This Weekend! GT Bicycles Malverns Classic MTB Festival

It’s this weekend! Are you coming? Whether you were there in the early days and want to relive the glory of your youth, or you have your own kids now and want to meet some heroes, get some T-shirts signed, dance to DJs, and share the bike love with everyone, the Malverns Classic is a great weekend out to round out the summer.

There are plenty of pro riders there to take selfies with, and a decent music line up to keep the evenings alive. Some serious and not so serious racing if you want it, or just buy a ride pass and roll around the courses between races, and throw yourself onto the airbag. Or you can just watch – be amazed by all the kids with the skillz, plus the pro riders at Dirt Wars. This year, the festival runs from Thursday 22nd – Monday 26th, so you can make a long weekend of it with a lazy start on Monday if you like. See you there!

Here’s the official PR:

The GT Bicycles Malverns Classic is the UK’s biggest MTB Specific festival and it’s back this weekend 22-26th August, extended by a day this year so festival goers are welcome to camp over until Bank Holiday Monday. An action packed 4 day weekend of riding, racing and raving. This year’s festival is shaping up to be huge with the likes of Rachel Atherton, Matt Jones, Sam Reynolds, Katy Curd and many more pro riders making the trip down to Malvern for the festivities. The expo village is filled with some of the biggest brands in the world displaying all the latest bikes and gear and a fair few festival deals to be had too. Check out a few of this years highlights below.

Key new features for 2024

• Extended event to bank holiday Monday
• Cross Country Racing back at Eastnor Deerpark
• New format for the Evans Cycles Lakeride
• MBUK Pubquiz
• Deathgrip 2 Movie Premier

Music:

A throwback to the oldschool mixed in with some festival fun on the mainstage.

• Fabio and Grooverider
• Shades of Rythm
• K-Klass
• Leeroy Thornhill ex Prodigy
• Marley Experience
• Rave Against The Regime

Entertainment:

• Free Funfair
• DMR DirtWars
• Evans Cycles Lakeride
• Retro Show and Shine
• Fully Licensed Bar
• Gel Blaster Pro Arena Battle Zone
• MBUK Pub Quiz
• Bingo
• Jez Avery’s Bunnyhop Competition
• Stan’s Whip-Off
• Huge trade and expo village 100+ brands
• Super excited to announce ‘Steel Street’ with 9 of the UK’s top frame makers exhibiting their works of art! 
• Deathgrip 2 Movie Premier 

Ride Your Bike:

• Fun Loop open all weekend
• Calibre Bikes Airbag
• DMR Pumptrack
• Frog Bikes Kids Zone
• Kidimoto Kids Zone
• All courses open to ride when not being used for racing
• Hans Rey Trials Area

Racing

• Pinkbike Rippers Racing
• Xplore Balance Bike World Championships
• Trailforks Cross Country
• Pembree Ebike Challenge
• Niner Bikes Enduro
• British Cycling’s Dual Slalom National Championships 
• DMR Pumptrack Challenge
• Schwalbe Downhill

All festival goers are encouraged to explore the stunning Malvern hills over the weekend with miles of singletrack to explore, idyllic local villages and they can also benefit from 50% off of Eastnor Castle Entry when they show their wrist band at reception.

This is always the event of a year where the industry comes together to celebrate what we love most in the world and make new memories and new friends. Tickets are on sale now link below, tell your friends and we’ll see you Thursday! 

Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.

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