The aftermath

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With 2500 competitors Mountain Mayhem was one big 24hr race! Now in it’s 11th year (and my 7th time) everytime you think you have it sussed it throws a curveball to keep you on your toes. Even with that many competitors though, when it starts raining in the middle of the night making half the course unridable it can get pretty quiet out there…

Battling through the cloud, drizzle, deep mud, rain and darkness, with high winds a drying course and sunshine to finish, the UK 29er crew managed 7th place in the elite mixed category against some seriuously stacked opposition with a little help from fellow xcracer.com sponsored rider, Maddie Horton. Just to rub salt into the wounds, we were also schooled by the 69er Collective, riding high on their singlespeeds (and highest placed singlespeed team for the second year running).

In previous years, international endurance racers Natt Ross, Tinkez Juarez and Jenn O’Connor have won the solo categery. This year Anthony White and Sally Bigham take the honours in some grim conditions for the soloists. Big respect to them.

And if you didn’t have the luxury of your own jet wash, it was a case of joining the hour long queue for the bike wash if you wanted a clean steed between laps… Ouch!