With the UK Mountain Bike Race scene on winter hibernation, and a lot of work going on behind the scenes to prepare the TORQ Performance MTB Team for the 2014 season, there hasn’t been any racing news for some time.  

One of the World’s leading Open Water Swimmers, Michael Ventre, is a passionate campaigner who believes that no one should go hungry. 

To complement the already highly successful and well sponsored TORQ Performance MTB Racing Team, Triathlon Team and Trail Running Team, TORQ are now searching for, and accepting applications for, podium placing athletes to be selected for the TORQ Performance Swimming Team for the 2014 season. 

TORQ recently attended the XTERRA England Championship which was held at the beautiful Vachery Estate in Surrey. 

Only a few weeks after Bontrager 24/12 and, as always, falling on the August Bank Holiday weekend, the team headed to Yately, in Surrey, for another big event in the TORQ Performance Mountain Bike Team calendar. 

Bontrager 24/12 is an event which is now in its 8th year and has definitely established itself as one of the biggest 12 & 24 hour events in the UK.  

An ‘Australian invasion’ was the term used by British Cycling to refer to the arrival of former TORQ Australia supported athletes, now riding for Trek World Racing. 

The 3rd round of the British XC Series saw the series return to Shropshire for a 2nd year at a venue local to TORQ HQ, Hopton Wood, on what was arguably the riders’ favourite course of the 2012 series. 

It’s been a busy couple of months with lots of racing for the team, shortly after the National Marathon Champs  where Neal Crampton took top honours and was crowned national marathon Champion (see report here).  

Last weekend saw the 2013 National Marathon Champs taking place on a one lap course in Selkirk, Scotland. 

Aside from the National Series and National XC Championships, the big event for many non professional riders is the Regional Championships, which is their chance to stamp authority in their region and take away the title of regional champion. 

After the first rounds of the Midlands XC, the team have been racing their socks off attending events all over the country.