Well, the final race of the series was a lovely one!! The only mud splatters were from the initial starting line sprint!

Course was running fast and clean – some great descents as per usual!

Nice to catch up with some forumites: Kryton (taking it easy as per his training!), Yak, Padkinson etc!!

Despite being the same location as last time, it was a vastly different course – some new bits, some climbs reversed etc!

I was pleased to have grabbed gold again…”Merida helmets are on me”!!!

I MUST do a proper write up of the travers at some point – it’s SUCH a good bike!! Great as an XC whippet, but RRRRIPS the singletrack unlike a rigid bike should!!

SEND IT!!!!

DrP

EDIT – OK – there should be photos there…hmmm…

SEND IT!

EDIT – OK, you don’t need the tags! jsut the URL!

DrP

did everyone wear a comedy beard ?  Awesome !

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Popular tree that:

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Although I was taking it “easy” I’ve managed to hurt my lower back aargh!

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It was an excellent course with good weather, I really enjoyed it.  Managed 15th (results show 16th but someone got bumped) despite zero endurance training as yet and being at the end of a 12 week anerobic block.  I’m very tired today, yet some 8 min intervals to do in an hours time!

Dr P was far too jolly at the end of 4hrs, I need some of what he’s drinking… 😉

Looks ace – great weather. Good work, chaps.

Rich

<span style=”color: #444444; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;”>Dr P was far too jolly at the end of 4hrs, I need some of what he’s drinking… 😉</span>

Can’t recommed it, it’s fruit flavoured.

Doc, you sir are a single speed rigid master. Damn bloody splendid.

(good work race organisers too, the South of england is a quagmire)

Yes, great race indeed. Awesome work by Gorrick to pull out a great and very dry course.

😁

Some great new trails 🙂

Some great new trails 🙂

Yup, thanks for running them all in for us, I’ll have a bimble once it’s warmed up :p