Last weekend saw the team put in some stunning performances as they kicked off their 2016 season at the 1st rounds of two of the UK’s regional XC Series.  

Our TORQ Performance Teams are immensely proud to represent some great UK companies and, in amongst some bigger brands, is Od Designs, a father and son company based in Yorkshire, producing some great bike stands right here in the UK. 

You may remember Ajay Pandit Chhetri from when he visited the UK back in 2011, and gave us all a lesson in how to climb hills. 

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw the team head to Minley Manor in Surrey for the annual TORQ In Your Sleep, one of the UK’s most popular and hotly contested 12 hour endurance mountain bike races, on what is an incredibly popular course. 

Having attended and raced every single Bontrager 24/12 since the event kicked off 9 years ago, it was great to get along to the 10th Anniversary edition, for another good weekend of racing. 

The final round of the British Cycling National XC Series headed to Cannock Chase in the West Midlands, a venue on the doorstep for many of the team. 

After 6 rounds of the Midlands XC Series, in a race season that seems to have flown by, 4 riders from the TORQ MTB Team headed to the 7th and final round of the Series at the picturesque Dudmaston Hall, a 17th Century Country House and Estate in Shropshire, with the series titles all at stake. 

The National Champs is an event that is always held in high regard by both coaches and riders alike. 

With many of the TORQ Team based in the West Midlands, the riders always put in a good appearance at the Midlands XC Series. 

The first weekend in July saw the TORQ Fuelled Scott Marathon Series head to TORQ’s local mountain bike playground, the Long Mynd and Eastridge Woods for Round 3 of the Series. 

The middle of June saw a significant milestone for the team, as the riders headed to round 4 of the National XC Series on the 2014 Commonwealth Games course at Cathkin Brae in Glasgow. 

With all the rounds of the Midlands XC Series, National XC Series and a Scott Marathon, May was a very busy month for the team.