Events for 2009

Find below the events which CranKitUp Coffee Shop Bikers want to compete in this season:


2/2 Night Cyclo Cross MB XC Barcladine NACC
18/1 Winter League MB XC Invergarry WHW
1/2 MB XC Wolftrax WHW
15/2 MB XC Glenachullish WHW
8/3 MB XC Tomich WHW
22/3 MB XC Balmacara WHW
29/3 Duathlon MB/Run Barcaldine NACC
2/4 TT Loch Creran NACC
7/4 TT Locheil 10 WHW
14/4 TT Locheil 10 WHW
19/4 Winter League Final MB XC Leanachan WHW
21/4 TT Banavie WHW
25/4 Jason MacIntyre TT TT Locheil 10 WHW
26/4 MB XC Aberfoyle SXC
28/4 TT Roy Bridge WHW
5/5 TT Loch Leven WHW
7/5 TT Loch Creran NACC
9/5 Belach Beag Sportif Road Endurance Achnasheen 100km
12/5 TT Glenfinnan 25 WHW
19/5 TT Locheil 10 WHW
26/5 Banavie TT WHW
30/5 10 under the Ben MB Endurance NevisRange No Fuss
31/5 MB XC Fearnoch NACC
2/6 TT Roy Bridge WHW
4/6 TT Loch Creran NACC
9/6 TT Loch Leven WHW
14/6 MB XC Leanachan SXC
16/6 TT Glenfinnan 25 WHW
23/6 TT Locheil 10 WHW
30/6 TT Locheil 10 WHW
3/7 TT Loch Creran NACC
11/7 10 @ Kirroughtree MB Endurance Dumfriess No Fuss
26/7 MB XC Bonawe NACC
6/8 TT Loch Creran NACC
Loch Ness 360 MB/Road 100km
22/8 10@Moray MB Endurance Moray No Fuss
3/9 TT Loch Creran NACC
5/9 Bealch Mor Sportif Road Endurance Achnasheen 160km
6/9 SXC Wolftrax
12/9 3G Tomich MB Endurance 100km
20/9 MB XC Glen Tress SXC
26/9 Gallop & Grind Run/MB Fort William No Fuss
October 1/10 TT Loch Creran NACC

Winter in Glen Sallachan

Fiona & I went for a foray up this Glen but instead of much biking visited the many caves and the old ruin at Achavlar.

Winter League Dates

WHW Winter League Dates 6 out of 9 for a T shirt and to be in with a chance of winning. Day racers can enter two races at £4 a time but must join to do more of the league. Marshalls are in short supply so please come forward if you are not racing and could help.

2nd Nov08 Fassifern (Short Course Also)
23rd Nov08 Lochaline
14th Dec08 Barcaldine
21st Dec08 Xmas Handicap (13.00 start Glen Nevis) (Short Course Everybody)
28th Dec08 Leanachan (Short Course Also)

18th Jan 09 Invergarry (Short Course Also)
1st Feb Reserve Date (weather)
15th Feb Wolftracks (Short Course Also)
8th March Balmacara
29th March Tomich
19th April Leanachan (BBQ & Prizes)

All races start at 11.00am

New Piece of Track

Picture of Esther on the new single track link from the fire road to HH hill access route

The 3G Challenge

50 miles and 16,000ft but the three of us kranked it up and finished