The new Hope Race series comprises of four events that each take place at Lee Quarry, Lancashire, and the third round takes place this weekend (17 May).

And there’s plenty to ride for too. Sponsor Hope has put up some great prizes for the overall series winners as well as providing custom cut discs for the winners trophies, plus a Vision 4 led, Tech X2 brakeset and the brand new SP XC6 wheelset (not even in the shops yet) up for grabs for the overall.

Leisure Lakes have also dug deep to support the racer category with a total of £300 of vouchers up for grabs, including a first lap prime of £25. Ride-On and Max Gear are providing the prizes for the “Weekend Warriors” and “Have-a-go Hero’s” with a great products and vouchers for the winners. There are also some “Fun” prizes including a singlespeed trophy and crud catchers for the riders who can’t keep it clean.

Ladies, Max Gear have stepped up with sponsorship building on their support for professional women’s racing and are generously providing a proper prize list with vouchers to the value of £75, £50 and £25 for the top three racers and £50, £25 and £10 for the top three of the other two categories. These are being supplemented with hydration packs provided by Max Gear and Ride-On.

The laps are about 4.5km and include some stiff climbs. The course comprises fast open track, a big bermy rollercoaster section and long sections of fast technical singletrack. The trails are very technical in places and include a few points where they are quite rocky or exposed. Please note, the course is not the same as last time as the finish has moved and new trails have been added.

Toilets are provided at the event village, which is about 400m from the start. There is no running water on-site. First aid cover is provided by the Rossendale And Pendle Mountain Rescue Team and they will be based within the quarry. The event village will have a coffee and cake vendor.

Find out more at www.brownbacksracing.co.uk