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Sport and competitive cycling
If you're interested in using your bike for exercise or sport, there are lots of opportunities in Shrewsbury.
Cycle Shrewsbury has recently produced a new leaflet about BMX and mountain bike in and around Shrewsbury. Download it here, order order hard copies here.
Mountain biking
The Shrewsbury and wider Shropshire area has some fantastic mountain bike trails. There are places like Eastridge Woods, Hopton Woods and Mortimer Forest which have hosted national championship races and which also offer great fun riding for all abilities. The Shropshire forests are brilliant whether you want to ride cross-country, down hill or a simple fun ride with the family.
For further information on these venues have a look at the Forestry Commission website. If you would like to enter mountain bike competitions in Shropshire visit Pearce Cycles website.
A new mountain bike centre has recently opened in the Shropshire Hills.Set in the grounds of the Station Inn in Marshbrook, it has a bike shop, a mountain bike workshop, a cafe, a shower block and a bike wash, camping pods and a large campsite. A number of mountain bike trails start near the centre. Visit the Shropshire Hills Mountain Bike And Outdoor Pursuit Centre website.
BMX
Four BMX tracks in Shrewsbury have recently been to a professional standard. These tracks are located at Upton Lane in Monkmoor, Little Harlescott Lane in Harlescott, Shorncliffe Drive in Shelton and Lythwood Road in Bayston Hill.
The tracks are proving very popular with both children and adults. Helmets are strongly recommended if you choose to ride these tracks.
There is a concrete skate park located at the Shrewsbury Sports Village on Sundorne Road and ramps at the BMX track at Shorncliffe Drive. Ramps are also located at Monkmoor Recreation Centre, Monkmoor Rd and Kynaston Road, Harlescott (adjacent to the community centre).
Wrekin Riders BMX Club are a British Cycling accreditted Go Ride club operating across the whole of Shropshire offering cycling sport coaching.
To find out more call Derek Owen on 07976 100 463 or visit the Wrekin Riders website.
Cyclo-Cross
Cyclo-cross facilities in Shrewsbury are limited; however Cycle Shrewsbury hopes to improve facilities over the next twelve months. Improvements to the track at the Shrewsbury Sports Village may offer opportunities to host competitions in the future. We also hope that the cycle Shrewsbury cycling coach will organise cyclo-cross events for school children from September 2009.
Road and track cycling
There are several types of road racing you may be interested in and they are all catered for in the Shrewsbury area.
If you are interested in taking part in road or cycling as a competitive activity then it's a good idea to join a cycling club. Shrewsbury has a number of very active cycling clubs. You can find out more here or visit the Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association website.
The cycle track at Shrewsbury Sports Village is often used for competitive cycle events and galas. Local cycling clubs will be able to supply you with details of these and other events in the area.
Time trials take place on Tuesdays during summer and road racing happens on a Thursday evening. During winter there is closed circuit racing on the track at the Shrewsbury Sports Village which happens on Tuesday and Thursday evenings under the flood lights.
A lot of the road racing is organised and supported by two local clubs, The Mid Shropshire Wheelers and Paramount Cycling Club. Both clubs can offer advice and information through their websites.
Competitive cycling nationally
There's loads of information on the internet about competitive cycling on a national level. Your best source of information is British Cycling, the governing body for cycling in Britain. The British Cycling website has details of competitive cycling for all ages on both from a local to international level.
The BBC sports website is an excellent resource for keeping you up to date with British cyclists and includes videos and interviews with all the nation's best cyclists.
The Tour of Britain takes place annually in September. Find out more on the Tour of Britain website.
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