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Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the race
Date of ride: June 9th to 12th, 2011; Bike used: Commencal Supreme; No. of persons: Multiple; Weather: Cloudy with rain, drying out with sun on last two days; Ground conditions: Muddy, drying out after rain stopped Blogger’s note: The following is an amalgamation of my three runs, qualifying and … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Commencal Supreme, Downhill, Downhill racing, Enduro racing, Maxiavalanche Cup, mountain biking
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Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the build-up
Date of ride: June 9th to 12th, 2011; Bike used: Commencal Supreme; No. of persons: Multiple; Weather: Cloudy with rain, drying out with sun on last two days; Ground conditions: Muddy, drying out after rain stopped I’m not sure when the Maxiavalanche began for me. Perhaps it was when … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Downhill racing, Enduro racing, Maxiavalanche Cup, mountain biking
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Sunday sesh down the local woods
Date of ride May 1st 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons 2; Weather Sunshine but windy; Ground conditions Dry and loose
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Lesnes Abbey woods, Mini Downhill, mountain biking
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Roots, Ruts and Hucks – Pearce Cycles uplift, Hopton Castle
Date of ride March 20th 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons Multiple; Weather Overcast; Ground conditions Dry After leaving the rest of the crew in FoD, two of us made the journey up the A49; myself and the inimitable Mr Lewis. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Hopton Castle, mountain biking, Pearce Cycles, Uplift
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Flyup uplift, Forest of Dean
Date of ride March 19th 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons 7; Weather Sunny(!); Ground conditions Dry (woohoo!!) It was an early start. A 7.30am meet on the M4 meant a 6am alarm call, and so I started this awesome weekend of … Continue reading
Switchbacks DH Spain Day One
Thursday January 20th 2011. 3.30am: It was a bleary-eyed drive through the back streets of south east London and out onto the M25 that signalled the start of our trip to Switchbacks DH Spain in Benalmadena, just outside of Malaga. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, mountain biking, Switchbacks DH Spain
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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Two
Friday January 21 2011. We’d arranged for Lucky to pick us up in the van at 9am and it was a little after that time that we all shuffled out into the early morning sunlight. It was beautiful. Riders silhouetted … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, mountain biking, Switchbacks DH Spain
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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Three
Saturday January 22 2011. We woke to rain clouds enveloping the coastline of Malaga and it wasn’t a pleasant walk to the waiting van to take us to our next track, about an hour south finishing in a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, mountain biking, Switchbacks DH Spain
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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Four
Sunday January 23rd 2011. We woke to hangovers and rain, and this combination didn’t bode well for any of us completing a full day’s riding. The first track of the day was the famous SRAM test track. We were dropped … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, mountain biking, Switchbacks DH Spain
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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Five
Monday January 24th 2011. The sun struggled to break through the clouds today and after the previous day’s drinking the riding was never going to be brilliant but we were today going to Brohammer, the track described by Henrik as … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Mountainbiking, Switchbacks DH Spain
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