Rose Bikes to Sponsor British Downhill Series for 2015

The British Downhill series team are pleased to announce that Rose Bikes have agreed to become the 2015 series’ overall sponsor for the upcoming season.


Following last year’s closest-run series to date, with the titles eventually claimed by the new UCi World Champion and World Cup winner, Manon Carpenter (Madison Saracen) and Marc Beaumont at the final stage, competitors of this year’s British Cycling's National Downhill Mountain Bike Series (BDS) will again include some of the world’s fastest Downhill racers as they compete for the national title.


With five of six Elite podium places at the 2014 UCi World Championships won by Brits, the National Downhill MTB series is considered the world’s leading national series, attracting over 320 of the world's fastest racers to Great Britain at each round, with an ever increasing swell of spectators numbering into their thousands. The series is affiliated to both the UCI and British Cycling, offering a wealth of UCI points, over £10,000 in prize money and over £25,000 worth of prizes.


Riders to look out for at round one include; ManonCarpenter, UCi Bronze medallist, Tahnee Seagrave (FMD Racing) and 2014 4x (Four Cross) World Champion, Katy Curd (Rose Bikes) in the Schwalbe Elite Women’s category.


Among the Men’s Schwalbe Elite, 2014 UCI World Cup winner, Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz Syndicate) is expected to return just six months after a potentially career-ending injury at the 2014 UCI World Championships last September, along with Gee Atherton and Taylor Vernon (GT Factory Racing), Sam Dale and Matt Simmonds (Madison Saracen) and Joe Smith and Mike Jones (Chain Reaction Cycles/Paypal) Several of the Norwegian National Team will also take part and pit themselves against the UK riders.




Full 2015 BDS calendar:

Round 1 - April 4/5th, (Easter) at Ae Forest, Dumfries, Scotland

Round 2 - May 16/17th, at Nevis Range, Fort William, Scotland. UCi Category 1 Event

Round 3 - May 30/31st, Llangollen, Clywd, Wales. UCi Category 2 Event

Round 4 - June 27/28th Rhyd Y Felin (Bala) Llangynog, Powys, Wales

Round 5 - July 11/12th, Moelfre, Oswestry, Wales

Round 6 - September 19/20th, Antur Stiniog, Gwynedd, Wales

For more details, visit www.britishdownhillseries.co.uk

The National Downhill MTB Series is thankful for the support of its sponsors: British Cycling, Rose Bikes, Schwalbe Tyres, Monster Energy, Spank, Fox Head Europe, Flare Clothing, DMR, Marzocchi, Shimano, Hookit, NS Bikes, Dainese, Hope Technology, Rachel Atherton, Drift innovation, Tag Heuer, Surf & Turf Instant Shelters, Ride Portugal, Mudhugger, Works Components, Ducksmart, Harris & Ross Physiotherapists and NX2MTB.

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