Well, after doing so many events in the last couple of years that have turned into unrideable clag-fests, by 9am on Saturday I was mentally writing a post for this morning along the lines of “That’s my last event EVER!! GRRRRR!!!” but no…
I have to say I was nothing short of amazed. Now I know those trails pretty well anyway, but after the rain stopped I slithered round my first lap (Mrs PP did our opening lap, and told me she liked the course!) and had a right giggle. Then as the course dried it got faster and faster and it suckered me in to riding harder and harder…. So I went slower on the climbs and faster on the descents, and my lap times stayed pretty much the same until my last lap (No. 7)
Yeah, the start was a shambles, but in a good way, the weather was cold and wet, but what a really great event, on a course that can handle the rain (Mayhem organisers please note this. Until your course improves drastically I’m not coming back)
Special thanks to the BTG for sorting said course. It hammered me to death and my arms and shoulders are still sore, but that’s the way it’s done, chaps. A pleasure to ride, IMO
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And I finally met the infamous Peter Poddy, who had the best bell in the world!
It is rather splendid, isn’t it?
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