01/04/2024
The news none of us wanted ...... After a further course inspection at mid-day today (Monday), we have made the exceptionally difficult decision to CANCEL the 2024 Fernie Team Chase. Whilst the majority of the course is rideable, there are still too many wet and very soft patches which are not drying or improving fast enough after all the recent rain and saturated ground conditions ‐ AND, critically, the forecast remains very changeable for both this week and next with predictions of significant further rain in the Market Harborough area. We are devastated to reach this conclusion, but felt that an early decision was preferable, as the risk of continuing until closer to the event is too great in the circumstances. With huge entries and strong support from our commercial partners and sponsors at all levels once again, we were all looking forward to a superb day of team chasing in support of, and run by, The Fernie Hunt but yet again the weather has scuppered our best‐laid plans. As advertised previously, with the decision having been taken prior to the withdrawal date, we intend to issue refunds as soon as reasonably possible to all those who have entered (less the £10 admin fee per team). Let's hope for more luck in the future, and better conditions for the remaining British Team Chasing events of the season .... and thank you for the continued support of all those teams and individuals who had already entered. And finally a big thank you to the key members of the organising team, and our landowner, for their tireless hard work and support both this year and last without the ultimate prize of an event to run in either year. We will get back to winning ways in 2025!
