Castlewood XCO
Info: New entries for this event closed on Monday 13th May 2024.
| Age 11-12* | £19.99 | |
| Age 13+* | £27.99 | |
| * All fees relative to Event Date (13/07/2024) |
This is NDH's Northern XC race at Castlewood farm near Tow Law in County Durham. We have been racing Gravity events here for a few years and so its now time to get the XC crew involved too.
Northern XC is an XC Olympic style event aimed XC riders and bikes, however an Enduro or Trailbike will get you around the course. Basically whatever bike you take out for a Sunday blast is a cool bike for this event.
The finish arena is identified by the NDH timing trailer. Riders are advised to wear suitable protection, walk the course prior to riding and ride within their own ability level.
Nearest Hospital: Durham Nearest Police Station: Bishop Auckland
Organisation: NDH
Race Director: Carl Davison
Race Web Site: www.northerndownhill.co.uk
2024 Race Schedule TBC. Your rider info pack will confirm the timings. This will be issued the Wednesday Prior to the event.
Racer numbers will be available at the race from the NDH timing trailer and is were all riders must sign on.
Categories will require a minimum of 5 competitors to stand alone, if your age group has less you will merge into the nearest suitable category. You will still be identified in your category to see how you fare against your peers. This rule stands for our female racers too.
- U12 – Riders can compete in their, 11th and 12th year. We will have a shortened version of our trail for these riders
- Juvenile - To qualify for the Juvenile category, a rider must be in the year of their 13th or 14th birthday.
- Youth - Riders in the year of their 15th or 16th birthdays.
- Junior - Riders in the year of their 17th and 18th birthdays
- Senior / Expert / Elite - When a rider reaches the year of his or her 19th birthday.
- Master - for riders aged 30 to 39.
- Veteran - for riders aged 40 to 49.
- Grand Veteran - for riders aged over 50
- Womens Categories - These will be split as closely as possible to the mens. We require 5 people to make a category of its own.
The event will run under British Cycling guidelines. Please make sure you are aware of the rules.
Riders will start from a designated start area and will cross a timing transmitter to start the timing. This will record each lap also.
Medical: Full medical cover both on course and from an identifiable Base Station in the event arena.
Camping: No Camping is available on-site.
Catering: Catering Trailer
Toilets: Portable Loos
Refunds and Transfers: If you wish to cancel a booking please note the following cancellation conditions: 14 days or less notice: no refund. prior to this an admin fee of £7.00 will be charged.
NDH reserves the right to modify or cancel any event if circumstances beyond the control of the organiser should arise. This includes cancellation of event due to extreme weather, acts of God, violence, civil disobedience and war. If an NDH event is cancelled we will not be liable for costs of travel fares, hotels, or any other expenses that may be incurred. It is your responsibility to ensure the race is going ahead before travelling. We will do our best to inform you if the race has to be cancelled but we do not accept liability if we are unable to contact you. We strongly advise that you check before making travel and accommodation arrangements. Facebook is the best place to monitor this If the event is cancelled, we are unable to refund or part refund any entry fee. We are also unable to transfer your entry to another event. All XCO events follow British Cycling rules and guidelines as the governing body of cycle sports in the UK Please follow NDH on Facebook to ensure you are kept up to date.
Course Marshals: Marshals will be in place on course Saturday throughout training. Each marshal will be easily identifiable by wearing a high visibility vest and will be supplied with a working two way radio, a whistle, red and yellow flag and a supply of refreshments. We aim to ensure all our marshals are aged 16 or over and fit and able.
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Other events from Northern Downhill
| Sun 9 Feb 25 | Chopwell Funduro |
| Sun 23 Mar 25 | Hamsterley TT |
| Sun 13 Apr 25 | Kielder TT |
| Sun 25 May 25 | Eastgate TT |
| Sun 13 Jul 25 | Castlewood TT |
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