In the absence of Marc McHale ( team manager ) due to some excuse about being in hospital and unable to compete it was down to FLC team riders Ben Hargreaves and Dan Burchell to fly the flag at the southern champs at UK Bike Park RD2. Saturday morning was a slow start due to[…]

The 1st and 2nd of May saw the Welsh Downhill Champs at Llangollen a Town close to Wrexham in North Wales.  Waking up on Saturday morning to the field full of hungry downhillers, ready to get their hands (and bikes) on the fresh new track; we knew the competition was going to be very close![…]

If you were ever to organise an event of this magnitude the tick list would include great weather, great atmosphere, challenging but awesome course, and a smooth operation from start to finish….Si Paton from BDS and his team ticked all the boxes. Apart from being one of the most challenging downhill tracks on the planet[…]

Marc McHale (Owner of FLC) grabbed a podium spot in the 2nd round the 661 Mini Downhill at the Forest of Dean on Sunday Jan 31st. Marc was riding the new 2010 Giant Glory. For a write up on the race slide over to pink bike.

Team FLC donned the new team kit and headed out to hit the newly redeveloped UK bike park, with fast berms, a brand new wall ride and very fast wooded area the weekend would certainly be a test for all the riders to get the fastest time. Saturday practice was very dry and grip was[…]