http://www.minnellium.com/2007/09/grizedale-mountainbike-challenge/ Dave Haygarth, family and friends. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.minnellium.com/2007/09/grizedale-mountainbike-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2543 Grizedale Mountain Bike Challenge 2009 » Minnellium Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:50:32 +0000 http://www.minnellium.com/w/?p=469#comment-2543 [...] Two years ago I rode the Grizedale challenge when I didn’t own a mountain bike – on a borrowed bike, but this year, with a bit of my ‘own’ mountain biking under my belt, I was looking forward to it even more. As an event, with c. 600 riders, it’s very special, and the fast, fire track start gave me a great buzz. As the event wore on, I settled into what I thought was between 15th and 20th position, and was amazed to find out I finished in 9th place. It’s really hard to keep tabs on where you are. [...] [...] Two years ago I rode the Grizedale challenge when I didn’t own a mountain bike – on a borrowed bike, but this year, with a bit of my ‘own’ mountain biking under my belt, I was looking forward to it even more. As an event, with c. 600 riders, it’s very special, and the fast, fire track start gave me a great buzz. As the event wore on, I settled into what I thought was between 15th and 20th position, and was amazed to find out I finished in 9th place. It’s really hard to keep tabs on where you are. [...]

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