The BVI Mountain Bike Club was formed in 2006 to encourage the
sport of mountain biking in the British Virgin Islands. The club
organises a race championship and social rides with the emphasis
on fun.
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Latest News
16 August 2008
The next BVI Mountain Bike Club Race will take place on Peter Island
Resort Sunday 31st October.
Peter Island have very kindly agreed to let us ride on the island, this
is a unique opportunity as the Island is usually reserved for paying
guests.
The Elite/Expert circuit starts at the Harbour and follows the road
along to Deadmans Bay, at the Spa we'll turn left onto the loop to
Honeymoon Bay and then up the hill to the scenic loop around south
of the island and back and then a final shorter loop to Honeymoon
bay, half way up the hill and back to the start finish. The Elite/Expert
course will be about 10 miles long. Click here for a map of the route
The Fun/Novice and Ladies course will do one lap of the shorter loop,
there will be some climbing on the paved road but it will be a relatively
easy climb.
In the Elite race tire choice will an important factor. Parts of the
course are paved, whilst others are dirt and one section is sand. I'd
recommend using nobblies.
Peter Island will be laying on breakfast for us after the race and have
waived the ferry charge as well.
Registration will take place on the Ferry which departs from the Peter
Island Ferry Dock at the old CSY Dock at Baughers Bay at 7am
sharp, The race should last no longer than 2 hours which should
provide enough time to get back on the 11.30 ferry.
Entry fees of $20 for Club Members/NLSCC Members and BVICF
Members and Peter Island Guests. Prize money will be awarded to the
Top 3 finishers.
As usual we'll need help with a water stop and time keeping so if you
would like to volunteer please let me know by return email or by
calling Mark Smith on 495 1402. All helpers will get breakfast.
The more riders that support this race the better, Peter Island have
made a special committment to host this race and it would great to
gave a big entry.
18 July 2008
Nearly 70 spectators joined the 24 competitors on the ferry from
Road Town to Anegada on Sunday for the Rawlinson & Hunter
Anegada Desert Duel.
Orano Matthews won this years race in a sprint finish with Mark Smith
after the battling through the deep sand of Anegada's roads for over
an hour. Read more
16 JULY 2008
Rawlinson & Hunter and the BVI Mountain Bike Club Present
THE ANEGADA DESERT DUEL
The BVI Mountain Bike are proud to announce that Rawlinson &
Hunter continue their support of mountain biking in the BVI.
The Rawlinson & Hunter Anegada Desert Duel takes place on
Sunday 27th July with a ferry taking riders, spectators and friends
from The Pub in Road Town at 8am.
This years race will feature categories for Expert, Intermediate, Junior
& Social riders with a separate race for Cadets.
The race will start and finish at Anegada Reef Hotel, with riders
heading out to Cow Wreck beach then Loblolly Beach through the
Settlement and back to Anegada reef. Intermediate & junior riders will
miss out the section to Loblolly and Social riders willl only ride to the
Setting Point/Cow Wreck junction before heading back to the
settlement and then turning around to head back to the finish.
As there are no hills on Anegada the race will be completely flat
however with a mix of Sand, Coral & Paved roads knobbly tires are
highly recommended. Social riders will have a short sand section but
will mostly be riding on paved roads.
The cadet race will be on a separate course.
Prizes will be awarded for the winners of each category.
Entry fees are $40 which includes Race Entry, Return ferry from
Road Town, T Shirt & Lunch. Spectators and Friends are welcome
with the cost being $15 for ferry only or $25 for ferry & lunch. So you
bring the family for a day out in Anegada for only $15!!!
Ferry will depart from The Pub at 8am sharp and return to Road
Town at 5pm.
Online registration will be available from Thursday 17th,click here to
resgister.
For more details or to pre-register email bvimtbclub@yahoo.com or
call Mark Smith on 443 7330 or visit www.bvimtbclub.com
The club would like to extend it's thanks to Rawlinson & Hunter.
Without their support this race would not be able to happen.
28 MAY 2008
One Tuff Mudda, Too Tough?
The Corsairs Bar One Tuff Mudda proved too tuff for nearly all the
riders who competed in Sunday's race, with only Mark Smith making
the full 3 lap distance to take his 2nd win of the year and maximum
points in the Last Stop Sports Championship. Read More
8 MAY 2008
20 Riders arrived at Jolly Roger Restaurant on Sunday for the BVI
Mountain Bike club's 4th race of the 2008 Last Stop Sports
Championship.
