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1 | Timestamp | How long have you been participating in Enduro racing? | How many Enduro events do you typically participate in each year? | Would you participate in more Enduro races if there were more events? | Where do you prefer to race? | Have you heard of any Enduro event cancellations or organisations / companies folding recently? | Have you noticed any changes in the number of Enduro events available in Scotland over the past 3 years? | In your opinion, what are the main challenges facing Enduro events in Scotland today? | Have you seen any changes in the quality of Enduro events over the past few years? | What aspects of Enduro events do you think need the most improvement to enhance the rider experience? | What do you think are the main barriers to participating in Enduro racing in Scotland? | How important is local community support for the success of Enduro events? | Do you think Enduro events contribute positively to the local economy in areas where events are held? | Do you think Enduro events help boost tourism in rural areas of Scotland? | What other benefits can Enduro events have for rural areas & local communities? | What adverse impacts can Enduro events have on rural areas & local communities? | Do you feel there is a strong sense of riding community in the Scottish Enduro scene? | Which of these organisations are you aware of (check all which apply)? | Do you feel that there is sufficient support from government/governing bodies for Enduro racing in Scotland? | Do you think Enduro racing is adequately represented and supported compared to other forms of mountain biking (e.g. downhill, cross-country) in Scotland? | What kind of support or initiatives would you like to see from government bodies to help Enduro racing and events thrive in Scotland? | Do you feel there is enough media coverage of Enduro racing in Scotland? | What are your top priorities for the future of Enduro racing in Scotland? | What formats or styles of Enduro racing in Scotland would you like to see? | Where do you see the future of Enduro racing in Scotland over the next 5-10 years? | Any additional comments or suggestions about the state of Enduro racing in Scotland? | ||||||
2 | 10/24/2024 17:12:15 | 5+ years | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
3 | 10/24/2024 17:16:29 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | No | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | Not sure | Not sure | No | Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
4 | 10/24/2024 17:19:04 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | No significant change | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides, More options for younger, new or inexperienced riders to make it more accessible to a wider audience | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increase the likelhood of more people revisiting or visiting before race events so it's not just the day(s) of the event that is positively impacted. Clearer awareness / signs for parking so non locals don't upset or negatively impact the local communities - especially for people wishing to stay in a campervan or event camp close by. | Too many visitors that the area can handle leading to bad parking, excessive noise and litter | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Sustrans | No | Not sure | Support for entry level events for new / young riders to get new people involved in the community | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | More for new and younger riders | Unclear to be honest | |||||||
5 | 10/24/2024 17:19:19 | Less than 1 year | 4 | Yes | A mix of both | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, UK Trails Project, Scottish Land & Estates | No | No | More investment or promotion | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Multi day enduros | More races at different locations | |||||||||
6 | 10/24/2024 17:20:45 | 5+ years | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | Not sure | No | Not sure | |||||||||||||
7 | 10/24/2024 17:22:08 | 1-2 years | 2 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | No | Yes, fewer events | Don't know | Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry | Not sure | Not sure | Not sure | Yes | British Cycling, Scottish Cycling | Not sure | No | More mountain biking trail centres | ||||||||||||||
8 | 10/24/2024 17:25:32 | 3-5 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More pre-event guided/preview rides | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events, Lack of races for those starting out in the world of Enduro. | Very important | Not sure | Yes | Encourages people to come back to visit areas, increases hospitality trade. | Those held within a town can cause problems for local residents due to parking, people riding on pavements or riding dangerously on the roads. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Sustrans | Not sure | No | Financial help so events don’t need to be cancelled. | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support | |||||||||
9 | 10/24/2024 17:26:18 | 3-5 years | 2 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Lack of support for enduro from Scottish cycling | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | Yes | The problem is lack of support for all mtb disciplines, Scottish cycling puts so much effort into track which is a minority discipline which virtually no one participates in and very few people are interested in. Scotland is allegedly the home of mountain biking we should be putting everything we can behind it. | Not sure | More events across different regions, Improved government and governing bodies support | Unfortunately Scottish cycling will do nothing, claiming dmbins ate their mtb arm. Dmbins are not interested in supporting or encouraging events so the scene will likely disappear with fewer and fewer events while hundreds of thousands of pounds are spend supporting 40 people who do track cycling | ||||||||||
10 | 10/24/2024 17:27:03 | Less than 1 year | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | Better accomodation for youth and female rider categories | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increased profile of community promoting cycling and cycling tourism in general | Disruption to local transport infrastructure - busier traffic during the event. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | National and regional race series, more youth events whereby 9yr - 12yr participants can compete. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More mountain biking trail centres | Team and Mashup | Possibly non existent unless there is a strong focus to increase opportunities for the youth and female rider categories. At present, the sport is very male concentric which can be intimidating for riders in other categories. | We need to reverse the trend. Since Covid lockdowns, the trend of racing has reversed. Prior to Covid, there were several independent enduro organisations organising great events in parallel to the Scottish enduro and British enduro race series. | ||||||
11 | 10/24/2024 17:27:14 | 3-5 years | 1 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More mountain biking trail centres | ||||||||||||
12 | 10/24/2024 17:29:26 | 5+ years | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions | Yes, a decline | Better pre-event communication and updates, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Accommodation, restaurants, shop overall get more customers. | Nothing | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, Cycle Grampian | No | No | Better understanding that enduro is the heart of mountain biking. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | More Entry level events. | Still struggling | |||||||
