My first number board from the very First Wharncliffe Weekender raised £45.00 for the Weston Park Hospital Cancer Appeal.
Thank you to everyone that bid and i hope to see you all again next year to help us raise even more.

Weston Park Hospital is one of only three hospitals in the country dedicated exclusively to cancer treatment.

All cash raised from the entry fees through to the raffle went directly to the appeal for research and to improve treatments and care for people with cancer.

Cheers…………………..Steve

All the crew from the Wharncliffe Weekender would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting this event. Being the first time for any of us doing such an event we were nervous as to how people would take it. From all the positive feedback we had I think its safe to say that everyone enjoyed themselves, this was one of our main objective, to make sure people didn’t take it too seriously enjoyed themselves and raised some money for charity.

The effort from everyone for the fancy dress race was amazing and really made the weekend. So a quick thanks to the Fire engine man(who won best dressed), Hellvis, Ninja, Doping control dude, Bumble Bee, all the kinky ladies, The Scot, The Nazi, The Nun, Super Hero and those pesky Gorillas (sorry if I frightened anyone) the list goes on so believe me when I say it was special.

The marshalls and car park attendants deserve the first thanks as without those guys the event could not have happened .Thanks a lot everyone.

None of this could have been achieved without the help of all the sponsors, so a huge thanks to Tim at TRC Truck rentals, Jonny from Siemens, Joe at Whitaker signs, Christian at MAN Trucks, Martin At Six Six One, Nick At Royal Racing, Andy at North West MTB Centre, Nick Firth Tiles, Dell at WD Bathrooms, Santa Cruz Bicycles and all the Bands that played Saturday Night.

Last but not least is the fact that we made lots of money for a worthy cause, our full tally has not been totaled yet but we are hoping to have raised between 3 and 4 thousand pounds for Weston Park Cancer Appeal. Once we know the full amount we will let you know. Everyone that brought sponsorship and donated at the event deserves a huge pat on the back … Nice one.

We would love to make this an annual event so please keep checking back to www.wharncliffeweekender.com from time to time to see how things are shaping up.

Cheers from all the crew.

July 2, 2006
UCI World Cup DH #5
Balneario, Cambriu, Brazil

Steve Peat (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE/SRAM/ROCKSHOX) places 2nd in the UCI World Cup Downhill Series in Brazil behind winner Matti Lehikoinen. Marc Beaumont (MBUK/SANTA CRUZ) flies in for another podium appearance in 5th. Peat had the third fastest split time of the day just .23 ahead of Lehikoinen at 1:42.82, but lost a fraction of a second on the bottom of the course and crosses the line just .09 back with a time of 2:19.40 to Lehikoinen’s 2:19.31. Closest to Peat in the points, Minnaar had the fastest split at 1:42.63, but had bad luck as he suffered a flat tire and a crash to roll in at 23rd place. Syndicate’s Nathan Rennie finished in 17th place.

After Mt. Ste. Anne the points chase was on with Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat leading Greg Minnaar by 40 points. Rather than a “Rumble”, the race in Brazil has turned into the “Bumble in the Jungle”, as the bankruptcy of Varig Airlines disrupted flights and sent crippling ripples through the airways challenging the outcome of the UCI World Cup Series. Just getting to the beachside town of Balneario, Cambriu was a feat, with flight cancellations affecting perhaps every team to some degree. My flight was cancelled completely, Rennie, Peaty and Dupelle’s flight was delayed a day and they arrived with no bikes, Team Honda bikes were delayed, Cedric Gracia’s internal flight cancelled and no bike, and the list goes on. (more…)