FRIENDS ARE MOUNTAIN BIKING AND MOTOCROSS MAD!

Josh, in Year 7, and Marcus, in Year 9, are passionate about mountain biking and motocross and they are gearing up for a season of competitions.

They both learnt to ride a bike when they were toddlers and started mountain biking when they were just five years old.  Each weekend, they meet up and mountain bike locally and also head up to Hamsterley Forest. Josh is looking forward to starting the mountain bike summer season of competitions and will be competing at Descend Bike Park at Hamsterley, with his next race is the Danny Hart event on 11th June.  He rode in events during 2022 but unfortunately suffered a collarbone injury at a competition at the Revolution Bike Park in Wales.  Josh said: “It was a disappointing end to the 2022 competitions after my injury but I’m fully recovered and I can’t wait to start the 2023 summer season at Hamsterley and I’m also hoping to return to Wales.  I love mountain biking, it’s such a fantastic feeling when I’m in the air doing jumps and getting cheered on during the races.”

On the motocross front, the boys also enjoy getting out on their motorbikes. Marcus competes and had his first bike when he was seven years old. He got his first race bike, a KX65, when he was eleven and after two years he grew out of it so now has a Husqvarna 85 big wheel.  He recently had his first semi-pro race in the 85 Big Wheel A Class at Leeds and will be competing in some of the big races during the summer at race tracks around the country. Marcus said: “I really enjoy mountain biking but motocross is my favourite.  I love the rush of adrenaline when I’m riding my motorbike, I guess it’s in my blood as my Dad used to do motocross.”

We wish Josh and Marcus the very best of luck with their mountain biking and motocross competitions this summer.