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Sunday 13.2.11 - Team Championships



1) Practice lap - oh sh1t, let 5-10 psi out of my back tyre to get at least a little grip
2) thick mud, thin mud, deep mud. You want mud? We got it!
2) Grid, I lined up at the back, that is my place... you sort yourselves out then i'll over take you
3) first lap - hell!!!
4) muddy incline - yay grip.
5) dismount - over take you suckers still trying to ride
5a) Noticed a horrible clattering noise whilst runing with the bike shouldered - presumed mud in the derailleur
6) dismount - over take you suckers trying to ride the bombholes
6a) Noticed a horrible clattering noise whilst runing with the bike shouldered - presumed mud in the derailleur
7) scary.slick.twisty.turny.foxholepitted.rooted.rutted.descent
8) overtake
9) overtake
10) overtake
11) lapped
12) lapping
13) lapping team mates
14) thick deep sandy mud in eth woods
15) Catch that root, urgh!
16) Foot down
17) never thought the thinner wetter mud of the feilds would be so appealing
18) or give my legs relief
19) rider down
20) Over the log,
20a)Noticed a horrible clattering noise whilst runing with the bike shouldered - presumed mud in the derailleur
21) Botched remount - lap three noticed rear quick release undone!!! - cause of noises found, YIKES!
22) Here comes the moustache man/Go go moustachio!/Your moustache is so cool!/[Insert moustache themed heckle here]
23) This hurts, check inspiration, go go go
23) And repeat 6x from number 4


58th of 100. Only got lapped once and did plenty of lapping of my own. My best result of the series... if only i'd ridden more or lost weight earlier.

Despite my awesome effort and 58th place our team finished DFL!