The annual Freedom Ride took place a couple of weeks ago at Rogate Bikepark. The event which started out as a joke on a podcast and has been coined 'MTB's answer to the village fete' returned for it's third year running and, unlike Jurassic park and the Matrix we think this was the best yet!

This year we smashed our previous (unofficial) record for the worlds longest train, we bought back the whip off and we premiered Hot Seat Racing!

With special guests such as Jono Jones, Josh Bryceland, Sam Reynolds, Ben Deakin, Josh 'Loosedog' Lewis, Dan Payley and many more, we had a star studded line up attend the jumble sale, food court and exhibitor village. We also had a selection of different demo opportunities from various MTB brands including Focus Bikes, Propain and YT.

Visitors roll into MTB's answer to the village fete'

Red Bull provided a World Cup viewing party on Saturday

Freedom Ride is all about hanging out with friends old and new

An injured Jono Jones was on hand to commentate on the days events

We've added this photo because we know how much the Pinkbike community loves dogs!

Olly Wilkins launched his Hot Seat Racing format

Ben Deakin was charging for a win in the first Hot Seat Racing event

Go fastest. Sit down. Get beat. Go again.

The u16 category riders were flying down the sub 10sec course!

Will and Josh were separated by just 0.054 seconds

Josh Underwood took the W and sprayed 0.0% beer on the crowd

A deck chair in the back of some garden machinery. Aka, the Hot Seat

Josh Lowe making his bid for a cash prize in the 661 MrWhipOff

The 'judges' deliberate the whip off winners by using high tech portable hand held devices capable of slow motion replays

The youths can whip!

FREE beers for everybody all day. Don't worry, it's 0.0% this village fete wasn't trying to be Glastonbury

Photo Credit: James Wyatt & Tom B
Video Credit: C U Productions & Spliced Media