This year's race took a departure from the punishing climbing around
Belmont Estate and Steel Point and instead took riders on the 38.5
mile route to the airport and back taking in the climbs at Pieces of
Eight and Slaney hill as well as the coast road climbs.
Read More
1 MAY 2008
The next race in the BVI Mountain Bike Club Last Stop Sport Sports
2008 championship is Sunday 4th May.
The Jolly Roger Highway Race starts at 8am at the Jolly Roger West
End. This years race will differ over the the previous years as it will
head out to the Airport and back.
With the 35 Mile route being all paved, slick or invert tires are
recommended. The Expert course will climb Pieces of Eight and
Slaney hills as well as the hills on the way to the airport. Intermediate
riders will turn at the roundabout at Purcell and Social & Cadet riders
will exclude all the hills and turn at Prospect Reef.
There will be prize money and prizes for all winning riders.
Registration will be from 7.30am at The Jolly Roger with the race
starting at 8am.
This is the fourth race in the eight race championship.
14 April 2008
A strong turnout of 22 riders tackled the BVI Mountain Bike Club -
Virgin Gorda Mineshaft Challenge last Sunday.
Dive BVI sponsored the event and transported riders from Tortola to
join Virgin Gorda based riders for the annual race also known as the
Tour de VG.
The 15 mile course started at the Mineshaft Cafe and took riders
through Spanish Town, over the hills to Mahoe Bay, through Nail Bay
Resort and over Gorda Peak to return to the finish at the Mineshaft.
Read More
30 March 2008
Gareth Thomas took the honors in the 2nd Mountain Bike Race of the
2008 Last Stop Sports Championship with a 2 minute gap over Mark
Smith. Read More
28 March 2008
The 2nd race of the Last Stop Sports BVI Mountain Bike Club 2008
Season is on Sunday 30th March. The Peg Legs Highway Challenge
starts from Peg Legs, Nanny Cay at 8am.
Riders will head out from Nanny Cay, down to West End to
turnaround and head back to Peg Legs via the Round About at
Prospect Reef.
Elite riders will go over the Hill at Towers to rejoin the road at Cox
Heath, then climb RockVille (Pieces of Eight) and Slaney. The
Internmediate Riders will miss out the Hill at Towers and Social Riders
will stay on the flat.
Only the Elite riders will have to ride on the off road sections with all
other riders only riding on paved roads.
Tire choice for the 20 mile elite route will be tricky as the steep climb
at Towers has some loose dirt so slick or invert tires will have traction
problems.
Registration will open from 7.30am and entry fees will be $10 for
Mountain Bike Club Members,BVICF Members and NLSCC members,
$20 for non members.
For more information contact Mark Smith on 495 1402.
11 March 2008
SMITH WINS FIRST RACE
Mark Smith took the first win of the Last Stop Sports 2008 BVI MTB
Club Championship with a convincing win in Sunday's Loose
Mongoose Cross Country.
New Riders Eben Meyers, Charlie Clipstone and Tevin Corea battled
it out in the newly formed cadet class and Colin Corea, Adele Perrot
and Nicole Charles also raced for the first time in the Social category,
Rebecca Smith was the sole competitor in the intermediate class.
Read More
5 March 2008
The first race of the 2008 Championship kicks off this weekend with
De Loose Mongoose Cross Country.
This Sunday 9th March is the Opening race of the 2008 BVI Mountain
Bike Club Championship, The Loose Mongoose Cross Country.
The Race will start at 8am at the Loose Mongoose in Trellis Bay,
registration will open at 7.30am.
The course is different from previous years and is now a flat 1 mile
loop on a mix of dirt and paved surface. Knobbly tires are
recommended.
Race distances are as follows.
Social - 5 Laps - 5.5 Miles
Cadets - (Up to Age 13) 5 Laps 5.5 Miles
Juniors (13-17) - 10 Laps - 11 Miles
Intermediate - 10 Laps - 11 Miles
Expert - 15 Laps - 16.5 Miles
With the Flat course expect some exciting and close racing in the
expert class!
Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. Helmets are Mandatory.
Entry Fees are $10 for Club Members, NLSCC Members and BVI
Cycling Federation Members, $20 for all others. Breakfast will be
included in the entry fee.
