Since Bucksmtb first set itself up in mid 2002 we have been running a Race Team, but not just any Race Team...

We have always worked extremely hard to run a Junior Development scheme for our young riders along with running backing for Senior riders.

The Junior Development scheme helps young local riders to make a name for themselves, not only on the local race circuits, but also further a field throughout UK race events and beyond. The Junior Development Race Squad program has always been fantastically successful, with many of our riders going on to bigger things, bigger race teams, and better results - something we are very proud to have been part of.

The Junior Development Race Squad always ran very well from day one with lots of interested youngsters signing up. For the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 race seasons we had a fantastic number of riders riding under our colours all over the UK. With their help we managed to help grow the Bucksmtb name to an audience larger than just our local peers.

The 2005/2006 seasons saw our largest race squads to date, we had over 25 riders riding all over the UK showing off the Bucksmtb colours in Downhill, Cross Country and 4X events nationwide.

For 2007 and 2008 we decided to shrink the Race Team after the loss of several of our talented riders to other teams (of which we were extremely happy to see them move up in the world) but we also lost a lot of our Junior Devo riders to other hobbies and interests. Therefore for 2007 and 2008 we postponed signing any riders under the Junior Development scheme, instead to take a slightly new turn to concentrate for a season or two with our Senior Cross Country Riders.

The 2007 and 2008 seasons saw some fantastic results from our Senior Cross Country Riders in all sorts of XC, Enduro, Navigator, TrailQuest and time trial events.

For 2008/2009 we are looking to continue our dedicated support of the Senior XC riders, and start to promote signings of young riders back into our Junior Development Program. Look out for many more bucksmtb jerseys flying past you on tracks nationwide.

The bucksmtb team has made a superb name for itself in 6 years, and for sure the Race Team is here to stay and keep that name alive for many years to come.

While were talking the history of our race team, the Bucksmtb race colours traditionally have always been red, with most of the XC and DH riders running red jerseys. However, this wasn't always the case. When we first set the site up in 2002 our colours were originally blue and running Gill kit until about 2003/04 when we changed to red and Pearl Izumi Jerseys. 2005 onwards saw us change to various colours including lime green and camo. From 2005/06 to the present we have been running primarily black kit generally from the Azonic racing line. For 2008/09 Endura will be the kit of choice, running again in a primarily black colour scheme. We have always tried to make our kit that little bit different from the norm, just to make us the small website, stand out against the much bigger boys on the block.

Check back soon for more information along with rider profile updates for the 2009/2010 MTB Race Team.
 

2010/2011 Race Team Information:


Bucksmtb Race Team Members 2010:

Mark Baines Mark rides for Spirit Racing both on and off-road. He is also a team bucksmtb.co.uk Senior XC Rider [Click to view rider profile]

Christopher Lyon Team Bucksmtb.co.uk Senior XC Rider [Click to view rider profile]

Supporting Companies of our Race Team:

X-Lite UK
Muc-Off UK
Jungle/Santa Cruz/Intense Tire Systems
Balfa UK
Last Bikes / Blur Optics / KingKongBMX
Buckingham Bikes (Aylesbury)
Cycle Care Bike Shop (High Wycombe)
Mountain Mania Cycles (Tring)


For 2009 Catch us at the following events:

Dragon DH Series,
NPS DH, 4X and XC races,
Midland Super DH Series,
Aston Hill Race series,
PORC DH series,
Specialized DH Series,
Gorrick MTB XC Series,
Soggy Bottom XC Series,
Scottish MTB XC Series,
Trailbreak Navigator TrailQuest Races,
Trek 6-4-2 Enduros,
Wycombe Summit XC Series
 

Sponsor?

Would you be interested in sponsoring our Bucksmtb Race Team?

We are currently looking for a sponsor for the 2010/2011 race team.

For 2010/2011 the Race Team will consist of 2 - 4 riders riding nationwide in XC and DH events.

We are looking for a sponsor that can help take the sting out of the costs of races both for our Senior Riders and are soon to be announced Junior Development riders.

If you would like more information on what we can offer in return and how to sponsor our race team, please contact Scott on bucks_mtb@hotmail.com