What's the best bike race or event you have ever done? And what made it so great?
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What's the best event you have ever done?
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strathpuffer
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I don't think I really 'get' Strathpuffer, perhaps I'm not Scottish enough. I was there in 2008 and it was all a bit lacking in atmosphere, I guess it aims to be 'grass roots' (successfully I might add) but I wasn't a fan.
Best I've ever done? No idea!
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2010 ss European champs for a fantastic vibe, great course and brilliant people.
did a certain publication ever deliver the promised prizes?
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Dragon downhill race weekend on a perfect August bank holiday weekend few years back at Myndd du. Perfect weekend of sun, fun and racing, plus it was my first dh race and I came eighth in masters!
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The 10 under/@ events from No Fuss are great for atmosphere.
The Cristalp is memorable.
Polaris 10-15 years ago were great funPosted 4 months ago # -
man vs horse
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Gravity Enduro
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Cristalp.
Why, switzerland in the summer and organisation that only the Swiss could do.
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Hope/No Fuss Endurance Downhill at Fort William was the best by a nose.
Innerleithen day/night enduro ran it a very close second.Posted 4 months ago # -
Glentress 7 for me. Brilliant course, good length, hard climbs, challenging descents (by GT standards).
Relentless 24 a close second. (2010 when the weather was good)
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Aye, I really enjoyed that GT7, great event. Though, it has had the ill effect of making me think I might try another Ten.
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1999 summer Polaris. 90th overall, on me own.
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tour of Flanders sportive
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SSEC 2010
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No Fuss Macavalanche. Better than the 'real' Mega for me for atmosphere, people, silliness and inspired initiative.
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man vs horse
Is that still going? I remember that being a Tim Gould benefit race.... any event when my legs are good.Posted 4 months ago # -
SSEC 2010
YES!!
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SSEC 2010 the finest Belguim beer and SS freaks,SSUK 2009 Dalby the finest Cropton Beer and SS freaks...... and hopefully SSUK2012 cheeky beer and SS freaks
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Duo Normand. The closest to riding a stage of the tour, forget about the etape
, 55 km 2 up time trial through closed roads in France, gendarmes at every junction to wave you through, racing through the village which has closed for the race and erected a grandstand for the crowd and you have a following car. Post race beer, frites, wine etc - what's not to love.
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ssec 2010 and 2011 were pretty damn good
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BigBikeBash.
Bikes, Baynds, and Beer. Don't need anything else.
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cristalp (2008). will be back this summer i hope.
no fuss events have (nearly) always been awesome - usually do 2-3 per year.
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My first one. I cant see anything beating the achievement of getting to and through the first one though.
I'll keep chipping away - but your first is always special and all that!
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hit the north. all 3 times I've done it.
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ST Classic Weekender #1
Been away for the last 2 but if its on this year I'm off!
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3 Peaks Cyclocross.
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Cycle Oregon.
Sign up on Feb 7. 2200 places. It sold out in around 24 hours last year.
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The first SPAM/Charge Bikes set2rise in 2009. Best all-round enduro course I ever rode, nice vibe, nice organisers, great prizes, 12 hour race that started in the evening and included the magic 'witching hours' of 3-5am, (it is midday till midnight nowadays
) and it was bone dry and dusty that year too. I suppose its also the first race where I stopped being a complete noob and started passing people both up and down hill too. 
2008 Bontrager 24/12 was also a vintage year.
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SSEC 2010, meeting good friends and riding to enjoy myself is the best thing ever.
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10 @ Kirroughtree
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Yes 3 Peaks Cyclocross
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Cape Epic for the sheer brilliance of the organisation and the magnitude of the event.
Trans-Provence for the best week of competitive riding ever.
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Dragon downhill race weekend on a perfect August bank holiday weekend few years back at Myndd du
The Dragons were awesome, definately some of the best riding/racing/peoplePosted 4 months ago # -
2010 24/12
probably as it the first race i enteredPosted 4 months ago # -
Either Strathpuffer or the Paris - Roubaix sportive (not the new rubbish ASO one I should add).
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