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Saddle Skedaddle Spring Series Round 4

Another fantastic race by the Gorrick / Saddle Skedaddle people. As per normal it was an early start so that Harry could get there in time to start his race at 09:00. We arrived in plenty of time for him … Continue reading

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Saddle Skedaddle Rnd 3 – Crowthorne

As usual today started early with a 5:30 alarm call so that Harry and I could be at Brads for around 6:15 – 6:30. We get everything ready the evening beforehand, so all we have to do is have breakfast, … Continue reading

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Saddle Skedaddle Round 2 – Swinley Forest

It was a set to be a really early start Sunday morning. My alarm was set for 5am so I hoping to get an early night, that wasn’t to be though. I had a call from Jennie asking me to … Continue reading

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Team Ride

The whole team managed to ride together today, starting from the car park in Leigh Woods, rather than the usual Ashton Court start. We started off with a half loop of Leigh Woods, which was really busy. We couldn’t really … Continue reading

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Brass Monkeys Rnd 3 – Done

That was the last round of a 3 race series. Brass Monkeys is the Winter series through the Gorrick Mountain Biking Events. I’ve always found the racing they organise very professional and aimed at the XC scene. they might be … Continue reading

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Brass Monkeys Round 2

Round 2 of is now done. This didn’t start well though! I arrived at Brads house around 07:15 only to find that he was ill and therefore wouldn’t be joining us (Pete, Harry & me) for this race… So the … Continue reading

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Brass Monkeys – round 1

This years round one of brass monkeys is over, thank god! That was a tough race, and i think we all need to do some more long rides. We started off well and were all together for a while, Pete … Continue reading

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Training – alt route to Bath

Another great early morning ride. It started of a little cold on the old lungs but soon warmed up as the sun got higher. My speed is increasing a little week on week, I have this route down to 1:27 … Continue reading

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Forest of Dean

FoD enduro was a few weeks ago now, it was a wet muddy and I’d like to say miserable day, but miserable it was not. It was really muddy, from the sticky bike clogging, gear munching heavy stuff to the … Continue reading

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TORQ in Your Sleep 12:12

TORQ in Your Sleep was yet another fabulously organised event by the Gorrick team and title sponsor TORQ. We had decided to compete in this race as 2 teams, 2 male pair teams, Matt and Pete as 1st team, Brad … Continue reading

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