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'SELKIRK IS OFFICIALLY
THE TOUGHEST ENDURO
IN THE MERIDA I DAY SERIES'
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 The info:
There was an Enduro style mountain bike race in Scotland, at Selkirk which stands high above the
Ettrick & Yarrow Valleys. It is an area rich in heritage & inspiring
natural beauty, but above all it provided the playground for the
most loved course in the Merida Marathon Series. |
IT'S
SUNDAY, SO ITS ANOTHER EVENTS DAY
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~ Bicyclemania Ride ~
Someone at the paste
party said to Chiefy "There are a couple of small
climbs on the course"
"What a load of bollocks, it felt like you were
climbing to the heavens". But the pay-back was
the downhill's, not just fast fire-roads but boulder
strewn tracks with twists and turns which would catch
some people out (Big time)
~ Downhill root infested runs ~
Turning
off a fire-road and into a wooded section seems
straight forward, but for the steep tree infested
slops with there 'Touch me & I'll bring you off
fingers fanning out in all directions' tonnes
of riders were spun in different directions to the one
they wanted & some even kissing trees at 20 mph.
~ Feed Stations ~
Plenty of
food to be had bananas, energy bars, High5 drink and
water. With the warm dry conditions the riders were
taking on bucket loads of liquid to help them say
hydrated & hopefully get around the tough route.
~ The Home Run ~
After the
last feed station on the 50km route it was a long,
long leg sapping climb over about 4 mini summits to
the trig point. Then a long downhill run between the
heather and streams to the finish. But half way down
lurking in the under-growth was the BikeMagic
photographer waiting to snap the unwary biker who
crashed out in the mother of all water holes.
'It was not that deep, but travelling at warp
speed you could have had an under-water swim' |
SELKIRK MTB ENDURO
Thumbnailed
pictures
To many bikers
made it hard to climb
Nice single-track
section by the woods
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RESULT |
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Rider |
Category |
Number |
Field |
Ranked |
Time |
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Chiefy |
Vets 50km |
1134 |
227 |
86th |
04.58.31 |
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