Mountain Biking UK

HALDON FOREST, DEVON

As by the trailside and Ben pushes back up and around the berm for another shot at the little trail feature he’s been sessioning, the sunlight piercing through the evergreens suddenly dims as a cloud drifts overhead. And it must be quite a cloud, because the light continues to drop until the forest is shrouded in a murky gloom. Just as we’re discussing the possibility of moving to a better-lit area for the next photo opportunity, the heavens open and we’re forced to shelter under a pine tree as a vicious, stinging hailstorm crashes through the woods around us. Ben, ever the optimist, gets an Insta-story going. “MBUK crew!” he yells with

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