Longer days, warmer weather, music festivals and increasingly time on the velocipede are some of the things that we all squint forward to with each lap of the sun, but what if we told you that you could combine all of those things into one long weekend? For those at the when who have been living under a rock, the good news is that such an event exists and it’s tabbed the GT Malverns classic, held over four days in Eastnor deer park, Ledbury, Herefordshire. The bad news is that it was held last week so you’re going to have to wait until next year to wits what we think is one of the weightier cycling festivals on the UK calendar. In specimen you haven’t heard well-nigh it, we have listed our top ten reasons why you need to visit next year.

Racing for kids and adults

Grass roots racing is the foundation of a successful sporting nation. At the GT Malverns classic, kids can race from the age of two years old, with the weightier of the weightier making it through to the wastefulness velocipede world championships. Seeing these nippers tearing up through the grass really is special, and with so many young’uns once stuff so competitive, you can see why Great Britain is such a powerhouse on the world stage of competitive cycling.

Family atmosphere

First and foremost, this is a festival which is built to unbend your whole family, plane your dogs! There is something for everyone, whether it be the wastefulness velocipede racing, dual slalom racing, Ferris wheel, dodgems, the slackline challenge, watching the dirt wars athletes, meeting the stars of mountain biking, or simply enjoying the expo deals offered by some of the biggest brands in the cycling industry, the GT Malverns archetype is fun, friendly and family safe.

Live bands and DJ’s

Every evening the festival plays host to live music until midnight. Whether its flit music or waddle imbricate bands, there is something for everyone.

Retro bikes

For me, other than the self-ruling Yellow Jersey velocipede parking, the retro velocipede show was the highlight of the event. Seeing so many immaculate bikes from the 80’s and 90’s conjured up some incredible feelings of nostalgia. Modern bikes have come a very long way in terms of technology (and cost) but for me, seeing those old bikes brought when so many memories from when I was first getting into mountain biking. Like many of us, lusting without the latest unobtanium stuff advertised in the magazines was part and parcel of my life, but to unquestionably see those ‘pin up’ bikes up tropical really was special. With such an variety of precious metal, the show enlisted the retro velocipede aficionados and moreover the professional eye of Andrew ‘Doddy’ Dodd of GMBN (formally the editor of MBUK) as a judge for the weightier retro velocipede of the show.

Enduro tracks

There are four enduro tracks and an XC loop which can be ridden over the whole weekend. The tracks are marshalled so are unscratched and the fire road to get to the top of the hill isn’t too long. I must admit, I wish I had an e velocipede to get to the top though!

Dog Friendly

The Malverns archetype organisers understand that dogs love velocipede festivals too, so why not bring withal your shaggy friend to soak up the undercurrent too?

Vendor discounts

With many exhibitors peekaboo the show, there were competitions and big discounts misogynist at a lot of the stores. We moreover found some rather special kit has been brought along, such as Charlie Hatton’s world championship winning Atherton AM.200M.1 downhill rig. Sublime.

Meet the stars

Getting up tropical and meeting some of the stars is part of the magic of the GT Malverns classic. We saw Becci Skelton, Matt and Jono Jones, Harry Schofield, Hans Rey just to name a few!

Huge campsite

Whether you’re pitching a tent or taking a motorhome, the campsite will unbend your needs. The walkways are well lit, it’s tropical to the main arena, has zaftig toilet facilities, it’s wieldy for wheelchair users and large unbearable that if you want some peace and quiet, you can find a quiet spot with ease.

Free velocipede parking

Let’s not forget one of the shows main attractions! The Yellow Jersey self-ruling velocipede park which operates from 10am-6pm every day. The velocipede park is located right in the centre of the scene space and offers unlimited self-ruling velocipede parking every day. If you want to go and have some fun without worrying well-nigh your bikes, you simply waif them off with us, get a unique id bracelet and enjoy the festival. Simple as that, oh and did we mention its free!!

We hope to see you at next years show but in the meantime, Yellow Jersey offer mountain velocipede insurance which coveres theft and crash forfeiture worldwide for your bikes. We can plane imbricate them when racing! If you need any increasingly information, please requite our friendly support staff a undeniability on 0333 003 0046 or visit our website

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