Singletrack Reader Awards 2015: Best Event, Show or Series

The finalists this year are…

• Ard Rock Enduro
• Tweedlove Bike Festival
• Fort William World Cup

‘Ard Rock Enduro

The Ard Rock is a weekend enduro stage race in the heart of the Yorkshire dales national park. 100% rocky downhill sections and even stages on private land, make this a very unique event. The event sold out in minutes this year, cementing its place as one of the must-do events of the season and so it’ll only get more popular as years go by – especially if the combination of great course, good food and entertainment and wonderful scenery continues.

Read our full report of the 2015 event here.

Tweedlove Bike Festival

Tweedlove is so much more than just a mere EWS stage event. It’s a full two week festival of everything to do with bikes. There’s just too much to pick from to give you a flavour – it’s almost impossible to summaries in a paragraph. Luckily we’ve gathered together all our coverage of this year’s event in to one handy link.. That spans three pages of stories! Familiarise yourself here with this year’s event.  

Fort William World Cup

Consistently voted the year’s best event by the riders themselves it’s no surprise to see the Fort Bill event make the finals list here once again. This year’s event was wetter than an otter’s pocket and yet all that was dampened down was the attendance of midges. With easily accessible viewing points all the way up the course the crowds are immense all the way down. This year’s dramatic finish to the women’s race with Manon leading right up to her spectacular crash within sight of the line will be forever burned on the retinas of every fan who watched it. A spectacular event unlike any other.

See our complete coverage here.

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Mark Alker

Singletrack Owner/Publisher

Mark has been riding mountain bikes for over 30 years and co-owns Singletrack, where he's been publisher for 25 years. While his official title might be Managing Director, his actual job description is "whatever needs doing" – from wrangling finances and keeping the lights on to occasionally remembering to ride bikes for fun rather than just work. He's seen the sport evolve from rigid forks to whatever madness the industry dreams up next, and he's still not entirely sure what "gravel" is. When he's not buried in spreadsheets or chasing late invoices, he's probably thinking about his next ride.

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