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3 from 3!
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Published: 4th January, 2015
After a really lucky run with the weather during my Christmas holidays, I came to the Gorrick Brass Monkey 4hr race today feeling a little less than fresh... Over the past weeks I've been riding 3-4hrs most days and getting as much mountain biking in as possible whilst the trails have been in such great condition. But then it rained all day yesterday... So I was a little apprehensive about the race today. However, I know Porridge dries out really quickly in a race as long as there are enough riders and no more rain. Instead we had fog, but I don't mind fog.
The lap at Porridge Pot was absolutely fantastic. The trails really flower together nicely and after a very sketchy lap 1 on the slippery surface it dried out very quickly. It felt hillier than it probably was, mainly as the climbs were pretty continually up/down/up/down with very little in the way of rest. I really liked the combination of trails and they were almost entirely firm after a lap or two. I decided to just put the hammer down from the start again and see how it went; I was certainly feeling the main couple of climbs by the end. Good to win 3 from 3 this year, not sure I've managed that before.
The amount of preparatory work that goes into these events is immense, having blown the entire lap a week or so ago, Pants was out last evening blowing the course again to get rid of the puddles. It really makes a difference on a day like today.
Next event for me is Battle on the Beach in March, so I've got a few weeks of hard training before then...
GB
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Great to win 3 from 3 this year!
Winning!
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George Budd
Marathon racer & Deputy Head. Usually found eating carrot cake in Peaslake.
Thanks to my sponsors: Pivot Cycles, Upgrade Bikes, Ison Distribution, USE, Exposure Lights, ODI, Gusset, Halo, MRP, Schwalbe, Absolute Black and Rotor
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