13 | 10/24/2024 17:29:38 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | Better trail quality (maintenance), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, Sustrans | No | No | No | Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | ||||||||||||
14 | 10/24/2024 17:30:15 | 1-2 years | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | No | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Don't know | Better pre-event communication and updates | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Campervans | Not sure | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Scottish Land & Estates | Not sure | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Hopefully bigger | ||||||||||
15 | 10/24/2024 17:32:06 | 5+ years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Increased competition from other sports, Cost of living, interest rates etc | Don't know | Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Somewhat important | Not sure | Not sure | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Sustrans | No | Not sure | Not sure | More e-bikes categories | ||||||||||||
16 | 10/24/2024 17:32:19 | 3-5 years | 5+ | Yes | A mixture of both | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More efficient registration and timing systems, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages, More intermediate events | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, There needs to be more intermediate enduros | Very important | Yes | Yes | With the right organising enduro events could work hand in hand with conservation and make a big difference | None | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | No | No | Help subsidise events getting started and run | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Mixture of both standard and mashup | If we don’t stand to gether and get noticed from Scottish and uk governments enduro will be lost | British cycling needs to give more support and recognition to enduro racing in Scotland it has a future if it can get the support from governing bodies | ||||||
17 | 10/24/2024 17:32:20 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Enduro races can bring money to local shops and businesses | None | Yes | Scottish Government, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | I think the government should allow more venues to be accessed and donate some more money to Scottish and British cycling to fund the races . | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | I would like to see more enduros that are more physical and have more pedally long stages to benefit the fitter riders. | More races | |||||||
18 | 10/24/2024 17:32:41 | Haven't participated yet | 0 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, Cycle Grampian, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | No | No | Funding through associations | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support | After the lull I think it will increase again | More needs to be done to assist promoters | |||||||||
19 | 10/24/2024 17:32:43 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More efficient registration and timing systems | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Overuse of trails and lack of communication from race organizers to local trails builders and groups. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans, Aberdeenshire trail accosiation | Not sure | Yes | Yes | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Standard enduros with one time efforts on each trail. The point in enduro is that you reward consistency over the day not able to try over and over again | ||||||||||
20 | 10/24/2024 17:32:55 | 5+ years | 5+ | Not sure | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better trail quality (maintenance), More efficient registration and timing systems, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Very important | Yes | Yes | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | |||||||||||||
21 | 10/24/2024 17:33:04 | 1-2 years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs | ||||||||||||
22 | 10/24/2024 17:34:08 | 3-5 years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More efficient registration and timing systems, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Races like Doon that brae events and tweedlove | Dead at the rate it's currently going | ||||||||||
23 | 10/24/2024 17:34:12 | 5+ years | 2 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | Better trail quality (maintenance), More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Rubbish, noise | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | Wider range of age /difficulty / distance categories. Events/food for non racers to participate in | No | Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Varied, taster - couple of stages | |||||||||
24 | 10/24/2024 17:35:57 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty | Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK | Not sure | Not sure | Not sure | More events across different regions, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
25 | 10/24/2024 17:36:57 | 1-2 years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | ||||||||||||
26 | 10/24/2024 17:41:25 | 5+ years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | First introduction to new riding spots | Influx of riders and increased trail erosion | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans | No | No | Financial support provided to local organisers be befitting communities by hosting their events in those areas and brining new visitors and financial benefit to those communities. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Improved government and governing bodies support | Paired racing over longer stages a la Enduro 2 | Dying a slow and sad death | It’s in a sorry state compared to 5 years ago. I hold little hope for it long-term. | ||||||
27 | 10/24/2024 17:42:38 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Increased competition from other sports | Yes, improvements | More variety in trail difficulty, Improved safety measures, More efficient registration and timing systems, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | I’ve been to places I would never normally ride due to these events taking place. We also need to stay and eat, so that of course will benefit local businesses. | Yes | Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | More kids only events | Not sure | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||
28 | 10/24/2024 17:45:09 | 1-2 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | No | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More pre-event guided/preview rides | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Helps bring people to areas where they may not go if they weren’t racing, practicing or hearing about enduro events in the area | Added traffic on trails can result in damage to trails particularly if they aren’t maintained on a regular basis or after the event | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | No | Not sure | I think they could help advertise it more as well as funding more events in Scotland particularly form organisations that are further out the way of just cycling since I think mountain biking can still be seen as quite a lesser known sport to people who aren’t into it | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | All types | Widely known as I think enduro racing is the most accessible form of race and works being done to make it more accessible | |||||||
