Had an ace day racing pairs, though as a Peak rider, my relationship with roots is best described as ‘fraught’ – mostly we get on pretty well, but every so often it all goes horribly wrong and I have a few scrapes as evidence. Big respect to anyone soloing that course, I can imagine the first third of it would fry your brain after six hours or so.
Thought people were brilliant about passing out on the course too, none of the passive aggressive crap I’ve encountered at other events.
Defaultslipper, hope your mate’s feeling better. I was camped next to you guys – blue tent, ti hardtail, Freeride Spain/Brixton Cycles jerseys – and we had a bit of a chat mid-race, I’d ridden past him when he was sat by the side of the trail with a neck brace on. Nice meeting you.
Anyway, to anyone southern based thinking about doing a No Fuss event in the future, I’d say go for it despite the distance – well organised, great ‘just technical enough’ course and a really mellow, friendly atmosphere. One of the nicest events I’ve done.
