Held as before on the popular area of Cannock Chase the event will once again be focused more towards the newbie or fun rider. The Classic events have always been about grass routes of mountain biking. Riders from 3 years old to 70 years. People who ride everyday and those that have just started. Everybody with one thing in common and that’s a love for Mountain Biking.

The course is traditional mountain biking with everything from short and sharp climbs, single track descents and fire road blasts. We aim for a course which 100% ride-able therefore where we have a technical section we will also have an easy route for those who may be not quite so confident. We often get asked what standard you need to be to ride in our events. We would say that if you're capable of riding the red route around Cannock Chase then you are at a suitable level. If you aren’t quite at that level yet then you may find sections of our full course a little tricky.

At the venue you’ll find camping facilities, fresh water, toilets, hard standing parking 100metres from the start and great view points for spectators. We’ll also have caterers and trade stands along.

Pre Event Information

We will send out a pre event email to all competitors 4 days before the event. No numbers or details will be sent out in the post. Amongst other things this email will confirm start times and lap numbers. Prior to this email please consider the race start times and lap numbers below for reference

Race Timing

All events will be electronically timed. Full results will be available straight after the final racer in that particular category finishes. Results will be available online after the event.

Photography

We have a professional photographer onsite during to the day. Pictures will be available as a FREE download on the day or after the event

Tackeroo Camp Site Penkridge Bank Road Nr Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2UA

The venue at Tackeroo is ideal for holding events at. Easily accessible from the north or the south Tackeroo is around 15 minutes from the M6 motorway junctions at Cannock (South) or Stafford (North).

Please follow the signage from Penkridge Bank to the car park area. From there you will be directed to the start / finish arena. We recommend that you arrive at this area at least 45 minutes before the start of the event.

Before you can start you’ll need to sign on and collect your number and timing chip. This can be done from the event HQ which is situated next to the start / finish. Using the zip ties provided, fit your race number to the front of your bike and place your timing chip around your ankle (either ankle)

About 15 minutes before the start, head over to the start area. Keep warming up and wait to be called up to the start.

Camping is free and will include:

• Portable toilet facilities.

• Access to drinking water.

There is no need to book for camping. You can turn up anytime after 2pm on Friday and camp for free on Friday and Saturday night. Please make sure you vacate the site before 6pm on Sunday evening.

Given that we provide the camping for free, we ask that campers assist us by taking their own rubbish away from site. Please do not use the toilets to empty toilet waste from caravans / motorhomes and the like.

Also:

• Electrical hook-ups are not available.

• Camp fires / fire pits / non-cooking open flames are not permitted anywhere on the site.

We understand that friends and family may wish to come along and watch you suffer. Therefore we’ve done our best to keep the course as close to the start / finish arena as possible.

You’ll find that riders will enter the arena at least 2 times per lap so the spectators will never get plenty of opportunities to encourage or heckle.

We encourage spectators along and make as much noise as possible.

Whilst onsite please make sure you:

Keep dogs on the lead at all times.

Please don't walk through or damage any of the course marking tape

We will be happy to process any cancellations up until 2 weeks before the event or entry transfers up to 1 week before the event. Please note that after this time we'll be deep in preparation and won't have the time or the access to make further changes.

For refunds or transfers please email info@runandride.co.uk with "Event Name" and "Refunds or Transfers" in the header. Please don't send requests through social media as they may be missed.

Transfer of entries or refunds will carry a surcharge:

Refunds - £5.00

Transfers - £2.50

Any booking fees are non refundable.

• Toilets - posh loos are back for 2025 after a very successful trial in 2024

• Free Camping - No need to book.

• Free Parking. There’s lots of hard standing parking at the venue.

• Food & Drink – we’ve managed to secure a ‘real’ coffee car vendor, Per-Cup, to attend the event. For the true coffee lovers they’ll be offering proper coffee. We’ll also be offering a wide selection of home baked cakes & savoury treats and delicious hot food.

• Onsite drink water – there are a number of taps around the parking area with fresh drinking water.

• Run & Ride Store will be offering the essentials should you forget something and dare we say something breaks. Of course all will be at a reduce “special offer” rate.

• We’ll have trade stands from some of the biggest cycle companies in the UK along showing off their new range's.