My first xc race for 12 years and I was no great shakes then… much more of a Enduro type really.
I have to say that the atmoshpere was great, all the riders were polite and friendly from the impressively fast leaders to the very hard working normal riders.
I enjoyed the course, I found it quite unrelenting but it was in super condition.
I started around mid pack but my blooming chain came off some 150 metres in so that put me at the back…. turned my planned steady first lap into a mad dash up through the field and left me plum tuckered for the 2nd lap which I slogged around before a better last lap… all good but sooo painful.
Overall I prefer my Enduro type stuff but I had a great day and top respect to everyone involved, riders and Pants and the crew.
Thanks