Graeme Jarvis took out the Tough One from Jonny Walker...
Originally Posted by Jonny Walker Off-Road Racer
Well Tough One didn't go quite as well as expected yesterday and can be considered a Tough Day at the Office !!, charging on the first lap to pass several riders after a poor start i managed to catch Jarvis, but i crashed while passing for the lead , resulting in dirty grips and gloves and dropping me back down the order, however i pushed back into 2nd for a few laps but was getting arm pump due to gripping to tightly onto the muddy grips, i had no choice but to stop and ride without gloves until i could pit and take on new gloves and goggles. Now in 3rd and a few minutes behind the leaders it was time to push like hell again, at the 1 hour stage i had made up over 2 minutes on Graham and was only 20 seconds off his rear wheel , it looked possible to challenge for the lead again, but a series of mishaps knocked me back and i started to feel the effects of pushing too hard earlier and could no longer hold my pace. So at the half way stage i simply just had to ride a steady pace and save the bike for a solid 2nd place finish, slighlty dissappointed but on the positive side learned a lot today and really looking forward to the next race. Have to concede that Graham set a high standard today , the event was great and the course much tougher than expected due to the snow and amount of riders ripping up the track to expose a lot of roots and rocks.
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