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Post by crummy on Aug 25, 2009 19:38:16 GMT 10
Results are up,
the full story shortly..........
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Post by Lewy on Aug 25, 2009 20:37:50 GMT 10
Bring it on Mr Rummy ;D
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Post by crummy on Aug 29, 2009 17:54:41 GMT 10
Thanks Champ! Hope this is what you wanted...............
Epic 09
The weather was warm in QLD and I was concerned with the late start of the race. Heat stress would be the equalizer. We arrive early and warmed up, it was a busy hub at the winery south of Toowoomba. I wandered over saying g'day to Mr Jongewaard and Mr Anderson getting set up, they had traveled from SA for the weekends festivities. Also chatted with Matt from Ay-Up who was here to support his riders, like Mr Fellows.
Off the start line it is more a casual pace than I have seen at many marathons. Darren Smith, Shane Taylor along with a bunch of other riders are lead out by big Mr J. It is a bitumen climb followed by some undulating hills. Through the hills Darren is in the lead group and finds the pace just a little hot falling back to the second group with me. We ride together into the cool of Ma Ma Creek, following cow trail when not being miss led about the creek bed cross-overs. Then get caught out by the fence. Where were the signs?
When we are out of the creek it is really warm, there is a big climb, Darren begins to leave me behind as I begin to ride my own race. This big hill is followed by more rough track and some open climbs in the sun. The down hills sweep steeply back down into the valleys, I point and shoot letting the Velvets do their job and my weight back over the rear wheel. I do remember getting some serious speed, many of the guys record excess of 80kph on these dirt roads and tracks.
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Post by Lewy on Aug 29, 2009 22:53:09 GMT 10
How much Singletrack in this race compared to Fire Trail?
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Post by crummy on Sept 1, 2009 19:25:47 GMT 10
Real singletrack, or "singletrack"?
The singletrack before the resort is cowtrail in a paddock. The resort has singletrack and it was somewhere between 5-10km for the EPIC.
They reccon there is 40+km of trail on the resort.
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