We are pleased to return for a 2022 MBO Score series and we have planners lined up to test your navigation and time keeping skills. These are 2 or 3 hour Mountain Bike Orienteering events held mainly on Sunday mornings, using the MBO Score format. Events are run by SLOW in affiliation with the BMBO.

Event Schedule and Information

Date	Venue	Planners
1st May	Puttenham	Dave Uglow
10th July	Holmbury St Mary	Julian Hemsted
21st Aug	Albury	Jane Robinson
18th Sep	Brighton	Adam Eyre-Walker / Richard Smith

General info: SLOW MBO events

Results: 2022 Series

Event updates: Newsletter

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Our events this year are using the phone based app MapRun6. Instructions for using the app are published in the event details. You could also create your own MapRun6 course. We have several Virtual MBO Score Courses available using the phone based App MapRun6 which you can go and ride at any time.

If you would like to contact any of the organisers, email the series coordinator Dave Uglow at:

Online Entry

Event entry is available on the BMBO website.

Riders are encouraged to enter in advance. You will need a BMBO account. An Adult Day Rider account is free as is Under 21s membership. Full adult membership is currently £8 Jan – Dec and will give you a £1 discount on all SLOW and other BMBO events.

Membership runs until the end of each calendar year. If you have had an account at any time please re-use it it to renew your membership as either a Day Rider or Full Member. Under 21 accounts may take a few days to be activated.

Your age class for ALL 2022 events is your age on 31st Dec 2022.

All competitors take part at their own risk.

Results will be available on the SLOW and BMBO websites shortly after the event.

Event Details

Maps will be 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey format. Events are public – all are welcome. Start times are shown on the BMBO website.

For events run using a phone based app further information can be found in Instructions for using MapRun6.

Events will be run under British Mountain Bike Orienteering rules, which competitors are advised to read in advance. The BMBO also has some helpful MBO Score tips.

All riders must wear a helmet and carry a whistle and first aid kit (a minimum of plasters & dressings). The following equipment is also recommended:

• Mobile phone for use in an emergency
• Waterproof top
• Compass and map board or cardboard to support the map on your handlebars

Entry Classes

• Solos
  E-Bike
  Y18 = Youth 10 – 20
  M21/W21 = Open, 21 to 39
  M40/W40 = 40 to 49
  M50/W50 = 50 to 59
  M60/W60 = 60 to 69
  M70/W70 = 70+
• Pairs
  E-Bike
  Y18 = Youth 10 – 20
  M21/W21 = Open, combined age 34* to 79 (* minimum 17+)
  M40/W40 = combined age 80 to 99
  M50/W50 = combined age 100 to 119
  M60/W60 = combined age 120+
  GEN = Generation (Youth 10-17 accompanied at all times by Adult 18+)
• Mixed Pairs
  E-Bike
  MIX21 = combined age 34* to 79 (* minimum 17+)
  MIX40 = combined age 80 to 99
  MIX50 = combined age 100 to 119
  MIX60 = combined age 120+
  GEN = Generation (Youth 10-17 accompanied at all times by Adult 18+)
• Teams of 3+
  GEN = Generation (enter online in a suitable combination of pairs and solos)

Small Area Format (SAF)

Events will usually include a choice of 2 courses, 3 or 2 hours. Both options will use the same map and checkpoints. The 3 hour one may sometimes be run as a Small Area Format (SAF) course.

For SAF, the checkpoints will be labelled red and blue, you choose which colour to start on and collect as many of that colour as you wish until you swap to the other colour. Once you’ve swapped you can’t revert back to the original colour. Points will be evenly split between the colours. For the 2 hour course the colour has no significance and you can visit the checkpoints in any order.

This example Mogador event  map shows our final event of 2018 redrawn as a SAF event.

Series Prizes

Series prizes will be presented to the first place in the following categories:

Male Veteran (50+), Male Senior (18-49), Female Veteran (50+), Female Senior (18-49), Youth/Junior.

Series rankings are based on your top 3 scores from this years events. To qualify for prizes or rankings, participants must have attended at least 2 events.