid + 5 booking fee, just say its 80 quid a race, its not Ryanair
It's hardly like they are just providing you with a race format for your money, there is A LOT of expenses and organising that all needs paid for.
I'm going to guess that's not enough to cover everything?
The one thing i don't understand is why try and go bigger and more expensive instead of more budget if its not working out?
Wifi to show off live results?? to who... if anyone cares that much they'll be there.
Every race support truck in Europe by the sounds of it?? do we really need it..
£20,000 worth of prize money going to people who generally don't even pay for entry...
Genuine questions/concerns from a random who enters a few races every year who would like to do a british series but wont pay £80 x 5 = £400 a year to enter
Doesn't get used as much as it should mind!