Mountain Mayhem returned with a bang this year after a hiatus year in 2018.  The new venue was warmly received and 974 entrants and almost 4000 visitors enjoyed family-friendly festival atmosphere during the 24 hour cross country mountain bike race. 2020 sees new race categories including a brand new night only race. 

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The eagerly anticipated 2020 event entries will be launched on Friday 8^th November at midday and will again be based at Marston Lodge in rural Northamptonshire.  A new category of ‘Mayhem by Night’ is being launched, replacing this years ‘6 of 1’ category.  Mayhem by Night will be a 12-hour category, starting at 8pm and finishing at 8am open to solo riders, pairs and teams of 3 to 5. 

Commenting on the 2020 event, organiser Jill Greenfield said, “We couldn’t have been more pleased with our 21st edition, and everyone in the team is looking forward to stepping things up in 2020.  Marston Lodge is the perfect venue for us and we will be working hard over the coming months to bring everyone a bigger and better Mayhem.”  

The race dates are the 19th-21st June 2020 at Marston Lodge, Northamptonshire.

Race entries open today at midday, just follow this link to enter online - www.entryhub.co.uk

Let us know in the comments below if you are going and what bike you'll be racing on!

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