10 at Kirroughtree

Bikers of every skill level are being challenged to take part in the most arduous mountain bike endurance event ever held in southern Scotland.

FCS are delighted to announce that the same endurance event company that brought the popular ' 10 under the Ben ' mountain bike endurance race to Fort William, are turning the event into a series of three mountain bike endurance races throughout Scotland and are again bringing the ‘ 10 ’ challenge to Kirroughtree in the Galloway Forest Park near Newton Stewart in Dumfries & Galloway.

' 10 at Kirroughtree ' challenges entrants to ride as many circuits of a 10 - mile loop as they can in 10 hours on Saturday July 10th. Competitors can ride solo, or as part of a two, three or four person team.

The news will mean a boost for business in and around Dumfries & Galloway, particularly Newton Stewart. The event commencing with registration on the Friday night and a pasta party ready for the 9am start on Victoria Street followed by music and dancing in the evening after the event.