Following two days of training at UK Bike Park the SPS team compete at the first Halo British Downhill Series of the year under the wing of Steve Peat. Hoping to continue the success of last year's team there were some nerves as for many of the members, such as Nils, Glen, Matt Glynn and Alex Barker, this was their first national or their first race in a new category. Riding new carbon V10s with Fox and Shimano finishing kit maintained by a fully qualified mechanic the team is in the best position to deliver results!

Venturing over from the Enduro team and after a long break from downhill Neil Donoghue raced this round and won his Expert category by a convincing 1.3 seconds.

The 2012 SPS Team

Donny squashing a jump on his way to 1st place in seeding

Donny on the top step of the podium

With many other good results despite the odd crash here and there the team looks forward to the next round at Fort William in May. Where racing takes place on one of the toughest tracks of the World Cup circuit, a real challenge for everyone.

The teams Santa Cruz V10s

Nils at UK Bike Park during team training for the first round of the BDS