Mountain Mayhem is brought to you by Pacific Edge, the events company which manages to incorporate oodles of expertise and passion for all types of mountain bike enjoyment.
Together with their team of hand picked, highly skilled individuals, their first thoughts are to strive to deliver the best they can, leaving you, the competitor, eager to come back for more come rain or shine (despite all their best efforts there’s little EVEN they can do to control nature!).
Get to know the team a little bit more by checking out their profiles below...
JILL GREENFIELD - Event Owner/Organiser
Used to be an actress. Wants to create a World Mountain Bike Endurance Series. Wishes it
didn’t rain on Mayhem weekends. Likes to sip cappuccinos on her patio in France. Thinks
that we should all ride more. Loves it when it all falls into place. Hates it when nothing goes
right. Misses dancing barefoot in the rain. Most famous for running the most successful 24 hr
mountain bike race in the world. Remembers when all this was just a muddy field...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Just get out and do it.
PAT ADAMS - Event Owner/Organiser
Used to be a shoe designer. Wants to create a World Mountain Bike Endurance Series.
Wishes he didn’t cry when Mayhem finishes. Likes to shake every competitors hand at the
finish. Thinks that every competitor is a winner. Loves it when nothing goes wrong. Hates it
when there’s no mud. Misses the feel of Lycra next to his skin. Most famous for running the
most successful 24 hr mountain bike race in the world. Remembers when they said it would
never work..
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Enjoy yourself!
‘ICKLE’ PAUL DAVIS - Course Designer
Used to be a plasterer. Wants riders to have lots of fun. Wishes he didn’t have such strange
dress sense. Likes to fall asleep at 1 am when he should be out there racing. Thinks that
12 hrs are for wimps. Loves it when nothing goes right. Hates it when someone finds him
curled up in his sleeping bag. Misses his Thomas the Tank engine duvet. Most famous for
saying ‘One day my son all this will be yours”. Remembers to tie his shoe laces in the
morning..
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Bring a selection of tyres...
JOOLZE DYMOND - Official Photographer & Web Personnel
Used to be someone. Wants to ride her bikes more. Wishes she could get to like riding in the
rain and the cold. Likes to lie in ditches most weekends. Thinks that she’s still 25. Loves it
when the light is perfect. Hates it when she has a strop. Misses Parsley the cat. Most famous
for lying in a ditch. Remembers why she doesn’t do Bob Skeletoning any more...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Remember to look fast at all times... you never know where she’ll be
taking your pic.
SHARON CAKEBREAD - Data Capture
Used to ride bareback. Wants to trip the light fantastic. Wishes she could get to like mud.
Likes to laugh when the going gets tough. Thinks that it’s never tough enough. Loves it when
she has the house to herself. Hates it when there’s no one there to hear her sing. Misses
Elvis. Most famous for being nice to hundreds of people who can’t remember their team
name. Remembers why she does this...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Make sure your team captain understands English.
STEVE CAKEBREAD - Course Builder
Used to be a Chippendale. Wants to ride into the sunset with his missus. Wishes he could
whistle Dixie. Likes the smell of cut grass. Thinks that shaving your chest is under rated.
Loves it when Sharon brings him tea in bed. Most famous for... now that would be telling!
Remembers why he used to whip his trousers off...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Stay out of the green if you wanna stay keen!
BEN TAWSE - Quad Man
Used to walk the Queen’s corgis. Wants to rampage round the hills on his quad more often.
Wishes he was Elvis. Likes to drink pina coladas by the beach. Thinks that he should grow
dreadlocks. Loves it when he has hundreds of men in Lycra chasing him. Hates it when they
never catch him. Misses the mud. Most famous for dancing on a hot tin roof. Remembers
why he only does this once a year...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Pack some snow shoes.... you never know!
ALEX TAWSE - Trouble Shooter
Used to have a proper job. Wants to drink cider more often. Wishes he owned some Lycra.
Likes to talk to the trees. Thinks that its all a mistake. Loves it when a plan comes together.
Hates it when he’s mistaken for Ben. Misses cooked Sunday lunches. Most famous for being
Ben’s brother. Remembers why he climbs trees for a living...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - A flagon of cider the night before...
KAREN GUEST - Team Welfare
Used to be a copper. Wants to be fluent in French. Wishes there was more than one
Mayhem a year. Likes to ride her bike with her dog Meg running alongside. Thinks that we
should do a Mayhem in France. Loves it when the sunflowers are at their best. Hates it when
the team are late for dinner. Misses the Lake District. Most famous for her apple pie.
Remembers before she was all grownup...
TOP MAYHEM TIP - Make sure you eat sensibly when racing, you’ll get your best results that
way.