The track rests each winter to protect it from the wet — but it's back, and with the rebuilt skills park also ready to ride, it's a good time to head to the Croft. 

BikePark Wales has opened Double Barrel, a new blue flow trail at its Gethin Woods site in south Wales, sitting between Popty Ping and A470 on the hill. The trail features doubles, rollers, tables, a hip and high berms, pitched at intermediates but with enough shape to keep advanced riders occupied.

With the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth yesterday, it is a good moment to look at how much space and defence engineering is already on your ride, and what is coming next.

🚀 Rocks and Wheels in Dalbeattie is hosting a Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifier on Sunday 14 June 2026 -- the venue's first major event, on a track that hasn't yet opened to the public. Full details and registration are expected shortly.

Red Bull Hardline has announced its first-ever Canadian event at Cypress Mountain, BC, this October -- while the Welsh round takes a year out ahead of a brand new track in 2027.

The GBU trail at Forest of Dean Cycle Centre reopened on 2 April following three months of work by Velosolutions UK, with jumps rebuilt, landing zones resurfaced and drainage improved across the full trail.