Yet again the weather looked promising for the MaXx Exposure. They have been very lucky the last few years and despite the fact someone seemed to have flicked the ‘winter switch’ on the whole it was a nice evening and perfect for the race. We were manning a checkpoint again and as in previous years… Continue reading »
Sep
29
Jul
19
Uncle Si & Steve (Old Spice) Do The 2010 Pass Portes Du Soleil 2010
For those of you that don’t know, this is an MTB event held in both France & Switzerland in the Portes du Soleil region of the French Alps (one of the largest skiing areas in the world) and in the summer it becomes a trail centre of giant proportions! It is not a race and… Continue reading »
May
22
Gorrick Spring Series Rd 6 on a New Bike…
After what seemed like an eternal wait (it wasn’t actually that long, I’m just rubbish at waiting), I had in my possession a brand new Ellsworth Truth Mk 6 frame, in gorgeous green and complete with a ‘save the rainforest’ tree frog (Do I now count as tree hugger?). I’ve had a good few weeks… Continue reading »
Apr
25
Goodwood Spring Challenge – Return of the Whyte 19…
I’ve long been a fan of the more ‘traditional’ XC race format, but as I’d done it for many years non stop I kind of got burnt out with the whole race scene and I’d taken a few years off to just enjoy my riding. The last few years my emphasis has been on endurance… Continue reading »
Jan
01
Brass Monkeys Enduro round 2 – 28th Dec 2009
It was billed as a post Christmas Indulgence tonic, and was just what I needed after a few too many calories and just a splash or two of fine wine. I only decided to enter a few days before, so there was very little time for preparation, just a run on the Saturday and a… Continue reading »
Dec
02
Merida Brass Monkeys Round 1 – Rushmoor Arena
All last week I’d been thinking about what to do Sunday, I had a ‘day pass’ and originally I was going to ride with Deadly and the Brighton MTB crew as well. I noticed that round one of the “Merida Brass Monkeys Enduro” was on and was pondering entering, but when I went and looked… Continue reading »
Nov
12
Gorrick Autumn Series rd 2 – 8th Nov 2009
Gorrick Autumn Series rd 2 – 8th Nov 2009 After missing out on round 1 at the last minute, I was keen to get back to Gorrick racing, having not done a pure mtb race for a good few months whilst dabbling in offroad tri’s. The weather had been pretty lousy and Saturday night had… Continue reading »
Sep
20
Endurancelife.com Triathlon, Dorset, 12th September
After a pretty successful first Trail X event (despite the disqualification…) I was very keen to give it another go, and signed up for the next race, taking place in and around Poole harbour. My preparation had been going pretty well – coming off the back of a good summer running and riding loads and… Continue reading »
Aug
20
Brighton Big Dog
Well I was going to write a bit of a report about the Brighton Big Dog, but fortunately for me someone has done a nice little video (I think it was http://twitter.com/markbrown25 as he was loitering with a video camera!!). So here’s an aerial view of the course: And this is what it felt like!!… Continue reading »
Aug
01
7th again!
I entered this event in the back end of 2008 and I was looking forward to this as I missed last years as I was not fit enough to compete due to my recovery from my broken shoulder so I was determined to make amends. In the 4 months build up I was averaging less… Continue reading »
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