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June 28th, 2006

June 28th, 2006

Losers

There are always some folk who have a whinge about some aspect of twenty four hour racing.
The course was too easy/too hard/too dangerous/too flat/too hilly.
The weather was too hot/too wet.
I’ve never come across a moral whinge before.
“It seems that a lot of the mixed teams who did well had their weakest rider […]

June 28th, 2006

“That Bike Deserves Better”

Another year, another Mayhem, another Hecklers Corner.
Turns out they were right too.
My head was all over the place at the start of the race. A shortened course and more rideable climbs - actually do-able on 32:16 - should have made this a great solo 24 hour comeback event. So much for theory. In practice […]

June 28th, 2006

End of an Era

Bye Bye Maudsley horsebox, hello Kevin Parker replacement.
Yes, the old girl that has carried not just the horses but a stable full of mountain bikes to races all over England, and up into Scotland is for sale.
She’s showing her age on the long distance runs and we’ve just picked up a replacement. Kirsty did a […]

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