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The dates for Dukes never match up for me but I would actually like to see how I stack up on the gravel bike roster in Aberfoyle, it more my jam performance wise. MTB is a confidence game and I take a long time to build it up. Not paying £25 to climb a hill on a separate day though.
(Doing Gralloch and Dirty Reiver this year but will probably never MTB race again)
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MTB is a confidence game
haha so much this. I don't consider my self totally shit hot or anything, maybe a baw hair above average. I've been riding the trails at inners since I was a teenager, know them very well... but as soon as the pressure of a stop watch is there I fall apart and hug the first tree I see. Not that keen to pay money just to see DNF next to my name.
I'll give you a bell when I organise the Aberfoyle Bongs n Pies fun ride.
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I accompanied my youngest on the junior race last year at gravelfoyle. A fairly ghastly competitive dad vibe. A lot of club lycra.
TotalShanner
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lol #rep
This is why I'll never enter the Dukes Weekender race. Pay money to race on trails that I ride for free every other day of the year... then see that the folk placing in the top 25 are basically professional riders. I'd rather keep the entry fee and buy a nice kebab with the cash on the way home.
I'm gonna set up my own gravel race series with mandatory food stops and/or a mandatory bong hit. No prizes and no timing system.