Yeah that was just an amazing day. The crowds, the atmosphere, the sunshine, the organisation, everything came together. While being one of the best days on the bike I do think it was one of the hardest also. You're lashing down trails and hitting straight into climbs without a break. 6 hours in the saddle in total with dragging fire road climbs coupled with full on burly downhill tracks which really took its toll on the body.
I burped my rear tyre on 1 or 2 and while I felt it roll didn't actually check it till after stage 4 when it was running on 18psi. Just lucky I didn't rip it open and managed to get it back up on the neutral mechanical stop.
Am delighted with finishing it as had a bad dose on the Friday to which I had to cut practice short and never got to do 3 and 4.
Considered dropping out but pushed through on Saturday and reckon I sweated out most of it by Sunday.
Well done to Paul with a savage result and Scott doing so well in such a stacked field also but we expected it from ye lads who are consistently a threat at the sharp end of the field.
Jacko and I are just happy to have finished in one piece and smug in the knowledge that we competed and finished an Enduro World Series
It also must be noted that we all beat Fabien Barel on Stage 4. (He may have punctured but we wont mention that)
That is something that will be kept for the grandchildren
Best of luck Tayto who is heading off this week to Tweedlove and then on to Europe to do the next two stages.
The man is peaking like a Chinese duck and the sky is the limit.
Keep her lit lad
