| Polaris challenge |
Due to work commitments we have decided not to run an autumn Polaris challenge event this year. We hope you all enjoyed the summer 2010 event though.
See you in 2011 for the next event, The Polaris team.
Click here for the RESULTS from the 2010 Summer Polaris challenge (White Peak).
Congratulations to all the category winners;
Andy Douglas (Mens senior 769 points), Ifor Powell (Mens Vets 774 points) , Roger de Faye (Mens supervets 735 points), The McPhillips (Mixed seniors 655 points), Dorothy Pelly/ Martin Smith (Mixed supervets 554 points), Conrad Ellison/ Jill Furphy (Mixed Vets 591 points), The Brook-Dobsons (Parent & offspring 543 points), Simon Jennison/ Richard Disney (Under 21's 379 points) & finally Iwona Szmyd (Womens 714 points)
THE TOP 10
Name Total Score
1 Ifor Powell 774
2 Andy Douglas 769
3 ian cartwright 761
4 Patrick Meldrum 755
5 jonathan edwards 752
6 Roger de Faye 735
7 Will Simmons 717
8 Ian Furlong/Kris Howes 715
9 Iwona Szmyd 714
10 Philip Richmond 670
SLEEPMONSTERS event photographs; Sleepmonsters were at the Polaris Challenge snapping away. Photographs are now up on their website - click on the link to check them out.
We hope you all had a great weekend and look forward to seeing you at future challenge events. Many thanks to all the marshalls & helpers who gave up there time over the weekend to make the event another great success.
See you on the trails,
The Polaris Team
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| ABOUT THE POLARIS CHALLENGE |
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The Polaris Challenge began in Autumn 1991 as the very first two-day
Mountain Biking Orienteering event in the World. It is still the biggest
event of its kind and regularly attracts riders from all over the world,
year after year. There are three events in the UK each year, now with
similar events in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France and Germany.
The Polaris Challenge is a two-day event, combining mountain biking with
navigation and touring. Teams of two (or solo) ride between checkpoints
scattered over a large area of rugged country. Each checkpoint has a value
and the aim of the challenge is to accumulate as many points as possible
within each day's time limit. Distance and 'difficult to access' checkpoints
carry higher values and there are tough penalties for exceeding the time
limits. The Polaris Challenge is an opportunity for a great weekend's riding
through some wild country on trails and tracks- each event is very
different. Who takes the Challenge? 'Anyone who loves mountain biking.' You
can take the Polaris Challenge seriously and go for maximum scores or treat
it as a good excuse for a fun weekend of adventurous riding. |
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| WHAT THE RIDERS THOUGHT |
'It was the first time my friend and I have entered an event like this, and despite wishing I was a lot fitter, we thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. It was a great way to explore the Peak District (not an area we were familiar with) and the positioning of the check points was both challenging and also took us to some fantastic places.'
'Thanks for a great weekend.'
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| 2010 Polaris Challenge dates |
Summer Challenge
12/13th June 2010
Location: Peak District - White Peak
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