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CROSS COUNTRY 6HR ENDURO EVENT
TRENTHAM GARDENS
STOKE ON TRENT
STAFFORDSHIRE

ENDURO - PLUS 04
'At high speed through the trees'

The info:

Now in it's 5th year, Enduro-PLUS 6 has quickly become renowned as one of the toughest yet most rewarding events on the MTB calendar. With the continued support from Karrimor Bike and fresh input from Specialized the event is set to continue improving.

IT'S SUNDAY, SO ITS ANOTHER EVENTS DAY

~ Bicyclemania Ride ~

Chiefy arrive at Trentham Gardens for the 'Karrimor/Specialized Enduro6 Challenge'. This was another new start for Chiefy, a running start & it was not the best way to get going for an six hour event. Running in Spd's on hard uneven ground made for some delicate foot work, anyway off into the forest and down a fast track to the lake side track. The first section was straight forward & then you came to the first long climb, which slowly got steeper & steeper the near to the top you got. (It was ride-able)

After getting your breath back you entered the narrow twisting single-track dodging the trees & negotiating the downhill section twisting over tree roots to a cheeky little climb back up into the woods. Then came the fast track roller-coasting it's way around the wood & dropping down to a fire road. Here you could flick up a few gears and crank-it to the next big climb, tackle the hairpin & start the long haul up to the top. You could use both sides of the track to get to the top, it was the last 20 feet or so that really got you totally committed to take it on. Once on top there was no chance for a breather, another short climb took you to the downhill section where you could really fly connecting at the bottom with a sweeping right-hand bank leading you into the woods again.

Once into the woods you some how got that sticky feeling, someone was holding onto your tyres. Climbing out & cresting the top took you to the danger zone. Dropping down into the root infested wood where the lines changed every lap & clearing the right-hand bend took you to the bomb-hole drop. Then you entered the smile zone where you could open it up a bit. Now out into the open you could crank-it around the back of the arena on a fire road which took you through the edge of the wood and back into the pit village where you dis-mounted and walked through the timing tent and back to your pit box.
"Out again for more of the same" . . . . "Six hours & 4 laps later it's time to chill-out"

Team Result	Rider	Category	Number	Field	Ranked	Laps
Team Result	Chiefy	6hr Event	73	145	136th	4

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