'Mega Prep' Training Weeks in Spain
For selected weeks in 2010, I will be running special coaching weeks in conjunction with Switch-Backs... in Spain, aimed at long, arduous downhills and mega-style race events. The weeks will include daily skills sessions, endless shuttle runs, and an end of week race from the snow to the beach.. First down wins free beer!

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'Misspent Summers' Project
I've been working on this little guidebook project for some time now, in fact I started to think about it nearly a year ago now! We worked hard on the photoshoots during the past summer, and now this showcase of Morzine in the Alps is finally coming together. Check back on the site to reserve your copy.

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Trail Centre Skills Week Packages
I'll be running week-long skills camps out of a North-Wales base that will take in 3 different trail centres, daily skills sessions and Wales at its best! These weeks eliminate the need for transport, will guarantee a noticeable improvement in your riding, and you are bound to have a good time with your mates!

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1 on 1 Training and Skills Sessions Winter 2009/10
Personal or group training and skills coaching can be booked for dates throughout Winter 2009/10, at locations all across Britain. Locations and pricing are flexible and based on group numbers, hours and expenses. Enquire within! james@mcskills.com

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Kingdom Bike Development
Having worked on the development of the much hyped K9 DH bike, I decided that I liked doing the development work but it was time to make things a bit simpler! Roll on the 'Kingdom Bikes' range of Titanium hardtails! Testing will involve thrashin', smashin' and crashin'.. KingdomBike...

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Marlborough Mountain Bike Skills and Mechanics
Together with Cytec 3 Qualified Sean Wratten, we will be offering evening skills sessions and essential mechanics for your mountain bike. Please enquire at Bertie Maffoons bike shop (Hughenden Yard, Marlborough, Wilts) for further information and dates for the course. Bertie Maffoons Tel: +44 (0)1672 519119.

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England at its best!
If you fancy a long weekend away riding and progressing your skills whilst sampling the Lake District at its finest, give me a shout... james@mcskills.com... These Lake-Land skills and ride packages will include the option of high-tech camping in wooden 'pods' in a forest somewhere deep in Cumbria, if the back to basics approach suits you but you don't like the idea of getting soaked and returning to a collapsed tent!

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Mountain Biking as a School Sports Activity – Why Not?
Following the initiative by Dauntseys School, Several schools in Wiltshire are now including mountain biking as a sports activity. Regular mountain biking at Dauntseys and Marlborough College has provoked interest from Marlborough groups and I am now running mountain biking as the 'skill' section of the Duke of Edinburgh award with the towns kids.
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