If you would like any more information please email
bvimtbclub@yahoo.com or call Mark Smith on 495 1402
16 August 2008
The next BVI Mountain Bike Club Race will take place on Peter Island
Resort Sunday 31st October.
Peter Island have very kindly agreed to let us ride on the island, this
is a unique opportunity as the Island is usually reserved for paying
guests.
The Elite/Expert circuit starts at the Harbour and follows the road
along to Deadmans Bay, at the Spa we'll turn left onto the loop to
Honeymoon Bay and then up the hill to the scenic loop around south
of the island and back and then a final shorter loop to Honeymoon
bay, half way up the hill and back to the start finish. The Elite/Expert
course will be about 10 miles long. Click here for a map of the route
The Fun/Novice and Ladies course will do one lap of the shorter loop,
there will be some climbing on the paved road but it will be a relatively
easy climb.
In the Elite race tire choice will an important factor. Parts of the
course are paved, whilst others are dirt and one section is sand. I'd
recommend using nobblies.
Peter Island will be laying on breakfast for us after the race and have
waived the ferry charge as well.
Registration will take place on the Ferry which departs from the Peter
Island Ferry Dock at the old CSY Dock at Baughers Bay at 7am
sharp, The race should last no longer than 2 hours which should
provide enough time to get back on the 11.30 ferry.
Entry fees of $20 for Club Members/NLSCC Members and BVICF
Members and Peter Island Guests. Prize money will be awarded to the
Top 3 finishers.
As usual we'll need help with a water stop and time keeping so if you
would like to volunteer please let me know by return email or by
calling Mark Smith on 495 1402. All helpers will get breakfast.
The more riders that support this race the better, Peter Island have
made a special committment to host this race and it would great to
gave a big entry.
18 July 2008
Nearly 70 spectators joined the 24 competitors on the ferry from
Road Town to Anegada on Sunday for the Rawlinson & Hunter
Anegada Desert Duel.
Orano Matthews won this years race in a sprint finish with Mark Smith
after the battling through the deep sand of Anegada's roads for over
an hour. Read more
16 JULY 2008
Rawlinson & Hunter and the BVI Mountain Bike Club Present
THE ANEGADA DESERT DUEL
The BVI Mountain Bike are proud to announce that Rawlinson &
Hunter continue their support of mountain biking in the BVI.
The Rawlinson & Hunter Anegada Desert Duel takes place on
Sunday 27th July with a ferry taking riders, spectators and friends
from The Pub in Road Town at 8am.
This years race will feature categories for Expert, Intermediate, Junior
& Social riders with a separate race for Cadets.
The race will start and finish at Anegada Reef Hotel, with riders
heading out to Cow Wreck beach then Loblolly Beach through the
Settlement and back to Anegada reef. Intermediate & junior riders will
miss out the section to Loblolly and Social riders willl only ride to the
Setting Point/Cow Wreck junction before heading back to the
settlement and then turning around to head back to the finish.
As there are no hills on Anegada the race will be completely flat
however with a mix of Sand, Coral & Paved roads knobbly tires are
highly recommended. Social riders will have a short sand section but
will mostly be riding on paved roads.
The cadet race will be on a separate course.
Prizes will be awarded for the winners of each category.
Entry fees are $40 which includes Race Entry, Return ferry from
Road Town, T Shirt & Lunch. Spectators and Friends are welcome
with the cost being $15 for ferry only or $25 for ferry & lunch. So you
bring the family for a day out in Anegada for only $15!!!
Ferry will depart from The Pub at 8am sharp and return to Road
Town at 5pm.
Online registration will be available from Thursday 17th,click here to
resgister.
For more details or to pre-register email bvimtbclub@yahoo.com or
call Mark Smith on 443 7330 or visit www.bvimtbclub.com
The club would like to extend it's thanks to Rawlinson & Hunter.
Without their support this race would not be able to happen.
28 MAY 2008
One Tuff Mudda, Too Tough?
The Corsairs Bar One Tuff Mudda proved too tuff for nearly all the
riders who competed in Sunday's race, with only Mark Smith making
the full 3 lap distance to take his 2nd win of the year and maximum
points in the Last Stop Sports Championship. Read More
8 MAY 2008
20 Riders arrived at Jolly Roger Restaurant on Sunday for the BVI
Mountain Bike club's 4th race of the 2008 Last Stop Sports
Championship.
