I’ve got unfinished business now. Signed up for my first 24hr solo but broke my mech on lap 3 so that was game over.
As others have said, despite the conditions it seemed much more fun than any of the mayhems (and I’ve done 10 of them).
So much support all round the Course, but then it helps wearing a sumo suit! That’s the only advantage though. It was very absorbent and after lap 2 was so heavy I could hardly stand up. Add on a fatbike so full of mud the wheels wouldn’t turn and was so heavy I couldn’t lift it. Apologies to the photographer who’s light I collapsed onto by the bombholes! Hope it was alright!
Spent the rest of the time cheering riders on from the sumo disco tent, hope it helped you all keep going a bit! Can’t believe how smiley a lot of people were, even in the small hours.
After the Race, all the kids in the campsite seemed to descend on the sumo jump of doom, had a lovely day in the sun watching some incredibly skilled little nippers. The future of mountain biking is looking good if that’s any indicator!
So anyway we’ve already decided we’ll be back next year for another go. Fingers crossed for dryer trails though!
Finally many thanks to Martyn and the team for putting on such a superb event and keeping the showers working!