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Well the hell of my 5th lap was rewarded with 17th place in vets (good for me!) as just under half the field gave up at the end of lap 4! So a Soul and full mud tyres can work as an XC bike!
Brilliant Gee, well done you 🙂
I did one lap in the 2hours then succumbed to the thought of a warm car and change of clothes and jacked in!
Really enjoyed the course though, some of those downs were proper sketchy fun!
It was my first taste of enduro and I enjoyed the format- a lot more company than a normal Gorrick where I seem to end up in a mid-field gap all by myself for 3/4 of the race.
How far ahead of 15th?
Well, i got 15th and he lapped me in the wood singletrack about 15 mins from the finish.
I'd say there wasn't much risk at that point....!
Good fun course today, maybe held up better than the last round despite the continuous rain, enjoyed it.
Was a good final race to the series - my fitness and abiity to ward off the cramp has improved as the races have gone on!
Had my best result yet (7th...) with 6 laps - almost packed in after 5 as came in a 3.52, but headed out for more punishment!
I was on the SS scandal with the small orange bobble hat on the stem!
DrP
We'll done gee
Well done all of you. Looked pretty crap out there and walking the dogs everywhere nearby seemed pretty wet this morning. Hats off for the commitment to the cause. Must try them next year.
Well done Dr P, was me you were chatting with for much of laps 4 and 5. That bunnyhop over the fallen tree was a fine effort 🙂
Managed to grind my way onto the podium in the end, and for the series too, delighted with that as I usually flounder in a mudbath!
Roll on the Spring Series!
My first attempt at an enduro, did the +50s, and just doing the cross for many years doesn't prepare you for such a tough event! I was a bit disappointed but some grumpyness but I suppose after a lap or two it descended into drudgery for some so can be forgiven I suppose.
Silliest thing was when me and a couple of my fellow 'cross mates were left standing at the start after the officials gave us no time to take our league's transponders off, saying they would interfere with there system. Given that they were fixed on with zip ties it made it pretty frantic, but they started the race anyway. I was last off with no one in sight after struggling to get wet gloves back on. Still, it was good fun picking riders off until a terminal mechanical put me out anyway.
offthebrakes - bravo for podiuming...(?sp!)
Was nice to have some similarly paced company and chat for much of the race!
#bromance
DrP
Haha yes, always good to have a chat on the way round to distract from the pain and misery 🙂