Thinking of entering the Ae Avalanche Enduro this year.

Anyone done it?

What's it like?

Worth it?

What's the ideal bike?

I did it last year and it was great fun. Its basically all the downhill sections split into timed sections. You then have roughly 30mins to get to the next timed section starting point. I used my Meta 5 and it was fine. But…….I am not sure if is on this year. It could be worth emailing the shop at Ae to see if it is on. If it is on DO IT! I know i will be.

Didn't do the Ae one but did the Kielder one last year and it was ace fun. Really good format for a race for me.

According to this, this year they are doing ones at Ae and Glentress, but not Kielder

http://www.avalanchecup.com/calendrier.html

"CALENDRIER PREVISIONNEL 2010"

Don't hold up to many hopes!

There organisation is ….. "different"

The shop is looking to do it by itself. Planning is under way afik

http://www.ae7.co.uk/

The Avalanche Enduro is on at Ae in May.

Last year was a fantastic race and the feedback from the riders was Mega (no pun intended!). This year it's looking like being bigger and better and if the sun is shining the way it did on the Sunday last year it'll be another memorable event.

There are plans in the pipeline for an Enduro series at Ae later in the year … keep an eye on the Ae7 website for details.

YEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA, Thats the kinda good news I like to hear.

Real shame they don't seem to be doing one at Kielder this year – last year was fantastic!

I've had a look at the website and watched a few clips and it seems to be fairly serious, some pro riders. Is it also suitable for the likes of me, without a sponser and have only entered a couple of non serious enduros. It sounds good fun, exactly what I'm into but can anyone offer any advice?

Can anyone tell me if you need a letter from your doctor saying you're fit to ride, you needed one for Kielder last year year? I don't remember seeing anything when I entered this year's Ae Enduro and can't find anything on the Avalanche website.

I'm entered for this should be a laugh. I did the kielder one last year. Couldn't get a doctors note last year ( think it's a euro thing!) so i just got a £13 provisional racing license and that worked fine. I've renewed it for this years race just in case, but this year we had to sign a waiver when we entered online..

It's great fun. I done it last year, and despite having to prop myself up with lemsip and a continual supply of jelly babies due to a case of Man Flu, I enjoyed it.

I'm entered again for this year, and am hoping I don't get struck down with Man Flu this time. That way I might have energy to pre-ride the stages aswell, instead of racing it blind…

This could be of interest to you all

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110825505624163&ref=mf

Did we get a definitive answer on this doctor's note thing? There was nothing on the registration form and there's nothing on the website. Dont want to turn up only to be told I can't race!

I think you do need a doctor's note.
On the English version of the site the page where the rules are is blank.
The rules are there in the French part of the site, but unfortunately my French is next to useless but I think this is the relevent part,

2. PARTICIPATION
2.1 Ces compétitions sont ouvertes aux compétiteurs et compétitrices détenteurs d’une
Carte Multisport Assur délivrée par UCC (revendeur agréé de CICP) et/ou d’une licence
délivrée par les fédérations nationales affiliées à l’Union Cycliste Internationale, à jour des
obligations induites par leur demande d’inscription.
2.2 Les compétitions sont également accessibles aux non licenciés, leur droit d’engagement
peut être alors majoré, un certificat médical d’aptitude à la pratique du sport cycliste de
moins de 12 mois (à la date de l’épreuve) ou une autre licence sportive de l’année en cours
sont à fournir.

I'm guessing

un certificat médical d’aptitude

is a doctor's note.

If someone could provide a translation that would be great.

You do need either a doctor's note or the cheapest BC provisional race license (about £11) will do also.

They just have to tick a box to say they've seen something, presumably for insurance – lots of people were making and printing their own doctor's notes last year (not that I would condone such behaviour of course). 🙂