29 | 10/24/2024 17:45:34 | 5+ years | 3 | Depends on location | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Additional foot fall to the area with bring additional money. | None that i can see | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | No | No | Any help would be nice, I know a few do but it’s not widely seen. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | All formats | Unsure, as I’m only aware of a few uk wide. | |||||||
30 | 10/24/2024 17:45:44 | 1-2 years | 1 | Not sure | No preference | No | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Not sure | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | Not sure | Supporting organisers and incentives to encourage more riders to enter - prize money, etc | No | Better sponsorship and funding, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | |||||||||||
31 | 10/24/2024 17:46:08 | 1-2 years | 4 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better trail quality (maintenance), More U12 races | Lack of U12 category | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | Yes | Not sure | No | More events across different regions | various all have there place. | More grass route, U12 needed | ||||||||||
32 | 10/24/2024 17:46:19 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More efficient registration and timing systems, More pre-event guided/preview rides | Lack of time, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Money into local ecomomy | Traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, Scottish Land & Estates, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans | No | No | Proper support and promotion in press | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Hopefully a mix of bigger formal events and smaller rural championships | ||||||||
33 | 10/24/2024 17:51:01 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Increased competition from other sports, The main challenge seems to be staying in business right now!! The sport is popular and events always seem full. It should be boom time! | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | It’s about money, visitors and reputation | Traffic might be an issue over a weekend. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans | No | Not sure | I don’t really care tbh as a competitor. But for organisers it’s got be funding, right? | Yes | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Pure enduro. Can’t ignore the e-bikes, they dont need anything special like ‘power stages’. | Hope to see more events and a Scottish champs again. | For the love of enduro… someone save it!!! This year has been a disaster, the only shining light are the DTB events. Surely we can simplify and go back to old school racing, we don’t need festivals, beer tents, event villages etc. 6 race stages, timing chips, gnar and good vibes is all we need. | ||||||
34 | 10/24/2024 17:52:16 | 1-2 years | 3 | Not sure | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Limited availability of suitable trails, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Tourism accommodation | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs | |||||||||||
35 | 10/24/2024 17:55:16 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | No | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty, Better pre-event communication and updates, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Collaborative working between stakeholders. Boost to the local businesses. | There’s always a risk of reputational damage by the actions of a few. | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Cycle Grampian | No | No | More backing and recognition. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Growing hopefully with the investment. | ||||||||
36 | 10/24/2024 17:55:52 | 5+ years | 5+ | Not sure | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, more events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Traffic, litter/pollution | Yes | Scottish Government, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | Not sure | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs | |||||||||||
37 | 10/24/2024 17:55:59 | Traffic, damage trails | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 10/24/2024 17:56:14 | Less than 1 year | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), More efficient registration and timing systems, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | More people into the area and also the next generation can look forward too! | Probably more traffic if anything | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Plough some more money into racing | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Team stuff, shotgun starts, junior stuff | Unless there's more backing then probably the ending of Enduro as we know it.... | We need more organized races | ||||||
39 | 10/24/2024 17:57:13 | 5+ years | 4 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | Better trail quality (maintenance), More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Very important | Yes | Yes | Boost local economy, create need for additional local services that may not already exist (cafes, shops etc) | Increased traffic/parking issues. Additional people and associated issues | Yes | Scottish Government, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | I would think financial support would be the main one. Dmbins can bring American influencers over to boost mtb tourism whilst simultaneously allowing the biggest enduro event in the country to fold. But also greater support with access to land issues etc. Aberdeenshire is touted as the model for Scottish mountain biking yet the biggest issue for racing there seems to be access to some of the best managed trial systems in Scotland | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Formats are great and what is currently provided is the best of the organisers capabilties | Non existent at the current rate | Whilst Scotland has managed to develop an amazing grass roots trail network and trail association scheme, racing and big events are the opportunity to raise funds and bring new people to areas to continue the development of these places. Racing provides the backbone to the sport and as a casual racer I find it invaluable as a training tool and motivator as I’m sure many do. Anything interrupting that is sure to cause a decline in the sport in general. Go to a World Cup or Tweedlove event and try to deny the impact that has on the local economy. There should be at least ten venues in Scotland capable of supporting that kind of event based on the availability and quality of the trails we have and the time, effort and money that goes into building and maintaining them | ||||||
40 | 10/24/2024 17:58:19 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increased year round traffic due to people trying new places | Increased traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | Funding, easier access to trails for racing etc. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support | Standard loop and series of stages, 2 day events would also be good to keep riders in an area and spending money!! | Extinct if nothing changes!! | Need variety not same trails year on year | ||||||
41 | 10/24/2024 17:58:23 | 3-5 years | 4 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), More efficient registration and timing systems, Better pre-event communication and updates, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Travel distance to events, Many don’t know where to look for entries | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increased spend by competitors and crew. Often there for a few weekends training before the event too so it’s more than just the event weekend. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans | No | No | Training camps for identified riders | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More mountain biking trail centres | ||||||||||
