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Sleepless in the Saddle 2011
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Posted 9 months ago #
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Crazy-legs - I'd love to see that video if possible? Was made even more difficult because I had to give him my bike as well as his was broken! Could you email it? Youtube if easier? Thanks!
Will, there's about 3.5hrs of footage which needs paring down to make a proper 3-4min video. I'll post a link on here when it's been edited and is actually "proper". It's not me editing it BTW, I just shot it! Should be up within a day or so...
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Sounds great, look forward to it! Thanks.
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Were you in the 'dog leg' through the horse obstacle thingy before you turned right, back into the arena at halfway? Someone was filming there when I rode past once.
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I was in various places at various times! Black Singletrack T-shirt (or a black Endura jacket on Saturday). Was so busy looking through a tiny video screen that I didn't have chance to recognise people!
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Dunno, was going too quickly
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Anyone know where to find any other photos? Saw several people taking photos throughout the weekend (joolzed, had a look through yours but there aren't any of me - some excellent shots though)
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Handlebar scrapes, helmet took a heavy blow once!
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The official photos are here
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linky not working Rob
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thanks not sure what happened there but its up now
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Ta
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34mins for GB? did he stop for a tea break?
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I played 'human pinball' in the narrow sections on the majority of my 26laps.
My shoulders look very red today.
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Reckon I must break the lens' - that's 2 years on the trot Joolz seems have not shot me!
Scouring Robs pics now!
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naffrider, going by your lap times, it looks like you took it easy on the last lap.
I take it you have a support crew watching the live results and they told you you couldn't gain a place by doing an extra lap or lose a place by lurking, so you took the easy option ?Posted 9 months ago # -
My left knee (weird as it's usually my right) had had it by the end, managed to work out 4th couldn't catch me and I had no chance of catching 2nd, got my dad to confirm though, just to be sure, and had a little sit down for 20min, that was nice.
Top ride done by yourself too, well done.
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Thanks, I hope I didn't get in the way as you lapped me 7 times.
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Haha - yeah Dave I stopped for a cake in the woods. Got the picnic blanket out and everything.
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it was a good weekend despite crashing on the triple arrow down hill bit in the middle of the rain storm,torn shoulder and cracked thumb opposite sides lol helmet saved me as i landed right on the top of my head
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Boo did you have to withdraw Donkeysrock, I came around the corner in the singletrack somewhere and some bloke sparko ont he floor! He looked at a raelly odd angle, someone with him so I carried on to get mrashall who already knew. Hope he's okay!
There's lots of flashy lycra and males with shaven legs at this event I noticed this year!
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Anybody else feel sorry for the lady Marshall at the top of the 2nd climb, just after the left hand uphill hairpin bend.
I made a point of saying hello, as she looked pretty fed up sat at the top of that hill on her own.
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yup I saw her and thought how boring, I'm sure in the past they've used like kiddie army cadets and set them up in pairs. All the marshalls I saw looked mind numbingly bored!
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She did look really bored yes. I said hello to her every time I rounded the corner. She was doing a crossword so I shouted "4 down, 5 letters, BORED" which raised a smile. Did they really need someone on that part ? !
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Some pics taken by the other half. Should be in numerical order, just hover over the image to see the file name. Some racers have more than one photo and the second photo has a 2 after the race number (e.g. 2092 is the second photo of #209).
If anybody wants the full size files then email me (in profile).
Cheers,
P
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Rider 695 in need of a bit of "support" here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robcrayton/6022523033/in/set-72157627262093753/
EDIT: 3 shots of her in quick succession, get a little distracted did we Rob?
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yes miss chick i had to withdraw and it was my first lap lol
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The rain/hail came just as i started my 3rd lap on semi-slicks. Didn't take long to realise i was going to struggle. Came off on the triple arrow bit but mangaged to land on some nice soft nettles! Ego wasn't too dented as the riders before and after me also fell off.
Track soon dried out though and we had a great weekend!
15th out of 41 in the Mens Pairs.
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The first biblical downpour started just as I handed over to my team mate, he went out and did a double on Furious Freds, despite being offered some other wheels after a lap! Rather him than me for sure!
Haha - yeah Dave I stopped for a cake in the woods. Got the picnic blanket out and everything.
Next year let's do that!
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I couldn't beleive how quickly the course changed. No 1 lap was the same after the rain
Njee - you doing D2D?
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For my first ever mtb race I got to run out, carry my bike through mud for what seemed like hours, my first night ride, slightly slithery dawn and then back to sunshine and speed... exactly - no one lap was like any other.
Everyone v nice too... especially the mud warriors, manchester mtbers and the bloke who said well done as I passed him on the last lap and made it up the last steep slope, that was big and kind. Cheers!
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Njee - you doing D2D?
Not planning to, no. Although I've not done it for a couple of years and it's always good fun.
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I also got a 'well done' as i passed a bloke on the last lap. Was too tired at the time to express any gratitude other than a grunt, but it was indeed a nice gesture. Thank you Well Done Bloke!
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We will have the results up here too shortly with searchable bits and fancy calculations so you can work out who was the average slowest and stuff like that
How's this coming on ?Posted 9 months ago #
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