Missed this one this year cos it clashed with Eurobike trade show. Just checked next year's date and it doesn't, so reckon I'm going to have to enter it. Can't wait
Yes, it's just you. Different brakes next year. Ones that don't break when you crash after 50 miles. Grrr... Great event by the way, unfinshed business, so I'll be going back
"unfinshed business" Me too Juan, I will be making sure I put a spanky new drivetrain on the bike before the event, hopefully removing the 40 miles of chainsuck I endured this year.
The 100 course is a mix of undulating fire road - think sawtooth elevation profile - which this year was a tad draggy on account of the two weeks of rain before the event and man-made singletrack. It's not technically interesting, though it does have a 'big' sort of feel to it in parts. I got the impression that it was a harder going than the SDW, but it's hard to say how much of that was due to the conditions.
Mostly it's fireroad by the way, just the odd singletrack section to keep you awake
I think they're planning to make the cut-offs tighter next year as well, so if you were on course for 14.5 hours, you simply wouldn't finish.