42 | 10/24/2024 18:00:06 | 1-2 years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Gives opportunities for LBS and event catering, product demonstrations and Mtb brands to benefit all involved. | Additional traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | More support from governing bodies, leagues, better youth development | No | More events across different regions, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Multi day events, standard events | If no action is taken, enduro will die out in Scotland | |||||||
43 | 10/24/2024 18:00:31 | 5+ years | 4 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increaed traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), VisitScotland, The UK MTB Trail Alliance | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, More media exposure and promotion of the sport | Any | I hope it keeps going be sad to see it go down.... | I love Enduro as do many of my friends. Id be good money to govto organised events | ||||||||
44 | 10/24/2024 18:00:42 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | Better pre-event communication and updates, Move value for money | Cost of entry, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Accommodation and restaurants, bike shops | Litter | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance | Not sure | No | National events | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Multi-race events, beginner/intermediate events, more categories to give less experienced riders a chance of podiums | Declining sadly | |||||||
45 | 10/24/2024 18:00:54 | 3-5 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More efficient registration and timing systems, Better pre-event communication and updates, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Local revenue | Na | Yes | Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), Scottish Cycling | No | No | Na | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Na | Pretty non existent | Na | ||||||
46 | 10/24/2024 18:01:44 | 5+ years | 1 | No | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Somewhat important | Not sure | Not sure | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, Sustrans | No | No | Not sure | More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Novelty like day and night and mega. Something different. | Non existent, ebikes, less ppl interested in racing | ||||||||||
47 | 10/24/2024 18:02:08 | 1-2 years | 4 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Use of amenities, like camping, pubs and local shops. For instance I have booked hotels in tarland and toumintoul this year and used the local shops restraints and local walks | None if managed correctly and safely. Use of sanctioned trails is essential | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Cycle Grampian | No | No | Advertising what enduro is and educating the general public of it's health benifets and impacts on local areas. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Day/night. Mash up. Team. Multiday | Unfortunately with multiple events being cancelled I'm worried about the future. | Bring back Scottish enduro series | ||||||
48 | 10/24/2024 18:03:36 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More efficient registration and timing systems | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
49 | 10/24/2024 18:04:23 | 5+ years | 1 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | Cost of entry, Lack of time | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, UK Trails Project | Not sure | Not sure | No | More events across different regions | Struggle to keep event going | ||||||||||||
50 | 10/24/2024 18:06:32 | 5+ years | 3 | If there were quality events. It’s more about quality than quantity. Not like you’re doing last years. | That’s too simplistic. Sone trail centres have good enduro some natural trails are not good for enduro. | Yes | You just mean standard enduro? Then yes SEs is list but there’s day night enduros and stuff like that. You do more than you did before. So it balances out. But it’s a different sort. | Lack of sponsorship/commercial support, Increased competition from other sports, Reduced quality of offering less appealing. | Yes, a decline | Your events seem to be best suited to beginners but sometimes the trail and distance choices are too much. | It’s a combination of things - I don’t want to race Tarland smoothness. But others don’t want to race Pitfichie tech. It makes your series s bit odd. It was better when SES was fir more experienced riders and your event focused on new riders. | Depends what you mean - trail associations are really important. Community councils etc not so much. | Depends on set up. | The events help a bit. Bit you need everyone on board like Aberdeenshire. Others areas are behind. | Often heard of event organisers annoying foresters, farmers etc. a big problem as we rely on their goodwill all year to keep riding. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | Yes | Yes | Seems like they already do a lot helping develop trails and working with riders. Your question implies something else? What has been asked for? Do we want to turn into road racing? | Yes | Like your other questions this depends - look at Aberdeenshire building trails and working with race companies and investing in trail centres and pump tracks. | Normal enduro racing. | Can only see it excelling. So many new facilities and trail associations kids on bikes pump tracks and getting better on bikes. | Your survey presents it very negatively which is confusing as you surely want to see collaboration to make it event better. I’m sure people reading this will be quite surprised. | |||||||
51 | 10/24/2024 18:07:27 | 5+ years | 4 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Travel distance to events, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | Not sure | Not sure | Legitimisation of unsanctioned trails. Blanket insurance of all MTBers on these trails might be a solution (through cycling Scotland/British Cycling). There is a new system in Ireland that has done this. | Not sure | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | 2 day, more challenging trails/distance series | Unsure, there seems to be a lack of challenging events north of Inerleithen at the moment. | I was disappointed when there was a clash with the DH racing at Glenshee and the enduro at Bennachie this year. And also for 2 of the Doon the Brae events to be at Trail centres. Why is Enduro organised out with the British Cycling structure? It would be great to have a Scottish champs! | ||||||||
52 | 10/24/2024 18:09:16 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More efficient registration and timing systems, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | bringing people to smaller communities that may not be the usual tourist destinations. for example Dunkeld, heaving when the race was on. and a wonderful wee village that most people would drive straight past on the a9 | from a well managed and communicative event that clearly states intentions in advance of time and follows up to address any local community concerns, none. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | Not sure | Not sure | they should work harder to publicise their interests and purpose to the non cycling community | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport | a " build it then race it" event where a stage or two didn't exist prior to the race and maintenance and construction was part of the entry | unfortunately, unless positive work is done , in decline | I was completely unaware of so many cycling based organisations trying to do do the same thing. I'm not pro corporations but maybe less is more | ||||||
