DirtyDevil.cc presents a new series of gravel rides in the Forest of Dean. The area is well known to mountain bikers and boasts around 24,000 acres of woodland to explore. We have organised social rides in the Forest for over a year, but found that the single group format was presenting a barrier to many…
Category: Racing and Events
Cross/Mountain 2019
The organisers of cross mountain (acycling) are probably better known for events like Gritfest and Battle on the Beach. This smaller and lesser known event which runs in late October is a corker though. Its pitched as a cross (cx)/ mountain (mtb) event and caters nicely for the two off-road disciplines by way of splits…
Gritfest 2019
Last weekend was my first gravel race, and I jumped right in at the deep end with a 2 day gravel enduro race in the Cambrian mountains. Grifest (now in its second year) is held just north of Llandovery in mid Wales. It is a two day race which follows an enduro style format with…
The Wild Boar Chase 2019
The Event The Wild Boar Chase is a charity bike ride in The Forest of Dean run by The Lions Club. There are four different rides available; The Small Boar and The Woody Boar at 20 and 23 miles, The Hog and The Full Boar at 39 and 44 miles, as well as the Humbug…
Sunday Muddy Sunday – Telford Toothpaste, The Hell of the Wrekin.
Introduction Two Sundays ago, I rode a reliability ride out of Bridgnorth, Shropshire called Sunday Muddy Sunday, or is it Telford Toothpaste, no, its the Hell of the Wrekin. To be honest I`m not sure what its called, but despite its identity crisis, whats this ride all about? The ride is pitched as Shropshire’s tribute…