Bermuda Bicycle Association's (BBA) mountain biking race season begins on Sunday with the first of the Conrads Race Series events at Fort Scaur Park.

This year the series will include seven races at Ferry Reach Park, Admiralty House Park, Ft. Scaur and Hog Bay Park. Races start at 9 a.m.

The season finale will be the Winners Edge National Mountain Bike Championships, which is scheduled for February 28 at Ferry Reach.

Added to the season for the first time will be a four-hour endurance race for teams of two riders.

Many familiar faces have returned for the new season as well as a few newer ones.

Mark Hatherley, Grant Goudge, Neil de ste Croix and Garth Thomson, having dominated in recent years are all expected to make appearances.

Joining them will be Somersfield Academy teacher Mark Brown as well as Berkeley students Marquis Cann, Dominique Mayho and Tre'shun Correia.

The latter three are attempting to carry over the success they enjoyed in their initial road season last year.

Racing classes include juniors, adult, novice and female.

Entry forms are available from Bicycle Works and Winners Edge or from the BBA website at www.bermudabicycle.org.