53 | 10/24/2024 18:10:04 | 5+ years | 1 | No | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Changing landscape of aspects of tye sport. Too much emphasis on the #lookatme | Yes, a decline | Less preview and guides | Cost of entry | Somewhat important | Not sure | No | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | Not sure | Yes | No need | Stronger grassroots riders development programs | ||||||||||||
54 | 10/24/2024 18:13:09 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Shows a large number of people trails they may not have done before and are likely to return | Busy roads. Noise bikes on the roads. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Money to assist in delivering a good scottish national series. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | All formats and styles. Variety is the spice of life. People need a good way into racing and the level for beginners in the sport can be intimidating. The experienced racers want more technical trails so maybe separate trail centre syle and natural series's. | It depends on the funding. Either very strong, or non existent | National series funded well with some shorter easier races for beginners. More funding into the remaining series to keep them going. We have lost a lot of stand alone and series over the last 5-10 years, with few surviving. They've all been well run events and it produced some world class athletes. We need spend some money supporting these races entry fees are a massive barrier for entry. One of the races a few years.ago was £110 to enter (SES ft william) more accessible racing is needed to find the riders that have the potential to do well but don't have the finds to get there or pay the entry fee. | ||||||
55 | 10/24/2024 18:13:20 | Less than 1 year | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | British Cycling, Scottish Cycling | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
56 | 10/24/2024 18:14:42 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
57 | 10/24/2024 18:15:35 | Less than 1 year | 3 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers | Don't know | Consider date events against public holidays | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails | Very important | Yes | Yes | Economy | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | Not sure | No | More junior races . Fun duro for younger kids | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs | More races | Reducing | Involving cycling clubs and younger races | |||||||
58 | 10/24/2024 18:16:57 | 5+ years | 2 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support, DMBiS being essentially meaningless, no real value in its existence. The cost of greed crisis making travel and time off more difficult. | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Non trail association trails should be used. Example - pitfichie enduro using devil's staircase when surely basically any other trail would be better. | Lack of time, Perhaps an image that racing is a 'pro' pass time. Difficult balance between accessible trails for people with less experience, without making it boring for the folk who just like to race bikes with no expectation of winning | Very important | Yes | Yes | Showcases the area for potential return visitors. | Perceived inconvenience, potential revistors not understand some access / parking is limited to events only | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Investment in grass roots racing, more coverage and support to organisers | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | SES had it right. Full and lite option. Lots of regions and variety of trails. Reintroducing an enduro dh race, glencoe or Nevis range. | With more organisers or events, it's going to go back to mates races | Trails are always busy, strava shows lots of riders, so advertising at the carparks and more information specific to first timers may encourage folk to just give it a go. Maybe a guided ride on the saturday for anyone who's unsure or nervous? | ||||||
59 | 10/24/2024 18:21:08 | 5+ years | 5+ | Not sure | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Been there for long and do want to do it anymore, also UCI new man not passing on the SES to someone not as busy and could run it | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years | Cost of entry | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT) | No | No | No | Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support | SES back | |||||||||||
60 | 10/24/2024 18:22:35 | 5+ years | 3 | Not sure | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | No significant change | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Putting money into local area via acommodation, shops,eateries,pubs. Also bringing awareness of Enduro Mtb to everyone as well as schools. | Bad parking and behavior, noise at overnight parking area. Illegal use of using trails outside of an event. Litter left after event. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | Not sure | Yes | Maybe money available to event organizers so as to lower their costs and lower entry fees. | Not sure | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | A National series of 6 rounds featuring mainly natural trails. Around 6 stages with winning time being over 18 mins. Mainly aimed at intermediate to elite level riders. Individual Enduros featuring an easier mix of trail centre and natural trails aimed at beginner to intermediate riders. | ||||||||
61 | 10/24/2024 18:23:28 | 1-2 years | 4 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More efficient registration and timing systems, Better pre-event communication and updates | Lack of time | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates | Not sure | No | Support for organisers | No | Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support | I see a dip happening right now, but hopefully a good recovery in the next couple of years | More events for younger children. They are the future of the sport. | |||||||||
62 | 10/24/2024 18:28:30 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Access to land and permissions | Yes, improvements | More variety in trail difficulty, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Travel distance to events, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Not sure | Scottish Government, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Sustrans | No | No | Support with land access | Not sure | More events across different regions, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | I hope I'm wrong but on the current trajectory it looks like it won't exist | Thank you to Doon the brae events for continuing to provide races | |||||||||
63 | 10/24/2024 18:28:52 | Less than 1 year | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Heavy traffic disrupting residents. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | Not sure | No | Financial support and more advertisement. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | A wide range. From the very competitive to the fun laid back races. | Hopefully thriving! | N/A | |||||||
64 | 10/24/2024 18:30:33 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Financial difficulties for everyone not just organisers | No noticeable change | More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Cost of entry, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Somewhat important | I would like to think so but do MTB riders use local amenities when participating in races ? | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Not sure | Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport | As we seem to be hitting a low point in enduro racing , hopefully riders and organisers can pull it back and bring it back to what it should be. I guess if time is invested now there will be a 2/3 year period before that investment is rewarded. | |||||||||||