This year's race took a departure from the punishing climbing around
Belmont Estate and Steel Point and instead took riders on the 38.5
mile route to the airport and back taking in the climbs at Pieces of
Eight and Slaney hill as well as the coast road climbs.
Read More
1 MAY 2008
The next race in the BVI Mountain Bike Club Last Stop Sport Sports
2008 championship is Sunday 4th May.
The Jolly Roger Highway Race starts at 8am at the Jolly Roger West
End. This years race will differ over the the previous years as it will
head out to the Airport and back.
With the 35 Mile route being all paved, slick or invert tires are
recommended. The Expert course will climb Pieces of Eight and
Slaney hills as well as the hills on the way to the airport. Intermediate
riders will turn at the roundabout at Purcell and Social & Cadet riders
will exclude all the hills and turn at Prospect Reef.
There will be prize money and prizes for all winning riders.
Registration will be from 7.30am at The Jolly Roger with the race
starting at 8am.
This is the fourth race in the eight race championship.
14 April 2008
A strong turnout of 22 riders tackled the BVI Mountain Bike Club -
Virgin Gorda Mineshaft Challenge last Sunday.
Dive BVI sponsored the event and transported riders from Tortola to
join Virgin Gorda based riders for the annual race also known as the
Tour de VG.
The 15 mile course started at the Mineshaft Cafe and took riders
through Spanish Town, over the hills to Mahoe Bay, through Nail Bay
Resort and over Gorda Peak to return to the finish at the Mineshaft.
Read More
30 March 2008
Gareth Thomas took the honors in the 2nd Mountain Bike Race of the
2008 Last Stop Sports Championship with a 2 minute gap over Mark
Smith. Read More
28 March 2008
The 2nd race of the Last Stop Sports BVI Mountain Bike Club 2008
Season is on Sunday 30th March. The Peg Legs Highway Challenge
starts from Peg Legs, Nanny Cay at 8am.
Riders will head out from Nanny Cay, down to West End to
turnaround and head back to Peg Legs via the Round About at
Prospect Reef.
Elite riders will go over the Hill at Towers to rejoin the road at Cox
Heath, then climb RockVille (Pieces of Eight) and Slaney. The
Internmediate Riders will miss out the Hill at Towers and Social Riders
will stay on the flat.
Only the Elite riders will have to ride on the off road sections with all
other riders only riding on paved roads.
Tire choice for the 20 mile elite route will be tricky as the steep climb
at Towers has some loose dirt so slick or invert tires will have traction
problems.
Registration will open from 7.30am and entry fees will be $10 for
Mountain Bike Club Members,BVICF Members and NLSCC members,
$20 for non members.
For more information contact Mark Smith on 495 1402.
11 March 2008
SMITH WINS FIRST RACE
Mark Smith took the first win of the Last Stop Sports 2008 BVI MTB
Club Championship with a convincing win in Sunday's Loose
Mongoose Cross Country.
New Riders Eben Meyers, Charlie Clipstone and Tevin Corea battled
it out in the newly formed cadet class and Colin Corea, Adele Perrot
and Nicole Charles also raced for the first time in the Social category,
Rebecca Smith was the sole competitor in the intermediate class.
Read More
5 March 2008
The first race of the 2008 Championship kicks off this weekend with
De Loose Mongoose Cross Country.
This Sunday 9th March is the Opening race of the 2008 BVI Mountain
Bike Club Championship, The Loose Mongoose Cross Country.
The Race will start at 8am at the Loose Mongoose in Trellis Bay,
registration will open at 7.30am.
The course is different from previous years and is now a flat 1 mile
loop on a mix of dirt and paved surface. Knobbly tires are
recommended.
Race distances are as follows.
Social - 5 Laps - 5.5 Miles
Cadets - (Up to Age 13) 5 Laps 5.5 Miles
Juniors (13-17) - 10 Laps - 11 Miles
Intermediate - 10 Laps - 11 Miles
Expert - 15 Laps - 16.5 Miles
With the Flat course expect some exciting and close racing in the
expert class!
Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. Helmets are Mandatory.
Entry Fees are $10 for Club Members, NLSCC Members and BVI
Cycling Federation Members, $20 for all others. Breakfast will be
included in the entry fee.
If you would like any more information please email
bvimtbclub@yahoo.com or call Mark Smith on 495 1402