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Isle of Wight Walking Festival
The Wight Diamond Festival
25th - 28th May 2007
Summer kicks off with the 12th Wight Diamond Festival! First run on the Isle of Wight in 1996, the Wight Diamond Festival has established itself as a "don't miss" event for hundreds of mountain bikers. Its unique combination of superb riding, events to suit everyone, on site camping, catering, bar and entertainment have earned it a reputation as the best mountain bikers party on the calendar!
The weekends events centre on the two-day Wight Diamond Challenge navigator race, which takes place over Saturday and Sunday. This is the ultimate Navigator event using the whole Island as its course. But if two days of all out competition sounds a little too serious for you, enter the Wight Diamond Lite instead - the checkpoints are pubs and cafés and prizes will be awarded for "entering into the spirit of the event"! If navigating isn't your thing and you'd rather just ride, we're putting together a choice of marked out 40k or 60k Wight Trail Enduros to test your legs on Saturday and Sunday without worrying about the map.
As usual, the main events will be complemented by a whole heap of sideshow events and activities going on back at base. The big marquee will be back, featuring its usual attractions of food stalls, full bar and excellent live music for Sunday nights prize giving party.
Wight Diamond Festival Website: www.trailbreak.co.uk
Summer kicks off with the 12th Wight Diamond Festival! First run on the Isle of Wight in 1996, the Wight Diamond Festival has established itself as a "don't miss" event for hundreds of mountain bikers. Its unique combination of superb riding, events to suit everyone, on site camping, catering, bar and entertainment have earned it a reputation as the best mountain bikers party on the calendar!
The weekends events centre on the two-day Wight Diamond Challenge navigator race, which takes place over Saturday and Sunday. This is the ultimate Navigator event using the whole Island as its course. But if two days of all out competition sounds a little too serious for you, enter the Wight Diamond Lite instead - the checkpoints are pubs and cafés and prizes will be awarded for "entering into the spirit of the event"! If navigating isn't your thing and you'd rather just ride, we're putting together a choice of marked out 40k or 60k Wight Trail Enduros to test your legs on Saturday and Sunday without worrying about the map.
As usual, the main events will be complemented by a whole heap of sideshow events and activities going on back at base. The big marquee will be back, featuring its usual attractions of food stalls, full bar and excellent live music for Sunday nights prize giving party.
Wight Diamond Festival Website: www.trailbreak.co.uk