First off let me explain what this is. It isn't part of the Scottish series. It is a separate race and its only happens once a year. If you win you are Scottish Champion of your category for one year. One exception is made in the categories however. Senior, Expert and Elite all race in one category.
From the top of the hill you had an easy start that everyone loves just some nice flat out, wide track with a couple of berms, jumps and rough as badgers rock gardens! Take down the next straight on the pedals all the way and then turn down left to face your rival.
From here in its steep and nothing but! The main features here where the 3 rocky chutes in concession which were so fun but you didn't want to get to carried away because your landed pad was either a big wooden fence or a big rock. Next are some really tight rock corners with a few long sweeping corners which became more holy than my church socks.
After this you were onto the last stint which nicely flattened out and treated you with some quick berms, rocks and the grassy straight before the river crossing to the finish.
Saturday gave us spectacular weather and everyone was holding out that it would stay that way but despite this it pissed down! Turning the middle part of the course into a huge dirt bog, the grassy bit at the bottom more greasy than a frying pan and choppy than the North Sea! and everyones spirits down.
Despite this we are here to do one thing and thats race! Heres how the Ae Bike Shop/ Solway Insulation Services Team got on.
Lewis (Crashed) in Senior/Expert/Elite 60/74 4.29.290
Myself (Crashed) in Senior/Expert/Elite 42/74 3.52.703
Cub (Crashed) in Junior 13/35 3.34.257
So we all done reasonable considering we done a lot of crashing! some more than others, it still hurts to sit down.
Anyways onto out next race this weekend 18/19th July at Innerleithen for the National Championships!
Pinned or Binned!
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