Sorry - no Navigators for winter 2010Having reviewed the last season, we're sorry to announce that we won't be running any Navigators this winter. Those of you who have discussed the events with us over the last few seasons will be familiar with the problems we've been facing with them. The events reached a point last year where they were struggling to break even, and have been declining in attendance steadily over the last 10 years. We've tried many different things to broaden their appeal, but these changes have not helped to attract new riders and often haven't popular with established riders either. Our experience with riders across a wider range of events points to one fundamental problem - navigation is not popular in cycling at the moment, and is not even considered an essential skill by many. We're clearly not in a position where we can reverse this trend single handed, and have to concentrate our efforts on the events in our schedule that are enjoying greater popularity and growth. This has not been an easy decision to make for what is Trail Breaks oldest mass participation event format. I think it's fair to say that our affection for these events has been a significant factor in keeping them going at all over the past few years. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have taken part over the years and we hope that you'll find other things on our calendar to enjoy in the future. |
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