Author: John Dodgin

 

The best MTB films to watch while staying in

Staying in to watch a great mountain bike film is the next best thing to riding trails yourself. There’s a strong chance that when you’re not actually on the bike you’re thinking about being on the bike, or watching someone else ride.

Trek have collated some of their favourite mountain bike films to help you stay stoked for our collective return to the trails.

 

 

Going in: New Release

Going In delivers an unfiltered look at life beyond the bike for Trek MTB athletes as they experience the lows and highs of training, racing, and living for the sport they love.

 

 

Return to Earth

The cinematic masterpiece from Anthill Films, which is now on Amazon Prime, reminds us of the importance of living in the moment. If you’ve got a soul, this film will get you ready to shred.

 

 

unReal

Anthill Films overturns everything you thought you knew about mountain biking in this mind-blowing feature for dreamers and rule breakers.

 

 

Not2Bad

A second dose of the best of freestyle mountain biking, featuring the epic Spanish countryside and full Trek C3 Project crew.

 

 

 

This weekend sees the final big event on the UK Cyclocross calendar. The UK National Cyclocross Championships takes place in Shrewsbury over Saturday and Sunday with competitors from all over the  country heading to the infamously demanding (usually very muddy!) Shrewsbury course to compete in a wide range of age categories.

The Wheelbase Cyclocross team are heading to Shrewsbury with high hopes following a successful season racing at the highest level in the National Trophy Cyclocross series. Lewis Craven will be doubling up again, competing in both the Vet’s race on the Saturday and the Senior race on the Sunday. Lewis has shown some cracking form recently with a fantastic win in the Vet’s race at the last National Trophy round in York just before Christmas. Known for his technical skills in the muddiest conditions we’re all doing a rain dance for him in the hope he has similar conditions to contend with on Saturday!

Giles Drake our talented Senior racer has once again dominated his local North West Cyclocross Series as well as achieving some very consistent top 10 placings in the National Trophies so fingers crossed lady luck stays on his side for the most important race of the season in the final race of the weekend when he goes up against some of the most talented International racers around including Tom Pidcock who has raced a full season in Belgium. Lewis Craven will go again in the Senior race, being one of the few riders to take on multiple races during the weekend. Lewis has podiumed before in the Senior National Championships and will be sure to up there in the results for this race too.

Tom Martin has the potential to go well in the Under 23 Championships, however, after a slow return to racing following a small injury we are unsure at this time whether he’ll make the start line. Behind the team there is a hard-working pit-crew ready to take on multiple bike changes during the race to keep our riders going regardless of conditions. We wish all of our riders and support staff the best of luck for this weekend! See you there!

This past Sunday saw the final round of the National Trophy Cyclocross Series take place at the York Sports Village under tough, sloppy, muddy conditions where technical bike handling skills and an ability to run efficiently off the bike were a must.

The Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli cyclocross team had a very successful weekend with Lewis Craven (the fastest optician in the North!) taking a fantastic win in the Vet 40 race which took place on the Saturday in conditions that suited his excellent bike handling skills. Lewis was going for a double-header weekend and would go on to race the main Elite event on the Sunday too so this win was a great tune-up and a fantastic result for the team!

On Sunday in the Elite race our team were faced with the same demanding conditions as the previous day. Cyclocross is a team sport, with much of a rider’s success can be put down to an efficient pit crew that’s able to do perfect bike changes each lap and be ready with a clean bike for each rider as they return to the pits. Our pit crew performed flawlessly and contributed to Lewis finishing with another top 10 result, this time in 6th position against the very best national competitors as well as some very talented Belgian racers. Giles Drake took a fine 10th place keeping up his strong form following on from his recent Northern Area Champs win. Tom Martin returned to racing at the top level of cyclocross following a few issues with illness earlier in the season to finish strongly in the top 20 in 16th position.

This was the final round of the National Trophy Cyclocross season with Lewis and Giles’ overall results reflecting a successful season of racing for the Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli team; Lewis took 6th overall and Giles took 8th place overall. The final big cyclocross race of the season comes shortly after the Christmas break with our team heading to the National Cyclocross Championships on January 11th and 12th which takes place at the infamous Shrewsbury venue renowned for it’s difficult racing conditions; good luck to all of our team riders!

(All photography by Craig Zadoroznyj)

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