I was going to open with 'Pre Peaks was brutal' but after reading the write up of Strathpuffer, I'll settle for merely 'gruelling'. In true Yorkshire fashion the weather ranged from miserable with fleeting glimpses of distant sunshine, to downright grim. I came off hard at about 50km when at the sight of a crosser trundling down a very sketchy gravel descent, I let loose, fully intending to fly past in a blur of mud-splattered orange fury. And fly I did, straight over the bars and past the bemused rider before landing messily on my face. Que a good sit down and a handful of emergency Haribos while I assessed the damage. A wobbly but rideable front wheel and a smattering of cuts and grazes plus a big gash on my knee that looked like it might need stitches (it didn't fortunately). I finished the ride, largely thanks to a marshall (one of many) who was able to patch me up and see me off on what he assured me was the easiest section of the course.
Oh and I did it on the newly finished Ritchey (literally thrown together the day before). Also white socks were a bad idea and bar bags are great until they come into contact with mud, after which they just ruin your bars.
I was going to open with 'Pre Peaks was brutal' but after reading the write up of Strathpuffer, I'll settle for merely 'gruelling'. In true Yorkshire fashion the weather ranged from miserable with fleeting glimpses of distant sunshine, to downright grim. I came off hard at about 50km when at the sight of a crosser trundling down a very sketchy gravel descent, I let loose, fully intending to fly past in a blur of mud-splattered orange fury. And fly I did, straight over the bars and past the bemused rider before landing messily on my face. Que a good sit down and a handful of emergency Haribos while I assessed the damage. A wobbly but rideable front wheel and a smattering of cuts and grazes plus a big gash on my knee that looked like it might need stitches (it didn't fortunately). I finished the ride, largely thanks to a marshall (one of many) who was able to patch me up and see me off on what he assured me was the easiest section of the course.
Oh and I did it on the newly finished Ritchey (literally thrown together the day before). Also white socks were a bad idea and bar bags are great until they come into contact with mud, after which they just ruin your bars.
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