Good Fighters

With hectic exam season over, it’s been full on training for the past couple of weeks, and with the national championships just around the corner, it seems like we’re approaching the final push. This weekend sees the fourth round of the British Mountain Bike series, and with a great (world cup standard) course lined up at Dalby, Yorkshire, it’s looking like it’s going to be a great weekend. Personally, I’m hoping to put my recent national bad luck behind me, but with a few regional podiums and a win under my belt, as well as continuously beating my local 10 mile TT time and racing with experts on wednesday nights, I’m full on and ready to go..! It’s go hard or go home this weekend.. time to smash it..! : )

Alex

Sunday 9th May saw the second round of the British Mountain Bike Race series, taking place at the Wasing Estate, in the south of England. Arriving on saturday, we pre rode the course to find it was full of sharp climbs and nimble singletrack… Race day soon followed and although I was optimistic about the race ahead, an early lead soon paid it’s price, and along with me not feeling 100%, I was struggling thanks to my earlier efforts. Slightly loosing heart, I finished 10th, but with the motivation to continue and be fully prepared for the next round at Margam on May 29th. Keep it rolling!

With the first national race of the year just gone by, it is easy to see the racing calendar is fully underway. The first round of the national mountain bike race series, located at Sherwood Pines on 28th March, was surely going to be fast with it’s rolling fireroads and fast singletrack. My preparation was good the week before the race, and I was ready to roll come sunday morning. What wasn’t quite as ready to roll, however, was my rear tyre, which was gradually deflating almost immediately after the race had begun. After using up my canister in an attempt to repair it, there was little I could do but struggle on and ride the best I could to fight my way back from the field, from being at the head of the race in the start, to finishing 12th.

Not too worry though, as I still picked up some points, and the excitement is building for the race in Holland this weekend.

Alex

As the first national race of the season is just under a week away, preparation is fully underway. My racing machine, my Taurine Team, is set up for sunday’s race, looking as fast as ever, and riding as quick as ever, as tuesday’s training ride with Paul proved. I have recently done a couple of the local Gorrick races, a local favourite with their short but challenging circuits, and I managed to finish 3rd in a strong field of the open category, which sets me in good stead for sunday’s race.

See you on the start line!

Hi everyone, this is my first post as part of the Good Fight! Surprisingly, things have been slightly busy over the past few weeks; so lots to start and write about! But firstly; I’m Alex.. nearly 16 and live in East London, UK. You’ve probally seen me blasting around the Epping Forest on my Taurine, or on the Essex roads on my Six Carbon.

Paul, Chris and I all recently took a trip up to the Peak District in the snowy weather to get in a good weekends worth of riding in the, as it would turn out, near arctic conditions. We left early on a saturday morning, loaded with our bikes and all of the winter clothing we could pack, meaning when we were kitted up, we were ready to roll!

However, we later learnt just the full extent of the snow on the peaks, and the fact that it doesn’t matter if you have the best hardtails and full suspension bikes in the world, we would have to do a bit of pushing through the 2 ft. of snow that was on the trails! We still had loads of fun though; taking in the breathtaking sights that the peaks have to offer, made even that much better by a thick blanket of snow.

Back home and it’s back to training, and with the days getting slightly longer, after school rides are looking that much better!

We take a small break in the Peaks!