65 | 10/24/2024 18:38:26 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support, The ews took of the Scottish enduro and destroyed it | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Travel distance to events, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Local cafes. More through put in the area. Campsites etc | None | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | I am not sure what DMBS does. Proper trail maintenance structure. Funded partly by bike shops and by government | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Blind racing. One day events multi day event | Just now going nowhere | Bring back no fuss events. Friendly grass roots racing | ||||||
66 | 10/24/2024 18:40:26 | 5+ years | 2 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | No significant change | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better pre-event communication and updates, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry | Very important | Yes | Yes | Riders go to shops and facilities | If not managed properly that can swamp a small town | Yes | Scottish Government, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Sustrans | Not sure | No | Not sure | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||
67 | 10/24/2024 18:41:02 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | No | Yes, fewer events | Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | More recognition of the trails there | Having to close certain areas during the race | Yes | Scottish Government, Sports Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), VisitScotland | Not sure | No | Yes | More events across different regions, Improved trail maintenance, More media exposure and promotion of the sport | I see it becoming a bigger more popular sport | |||||||||
68 | 10/24/2024 18:41:24 | 5+ years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry, Lack of time | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increased visibility of the trails which brings more year round riders, look at glassie for example, been trails there for years but no one ever went until they raised the game | Congestion for 2 days of the year, and living in a rural ish community they really don’t like visitors or change | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | Proper development of trails, everyone is so reluctant to build “officially” beyond a blue gravel trail | No | Better sponsorship and funding, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Could have a proper “macavalanche” series, brings a big boom to the ski centres An actual Scottish series again | It’s looking bleak for the next 5 after covid and the rise of the eeb | |||||||
69 | 10/24/2024 18:41:42 | 5+ years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT) | No | No | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
70 | 10/24/2024 18:46:17 | 5+ years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Moved to Scotland in 2022 so I don't what number of events was like prior to this | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | No improvements needed in my opinion | Cost of entry, I've been entering Doon the Brae events over the last couple years. The cost of entry is great value. For other events that are in the £80-100 entry I find the cost prohibitive | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Disruptive to local communities | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | Not sure | Not sure | Whatever can be done to make it easier for event organizers | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved government and governing bodies support | Much the same as now | |||||||||
71 | 10/24/2024 18:48:13 | 3-5 years | 1 | Maybe would do more if I got more into it and/or the events looked appealing. | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support, Think these are the main factors but not sure. | No noticeable change | I think they are good the way they are. If the cost stayed the same or less that would help too. | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events | Very important | Yes | Yes | Trail wear. Landowner conflict. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, Sustrans | Not sure | Not sure | Some financial support for event organisation perhaps but money is tight. | But not sure it needs it? | I'm not sure what the major issues are but funding to put on events must be a key factor. | Standard 5/6 stage day races at good venues for a wide variety of categories. | Still going but on a smaller scale with less events. | ||||||||
72 | 10/24/2024 18:57:27 | 3-5 years | 3 | Not sure | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More pre-event guided/preview rides | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | Not sure | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More mountain biking trail centres | Support for females | More grassroot events | ||||||||||
73 | 10/24/2024 19:01:49 | 5+ years | 4 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Bring in money to local shops restaurants and hotels. | Lots of traffic on small rural roads. | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland | Not sure | Yes | Access to more venues and trail maintenance on forestry land non commissiond trails. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | More junior all abilities enduros, also more high level enduros where pro teams can or want to enter. | Hopefully more mainstream with more events. | |||||||
74 | 10/24/2024 19:07:59 | 1-2 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better pre-event communication and updates | Travel distance to events, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Long term tourism people will return for the trails | Destruction of wildlife | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | No | No | Bigger support for more propper series as a route to elite | Yes | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs | A strong path way to European or elite racing | ||||||||
75 | 10/24/2024 19:14:12 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Very important | Yes | Yes | Local hotels and shops cafes etc are busier | Congestion due to riders not using proper car parks | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Making it easier for organisers to get insurance and permission | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Id like to see more like Inners a good mix of tech and fitness | I dont see a future the enduro scene has been in decline over the past few years | |||||||
76 | 10/24/2024 19:14:16 | 3-5 years | 0 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty | Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Not important | Yes | Yes | Did days organised around the trails. Repair’s and maintenance before and after by participant volunteers | Unmanaged parking. Lack of pre-warning/communication of busy event coming | No | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | Not sure | Not sure | Yes | More events across different regions, Improved trail maintenance, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||
