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The info:
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Viking Challenge 50km Off/road course features some of
the most beautiful countryside in the East Midlands, O.K. so
it was a bit sloppy & sludgy but it kept you on your toes,
or arse. This year the Viking Challenge catered for
1,183 on/off/road cyclists & raised monies for
the Mencap & Redmile Village primary school. |
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~ Bicyclemania Ride ~
Well would you believe it, warm & sunny Octobers day.
" But A Mud
Bath "
Registration was very well organized, simple affair just
sign in & say what time you are going to start, tie on your
number to the bike & at the finish hand it into the
time-keepers.
The route this year had a different section in it, but on
the hole the same course as last year so you new what was
coming, or we though we did, the ground was all slippery &
muddy in the off/road sections so it made for delicate
biking skills. As last year the route took in canal tow
paths, byways, woodland tracks, short sharp up-hills, small
down-hills, edge of fields & country lanes. And according to
Kidder & Chiefy it looked like everyone who had a mountain
bike of some sort had turned up to do this event.
"A total of 1.138 rides had a bash" ............ one
hell of a turn out ....again.
Everyone seemed to be in good spirits for the event the
route was well signed and marshalled too, the feed stations
were well stocked with juices, Mars bars & bananas not like
some major events Kidder & Chiefy have competed in. A big
thanks must go out to all involved in the making this event
even bigger and better than last years.
'Are you up for it next year ........... see you there!'. |
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Riders getting ready for
the off
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There's always one ...!
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The trailfinders had a
close battle
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RIDER |
CATEGORY |
NUMBER |
FIELD |
RANKED |
TIME |
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Kidder |
50km Route |
927 |
1,138 |
79th |
02:53:00 |
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Chiefy |
50km Route |
638 |
1,138 |
89th |
03:02:00 |
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