Want a place on the podium? Tired of carrying your bike on gnarly trail sections? Skill level doesn't match your fitness and stamina? This course is for you...

Cyclewise (wild boar 24 winners)have teamed up with James Thurlow (Open adventure Director / Organiser) & Neil Atkinson (Team Buff / Global) to put together a specific Adventure Skills Programme for all you adventure racers out there.

Our two day course will give you the mountain bike skills to match your fitness levels and cover all of the 6 core skills required to get you down the most challenging of trails. We will show you how to conserve energy on the bike and let you into the secret that is “Mo” (momentum) and how to get this Mo for free.

Using Neil’s vast experience as an elite competitor and James’s experience as an event organiser we will also deliver sessions on team tactics and demonstrate race proven competition strategy. We will show you all the top tips used by the professionals that have enabled Neil to succeed at the top of the adventure racing game.

This unique collaboration between our experts in the various fields required of an Adventure Racer will provide you with all the skills, tactics, and top tips that will make that dream of a podium a real possibility.

Maximum numbers 10

Tutors ratio 1:5

Venue: Cyclewise Whinlatter

Cost : £120

Adventure Race Skills Dates:

November 15th – 16th 6 places remaining

March 7th-8th 2009 9 places remaining