77 | 10/24/2024 19:14:42 | 3-5 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Increased competition from other sports | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Cost of entry, Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Local bike shops, coffee shops, restaurants and air bnbs are always full when there’s a race on. | Inconsiderate riders, not respecting the local community. It gives local riders a bad name. | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance | No | No | Make racing more accessible, liaise with local councils and organisations and stop putting barriers in place. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | Mash up format is great! | Sadly I think it will continue to diminish unless something is done. | |||||||
78 | 10/24/2024 19:14:51 | 1-2 years | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Travel distance to events, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Participants staying near to location of event and repeat visits. | If it is well organised and clear guidelines on access/camping arrangements - not many | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, Sustrans | No | No | Promote enduro racing and promote the areas where events are held. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Just more varied events, | Probably staying similar but hopefully getting more events/media coverage. | Lots of great areas if access is granted for race events. | ||||||
79 | 10/24/2024 19:15:14 | 1-2 years | 1 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers | No noticeable change | More variety in trail difficulty, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides | Lack of time | Very important | Yes | Yes | Awareness | Parking and unlawful camping | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT) | Yes | No | Increased financial support would enable more races to be developed. Reduced red-tape in putting on the events. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Mash ups; more accessible with less gnar on occasion. | Limited to NE Scotland if trends continue. | |||||||
80 | 10/24/2024 19:15:44 | Less than 1 year | 3 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trail difficulty, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Cost of entry, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Increase in local spending and repeat visitors | Impact on local services for short time | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Sustrans | No | No | Event organisation suport | No | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support | |||||||||
81 | 10/24/2024 19:15:55 | Less than 1 year | 1 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | No | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | Better trail quality (maintenance), Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Brings more people to places and helps funding | Boost tourism | Yes | British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Cycle Grampian | No | Yes | funding to trail centres | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Mash up | About the same as now | No | ||||||
82 | 10/24/2024 19:16:47 | 5+ years | 3 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Cost of entry, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations, Clashes in race events calendar | Very important | Yes | Yes | Don’t know | Don’t know | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | No | No | Any kind of help in securing suitable venues for racing | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support, More official hand built trails. Insensitives for land owners to host races | Short course local races. “Return of the mates race” | Don’t know | |||||||
83 | 10/24/2024 19:20:30 | 5+ years | 2 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions | No noticeable change | Generally happy with the rider experience at enduro races. | Cost of entry, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Encourage locals to participate in biking. | Additional trail ware post event. Extra traffic on the day. | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | Government funding in recognition of the benefits to health and tourism enduro race events bring to an area. | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Improved government and governing bodies support | I like the mix of enduro formats available. From full weekend festival style events to one day blind races. The mashup format at Tarland was also really good. | Disappointed that the old Scottish enduro series is no longer organising events. The cessation of other organisers this year is a real shame for Scottish enduro. | |||||||
84 | 10/24/2024 19:23:04 | 5+ years | 2 | No | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Variable | More variety in trails used from previous years, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | No | Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Standard format | Smaller local events | ||||||||||
85 | 10/24/2024 19:24:38 | Less than 1 year | 1 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | No | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Increased competition from other sports | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Many put off trying for first time due to perceived difficulty of courses | Very important | Yes | Yes | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG), Sustrans | No | Not sure | Not sure | More events across different regions, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More mountain biking trail centres | Mash up | |||||||||||
86 | 10/24/2024 19:27:22 | Less than 1 year | 1 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers | Don't know | More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, More female ebikers | Lack of time, Travel distance to events, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Increased participation in sport - networking and encouraging other riders of all demographics but particularly powerful for minorities such as female categories Role models at events can drive better treatment of trails and trail centres I.e young kids don’t leave litter if the ‘cool older ones’ don’t do it | Bad role models can exacerbate above issues, if events aren’t welcoming this can be off putting, handle managed parking could frustrate community relations to mtb centres | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | No | Better advertising and education about the sport and how it works | No | More events across different regions, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, More mountain biking trail centres | A mix, Scotland seems a perfect place for some blind trans Madeira style events though! | Huge growth potential | Get more girls involved as early as possible and help teens stay involved! | ||||||
87 | 10/24/2024 19:28:32 | Less than 1 year | 4 | Yes | Trail Centre Trails | No | Yes, fewer events | Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support, Increased competition from other sports | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better pre-event communication and updates, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services), More pre-event guided/preview rides | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails | Very important | Yes | Yes | More posts and banners that there are races | Less people | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, Cycling Scotland Charity | Yes | Yes | Allow more races and make like Elgin woods a trail centre to do races there | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Down hill | Very popular | There should be races in moray | ||||||
