National governing body British Cycling has announced the dates and venues for the 2022 national mountain bike championships and series, with national champions’ jerseys to be awarded for cross-country in Glentress, downhill in Glencoe and marathon in Kielder Forest.
Cross-country
Kicking off in April at popular Nottinghamshire venue, Sherwood Pines, the cross-country series will then head north to Newcastleton and Drumlanrig Castle for rounds two and three, and Cannock Chase makes a return to the schedule for round four.
The series concludes at Woody’s Bike Park in Fowey, which hosted its debut national series event in 2021. British Cycling has also announced that next year’s event has been awarded UCI C1 classification.
A favourite of the Scottish MTB scene, Glentress will host the 2022 national championships, having last hosted a round of the national series in 2019.
Downhill
Also confirmed are the dates and venues for the National Downhill Series. The series is to be delivered by five separate organisers, beginning in Rheola in April. Round two will be a UCI C1 in Fort William, followed by a UCI C2 event in Llangollen for round three.
The series ends with rounds in Caersws and at Revolution Bike Park, which hosted the national championships in 2019.
The 2022 national championships will make a return to Glencoe, which last hosted the showpiece event in 2018, and means that both the downhill and cross-country national championships will be held in Scotland across the same weekend from 23-24 July.
Marathon
2022 will see the first-ever national series for mountain bike marathon. The series will feature one round per month from July through to September, beginning in Pippingford, while the third round in Kielder Forest will double up as the National Marathon Championships.
Full calendars
National Cross-country Series
Round 1: 2 – 3 April, Sherwood Pines
Round 2: 16 – 17 April, Newcastleton
Round 3: 7 – 8 May, Drumlanrig Castle
Round 4: 28 – 29 May, Cannock Chase
Round 5: 25 – 26 June, Woody’s Bike Park (UCI C1)
National Cross-country Championships
Glentress, Scotland: 23 – 24 July
National Downhill Series
Round 1: Rheola, 16 – 17 April (event organiser – Malc Dunn, Gravity Events)
Round 2: Fort William, 7 – 8 May (UCI C1) (event organiser – Colin Houston, SDA)
Round 3: Llangollen, 28 – 29 May (UCI C2) (event organiser – Si Paton, BDS Events / Malverns Classic Team)
Round 4: Caersws, 13 – 14 August (event organiser – Malc Dunn, Gravity Events)
Round 5: Revolution Bike Park, 17 – 18 September (Mike Marsden, Borderline Events)
National Downhill Championships
Glencoe, Scotland, 23 – 24 July
Event organiser: Scottish Downhill Association (SDA)
National Marathon Series
Round 1: 2 – 3 July, Pippingford
Round 2: 31 July, Isle of Man
Round 3: 7 August, Kielder Forest
National Marathon Championships
Kielder Forest, 7 August
