Desert Rose Riding Academy are delighted to announce that we have been appointed by Two Wheels for Life as their training partner. Two Wheels for Life are a charity with a long history in the motorcycle industry, originally formed nearly 40 years ago as Riders for Health, the charity provide motorcycles, training and support for health programmes in some of Africa’s hardest to reach communities. Through our Lead off road riding instructor Gary Taylor, we will be delivering vital off road rider training for programmes in The Gambia and Lesotho in 2026 and beyond. We will also be helping the charity in vital fundraising activities, including organising rides for supporters of the work Two Wheels for life fund in The Gambia and Lesotho, which will prove that Motorcycles Save Lives.

Ever wondered what 50 women fully supporting each other looks like? That’s what journalist Serena Doyle wondered when heading down to East Sussex on the last weekend in August. I mean, it’s pretty unlikely that a field full of muddy, helmet wearing, motivation screaming, zigzag racing, motorbike pushing women is the first image that comes to mind. But that’s exactly what it looked like by the end of the Ladies Day that Desert Rose Riding Academy hosted in partnership with Be Right Back and MotoGirlsUk. From my view, watching from the back of the Polaris 4×4, comfy amongst logs and cones and bits of kit, what made this final competition (and the whole day actually) so collaborative was the variety of women who had signed up to the event – there were a huge range of abilities and backgrounds! •Some had never ridden a motorcycle when they arrived on the 65 acre wooded estate that morning •Some hadn’t ridden one for the last 30 years! •Some had circumnavigated the world on a motorbike •Some had literally been to Outer Mongolia •Some had ridden Motocross since age 3, were fearless (mad??) hill climb racers, and were slinging wheelies left right and centre This mix is what made the teams pull together so well in my opinion, and made the camaraderie so darn strong. When women lift each other up, everyone wins in one way or another. I’d seen a handful of these women turn up super shy. And now here they were, confidently racing the bikes, carrying a pillion (or two!), revving the engines so they chucked out 2 stroke fumes, and spinning tyres as they turned in the wet grass, each team pushing themselves to use every skill they’d learned that day. I know they’d fought every ounce of insecurity to sign up to something new. Silenced every doubt that told them they couldn’t or shouldn’t. And yet here they were – doing the thing!

Amazing! The CampVC team told us to expect this year to be bigger and better. They weren’t wrong. What an amazing weekend, surely the best yet. Great to have the team from Fox along to kit the girls out in some eye catching enduro wear.

2025 saw the Desert Rose team back at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire for Malle Mile. This truly is a one of a kind event. Inappropriate motorcycles being raced across the castle lawns and down the castle driveway, with fire eaters, world renowned wall of death show, art exhibition, live music, fire works, moto polo and 1500 motorcycles on a scramble around the grounds each morning. We delivered taster sessions of our off road training courses, took some adventure bike riders out to put their own bikes through their paces and yes Harry had a starring role in the Moto Polo.

Wow, ABR 2025 you didn’t disappoint. The whole Desert Rose Team love our time at Ragley Hall. This event has become the go to event for ADV riders across the UK and beyond. We get the chance to meet with and talk with amazing people who want to get out and ride. We are always super busy, with each day starting with the Trail Briefing, hosted by our good friend Billy “BikeTruck” Ward, followed by multiple taster sessions of our training courses. With the Desert Rose Racing Team on hand to talk about all things rallye as well, it seems we must have spoken to all 20,000 people at least once.

Tobacco Dock, London in May it just has to be the 2025 BikeShed Show. Great to meet up with old friends and talk to new riders about getting to ride off road. Super proud to have a part in getting the OSET stunt team to the show. What a show they put on, wow. Not only did the riders Harry and Elliot show exactly what the OSET bikes are capable of in the right hands, but they got some of the well known BikeShed show attendees involved, with Dutch and Vikki and Charley Boorman used at human obstacles!

Wow! What an event, we took 50 riders from Marrakesh, down to the majestic dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, then back up through the national park of Ifrane to Fes. With over 30 riders tackling the Trail Edition, riding through the desert, through river beds, up long steep mountain passes and across the dunes this was an epic adventure. The Tarmac Edition saw riders hit the heights of the High Atlas mountain range, ride some incredible mountain switchbacks, cross the desert to get to the “Bond Volcano” film location and have adventures of their own getting across, round and through some of the many washed out roads.

Wow!!!!!! CampVC never fails to deliver. What a great weekend. Super cool to meet up with so many riders who were with us at previous Camps and to meet new riders. Everyone threw themselves into the enduro school sessions we put on over the 3 days and they all went away with new skills and a love of riding off road motorcycles.

2024 saw the 10th Edition of the incomparable Malle Mile. Set in the grounds of the beautiful Grimsthorpe Castle this is a one of a kind event. Inappropriate motorcycles being raced across the castle lawns and down the castle driveway, with fire eaters, world renowned wall of death show, art exhibition, live music, fire works, moto polo and 1500 motorcycles on a scramble around the grounds each morning. Harry yet again spending a weekend mainly on the back wheel of one of our Beta enduro bikes, all in the name of his role as Marshal of course.