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Ard Rock Enduro 2023

A couple of weeks back I spent three days at Ard Rock Enduro 2023 in the Yorkshire Dales here in the UK. It was three days on the hillside taking photographs.

Ard Rock Enduro 2023

For those who don’t know the Ard Rock is the UK’s leading MTB event. The event includes world class riding, the UK’s biggest outdoor mountain bike expo, factory support, onsite camping, pump track, airbag, demo loops, kids skills track, street food, music and more.

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Ard Moors 2023

Last weekend was a scorcher. The best part of 1000 riders faced the heat and trails of the North Yorkshire Moors to compete at the Ard Moors enduro.

Ard Moors 2023
Ard Moors 2023

Ard Moors is a six stage enduro race up and down some of the best trails North East England has to offer.

Ard Moors 2023

I based myself at the top of stage six on both the practice and race days.

My images from the event have been uploaded to Roots and Rain.

Army Cycling Enduro

Here in the UK the armed forces have a great competitive sporting programme that includes all areas of cycling.

Army Cycling Enduro

This week I spent a few hours taking photos at the Army Cycling Enduro. This was a multiple stage mash up event with a great atmosphere.

I took over 1000 images and have uploaded them to Roots and Rain. Some can also be found on my Instagram account.

Sweet Protection Bushwacker Helmet II – Review

We are big fans of Sweet Protection at Unsponsored and have been using their paddling and biking gear for years. We first got hold of a Sweet Protection Bushwacker mountain biking helmet way back in 2014.

Sweet Protection Bushwacker Helmet II - Review
Sweet Protection Bushwacker Helmet II – Review

Since then we have owned, used, crashed and written off several!

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Ard Moors 2021

After a short absence September saw the return of the Ard Moors Mountain Bike Enduro.

Ard Moors 2021
Ard Moors 2021

I was there at the top of stage 6. Here are a few shots from practice day. The rest of my images can be found here.

Ard Moors 2021
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Ard Rock Reunion – 2021

The Ard Rock is a mountain bike enduro event and is based near the beautiful village of Reeth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park (UK).

Here are a few images from the weekend.

Day 1 – Friday

An early start Friday saw me on Stage 1 of the Ard Rock.

Stage 1 at the top of Fremington Edge
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Boltby Bash Enduro 2021

This year’s Boltby Bash Enduro had some epic action. As per 2019 Unsponsored was up at the top of stage 1 with a camera in hand.

Boltby Bash Enduro 2021
Boltby Bash Enduro 2021

Here are just a few of the 6k shots from the day 1.

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Adidas Five Ten Trail Cross Mid Pro – Review

We do a fair bit of mountainbiking at Unsponsored HQ when there isn’t much water around and we have been using Five Ten shoes from the very start.

The newest addition to the flat pedal mountain bike range is the Five Ten Trail Cross. The version we have here is the Mid version which has much better ankle protection in the form of D30 inserts.

Five Ten Trail Cross Mid Pro - Review
Five Ten Trail Cross Mid Pro – Review
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Adidas Five Ten Trail Cross LT – First Look

The newest addition to the flat pedal mountain bike range is the Five Ten Trail Cross LT. The version we have here is the LT version which is more trainer like that the Mid Pro we reviewed on the site a couple of months back.

Adidas Five Ten Trail Cross LT - First Look
Adidas Five Ten Trail Cross LT – First Look

Size wise I still think that these run a little large. I usually wear Five Ten or Salomon in a UK size 10 and did originally order a pair of Trail Cross Mid in that size. However I found that the shoe is super long. I sent them straight back and now have a pair of UK 9.5s which after my first ride out fit great. So these LT versions are also 9.5 and as expected fit well.

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Enduro Photography

I thought I’d post a few of my MTB Enduro shots from the last couple of years. I hope I’m starting to get my eye in.

Shots at the Ard Rock and Ard Moors 2018 were taken with a Nikon D500. All other shots were taken with a Sony Alpha A9.

The links will take you to my Roots and Rain pages where you’ll find tens of thousands of my images from these events.

Ard Rock 2018

Steve Peat
Danny Hart
Tracey Moseley

Ard Rock 2018 photos

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Movie Monday 20 January 2020

Welcome to Movie Monday 20 January 2020 at Unsponsored.

Movie Monday 20 January 2020

Enjoy!

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Ard Moors Enduro 2018

With little water last weekend Unsponsored headed over to the local hills and the Ard Moors Enduro.

Here are just a few of the images taken.

Ard Moors Enduro 2018

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