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Archive for August, 2009
Cycling Celebrity in the Park
22 years ago
by Morgan
in announcement
International freeride superstar Steve Scrivener marked his return from a summer in Whistler by organising a spin in the Phoenix Park for 1000 of his closest friends. Chaos ensued but he survived with only a few scratches…
Endurance Racing Roundup
02 years ago
Bontrager 24/12
At the end of July Ryan and Mel returned to Portsmouth to take part in the Bontrager 24/12, reported to be their most enjoyable race of the 2008 season. Once again they claimed the mixed-pairs title for the 12-hour event. You can read a full report of how they got on Ryan and Mel’s blogs.
Sleepless in the Saddle
Three teams from MAD headed over to the Sleepless in the Saddle 24-hour race at Catton Park, UK on August 8th. Morgan, Phil, Steve and Shane made up a team of four, while Paddy & Conor and Sean & Cormac made the unenviable mistake of entering the pairs category. You’ll find details of the aftermath in the forum. It’s only thanks to the tireless race-support from Aine that they made it back at all.
There are loads of photos from the race too including these from Aine and Morgan as well as official photos of Conor, Paddy, Morgan, Phil and Steve. There’s also write-up on the British Cycling website too, starring Phil! Full results and lap times
TransWales
Finally, seemingly having forgetten the trauma of last year, rigid-singlespeed-29er aficionado Ollie Castle has just headed off to take part in the TransWales mtb stage race for a second time. Seven days of slogging through mud and rain lie ahead. You can follow his grim progress on Twitter.