88 | 10/24/2024 19:28:36 | 3-5 years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance), Better pre-event communication and updates, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Cost of entry, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Difficulty in accessing training or practice trails | Somewhat important | The odd coffee shop might take a bit extra , if you are away overnight modt folk take supplies with them | No | As before the odd coffee or chop shop will make a bit extra but most folk take supplies with them , glenlivet and places get a boost at the shop on event days | Mass vehicles heading to one area | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Scottish Land & Estates | No | No | Something to help and encourage the kids | No | Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race, | Dying out | One of your biggest problems is folk buying ebikes and pedalling up trails the wrong way and not realising its them that's the problem , everyone rides trails and only a minority help build and maintain them but they are all happy to.moan about them , its turning into a look what I've got rather than ride what you've got . | |||||||
89 | 10/24/2024 19:31:28 | 5+ years | 4 | Not sure | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge | Somewhat important | Yes | Yes | Increased traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Scottish Land & Estates, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Cycling Scotland Charity, Sustrans | No | Yes | No | More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | |||||||||||
90 | 10/24/2024 19:34:23 | 3-5 years | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better trail quality (maintenance), More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, Scottish Land & Estates, Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | ||||||||||||
91 | 10/24/2024 19:38:17 | 5+ years | 3 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, improvements | Better trail quality (maintenance), Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Cost of entry, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Footfall, use of local hospitality, growth | None | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | Financial support and approval for events to go ahead | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | 5/6 stages, ridden in order | . | Hope to see more events next year! | ||||||
92 | 10/24/2024 19:40:48 | 3-5 years | 2 | Not sure | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More efficient registration and timing systems, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Increased rider support (e.g. feed stations, mechanical services) | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | No | Cash | Illegal trails | No | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | 2 day multi stage | If it continues to go the way its going it shall be gone | ||||||||
93 | 10/24/2024 19:41:43 | 1-2 years | 2 | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Cost of entry | Very important | Yes | Yes | Financial benefits | Damage to the enviroment | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres | Similar to enjoyro evo from this year | Only going backwards, DTB hopefully will Go from strength to strength but the loss of tweedlove will be massive to the borders | ||||||||
94 | 10/24/2024 19:41:56 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | No noticeable change | More variety in trails used from previous years | Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Sustrans | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support | ||||||||||||
95 | 10/24/2024 19:45:49 | 3-5 years | 5+ | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Decline in rider participation | No noticeable change | Too expensive | Cost of entry | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT) | No | No | Sponsorship | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding | Tweedlove | Non existent | |||||||||
96 | 10/24/2024 19:47:55 | 3-5 years | 3 | Yes | A mixture of trail centre and natural to mix it up | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty, More engaging atmosphere and event entertainment, Better management of riders at start/end of stages | Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), UK Trails Project, North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe) | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | Gone- getting less and less racing every year | |||||||||||
97 | 10/24/2024 19:49:11 | 5+ years | 2 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Cost of entry, Lack of time, Lack of interesting/suitable race locations | Somewhat important | Not sure | Not sure | Trail development and awareness raising. | None | Not sure | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Sustrans | No | Not sure | Increased funding to relevant national bodies. | No | More events across different regions, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | More natural technical trails. Uplift races too. | More regional events. | |||||||
98 | 10/24/2024 19:49:25 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | No preference | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Limited availability of suitable trails, Access to land and permissions, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Yes, a decline | More variety in trails used from previous years, Better trail quality (maintenance) | Travel distance to events, Inadequate range of events - difficulty & challenge, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Yes | Repeat visits from participants | Traffic | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), North East Adventure Tourism (NEAT), Bikeability Scotland Delivery Group (BSDG) | No | No | Maybe financial help for organisers | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport, Improved government and governing bodies support, More mountain biking trail centres, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | More mush up events | Hopefully with more backing it will still be here | |||||||
99 | 10/24/2024 19:51:22 | 5+ years | 5+ | Yes | A mixture can be a fun day | Yes | Yes, fewer events | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Most events can be an expensive weekend away and everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment | Yes, improvements | More variety in trails used from previous years, More variety in trail difficulty | Cost of entry, Insufficiently recognised by cycling governing bodies | Very important | Yes | Not sure | I wouldn’t class any current enduro events in Scotland as rural areas | Unsure | Yes | Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), The UK MTB Trail Alliance, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA Europe), Cycle Grampian, Sustrans | No | Yes | Unsure | Yes | More events across different regions, Improved trail maintenance, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, Improved government and governing bodies support, More unofficial handbuilt trails to race | A full Scottish series | Unsure but it doesn’t look good at the moment | |||||||
100 | 10/24/2024 19:56:33 | Less than 1 year | 1 | Yes | Non-Trail Centre Trails | Yes | Don't know | Financial difficulties for organizers, Decline in rider participation, Lack of sponsorship/commercial support | Don't know | More variety in trail difficulty | Cost of entry | Very important | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scottish Government, Event Scotland, Sports Scotland, Visit Scotland, Forestry Land Scotland (FLS), British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, VisitScotland, Cycling UK, Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Scottish Land & Estates, Cycle Grampian | No | No | No | More events across different regions, Better sponsorship and funding, Stronger grassroots riders development programs, More media exposure and promotion of the sport |