And to answer PP’s question.
Aside for one hell of a great experience riding some brilliant trails, in a race situation with some great people and a few mtb celebs.
There is: beer on the trail, bacon, coffee, big red bag, little red bag, loads of trails all marked, brilliant back up, 4 ferries, numerous transfers, 7 days racing, belt buckle, sunglasses, sun cream, jacket, racer information, the biggest publicity machine for a mtb race, Brett Tippie, hula girls, sasquatches, whiskey, wifi, charging, tent put up and take down, tents, sleeping mats, water melon, energy products, red bull, coffee, great trails, it’s not Wales, massage, mechanising, mechanic stops with bikes and wheels to keep u going, overnight bike repair, med team, lovely people, stuff like that really!