Race Report- // MALVERNS CLASSIC 2018 // EASTNOR DEER PARK.

A TRUE CLASSIC // MALVERNS CLASSIC 2018 // EASTNOR DEER PARK.

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A classic weekend at a classic venue, Eastnor Deer Park, with a 20 year break and maybe a 20 year break for a reason, hangovers and racing perhaps the break was needed? it’s now time to prepare for the biggest party in British mountain biking!!.

 

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People from around the country come to do battle.

 

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Owen in full thought mode!.
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Kelli Salone and her Proflex…..No intro needed.

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It’s awesome to see so many epic machines past and present, but by far the “Classic machines are just exceptional, the more I look at them the more I think to my self I didn’t really appreciate how awesome they were all them years ago!

 

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Deaks weapon.
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If you know, you know!.

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Adam giving Jono Jones some love…….sorry his bike!.

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Jono Jones’s machine prepped and ready.
The main man Martin Hawes.
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What goes up!
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Some boys travel a long way for this event, big fan of the COVE Shocker!!
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Back to the old school, flat turns and grassy off cambers.

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Coming in hot for the DMR bomb hole death jump!!
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Clearing with style!!
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Your ladies legends race winner.
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Rowan Sorrell keeping it lit!!
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Silly just being a legend and all round nice dude!!
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Jim From Pinned TV keeping it lit and….Pinned!!
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Scott Beaumont on it!!

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Team Ride.IO very own elite racing legend Emyr Davies on his first run and a fast one!!
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e-Bikes have their place.
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Tucking is the new pedalling.
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the main man him self!! Look at that machine!! And bike!!
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What a awesome thing to have you while racing, his other love Betsan!!
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Not only a racer also a team mechanic.
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Betsan!!

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OH THIS BIKE!!! Pineapple anyone?
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There he is again!! I like this man….In a man way!.

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Will Soffe on the hunt!!
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Emyr and on the attack… it worked!!

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Grassy turns took down the best of riders.
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What can I say!! 3 wins over the weekend!!
Word & Photos- Brett Shelfer
Action-Sports-Photographer, Rider, Mountain Bike shop co owner www.theridersguild.com . Covering events across the country when I can along side The Riders’Guild, Silverfish UK,MBR Mag, Ride.IO providing coverage for the shop and social media , race reports from enduro MTB, UCI Downhill World Cup, British Downhill series, local Downhill racing and other events when I can.