Venue: Newnham Park, Newnham Park, Plympton, Plymouth
Ages: U14, U16
Organiser: South West Mountain Biking
The Stinger is back at Newnham Park by popular demand, using the same well-received course as last year: a 5km run, then 20km of mountain biking, finishing with a technical 3.5km run. You can take it on solo, or team up as a pair with one of you doing all the riding and the other all the running — a good option if you'd rather stick to what you know best. The course opens for registration and practice at 8.30am, racing starts at 11am from the main event field and podiums are at 1.30pm, with plenty of parking, toilets and mud provided free of charge. Riders need to be 13 or over, with trail shoes and a mountain bike (no e-bikes, and gravel bikes aren't suited to this course), plus a box or large bag to keep your kit together in transition.