Post by crummy on Jul 5, 2010 20:55:50 GMT 10
Most recently I traveled to Awaba for the first round of the Rocky Trail Grand Prix. Rocky Trail have divided the GP into two formats, they retained last years successful 4hr GP and added an 8hr for the overzealous riders. Awaba is located approximately 100km north of Sydney along the F3 and is a dedicated Mountainbike Park.
From the start we were off into the singletrack of Awaba, a small group of riders stretched their legs at the front, while a bigger group of us was being paced by Katrin Van Der Spiegel. A small line mistake would mean a passing opportunity and Katrin, back on the bike for the first time in months, made such an error during that initial singletrack giving us an opening to wind back the leaders. Over the next three hours Hugh Stodart and I kept a solid pace within minutes of the leading riders.
Managed to catch up with some friendly faces while at Awaba, Paul and Di Perry who now call Awaba their local track. They depicted a new section of the track that would be fun, Salad-bowl, and it was described as a flowing cut through a gully section. Also I was made aware of the rainforest sections that would be dark even throughout the middle of the day, in effect you would have to wear clear glasses for the race.
Just check out mcrummy.blogspot.com for the full report
From the start we were off into the singletrack of Awaba, a small group of riders stretched their legs at the front, while a bigger group of us was being paced by Katrin Van Der Spiegel. A small line mistake would mean a passing opportunity and Katrin, back on the bike for the first time in months, made such an error during that initial singletrack giving us an opening to wind back the leaders. Over the next three hours Hugh Stodart and I kept a solid pace within minutes of the leading riders.
Managed to catch up with some friendly faces while at Awaba, Paul and Di Perry who now call Awaba their local track. They depicted a new section of the track that would be fun, Salad-bowl, and it was described as a flowing cut through a gully section. Also I was made aware of the rainforest sections that would be dark even throughout the middle of the day, in effect you would have to wear clear glasses for the race.
Just check out mcrummy.blogspot.com for the full report