Forces Mountain Bike Riders Face Inter Services Gravity Festival
The downhill mountain biking event was hosted by the Royal Navy at Gawton Gravity Hub, South Devon.
Jon Knighton joined BFBS as a broadcast trainee in March 1986. He worked in Gibraltar, Cyprus, The Falklands, London and Germany with BFBS Radio before joining BFBS TV as a news producer and editor in 1994. He set up the Sports team in 2002, which has now grown to six team members, reflecting the importance of Forces sport. Jon studied History at university and obtained a postgraduate diploma in Journalism at Falmouth, before going on to work as a sports reporter for BBC York, Leeds, and Humberside.
The downhill mountain biking event was hosted by the Royal Navy at Gawton Gravity Hub, South Devon.
Military drivers paid tribute to Flight Lieutenant Steve Partridge, who lost his 17-year battle with cancer last month.
RAF Honington won the trophy for the second time after beating RAF Coningsby in the final.
RAF Honington won 1-0 against RAF Coningsby in the cup final.
Flight Sergeant Chris Slator was crowned the inaugural champion after 20 races.
SSgt Carrie Roberts has become the first British soldier to win the Challenge Cup, after victory in the final with St Helens.
Lieutenant Commander Michael 'Doc' Cox will be cycling from Glasgow to London and visiting all the Nightingale hospitals on the way.
The Army triathlete praised the race winner, Daniela Ryf, and talked about her time penalty in an exclusive interview with Forces News.
Army athlete Captain Kat Matthews is hoping to get on the podium at the event this weekend.
The Portsmouth side lost on penalties to Binfield in their semi-final.
Lieutenant Andy Todd is potentially 90 minutes away from playing at Wembley, which he said would be a "dream come true".
Senior Aircraftman Luke Pollard is the guide for Britain's number one visually-impaired triathlete Dave Ellis.
United Services Portsmouth, who have strong connections to the Royal Navy, are the lowest ranked side in the competition.
A number of sports have announced events including cycling, cricket and athletics.
Staff Sergeant Carrie Roberts scored a hat-trick of tries in her first appearance for St Helens.
Sergeant Darren Drysdale said he is "not ready to give up the game" following a controversial incident with Ipswich Town's Alan Judge.