Muc Off 8 - by Rickie Cotter

Muc off 8 hour enduro


Had a great start on the front of the line but the smoke granade was a bit sketchy and the Le Mans start was quite long so I struggled to keep up with the guys. With a good bike position in transition I managed to stay out of the carnage on the initial descent, which was lucky, as the first corner was a hard left into a big puddle of mud.
The course had a lot of climbing, suits me, and a timed descent .The mud became a problem after a couple of laps it was more efficient to carry the bike and run through it was brutal on the legs and it smelt like more than mud! There were a couple of sections like this and after a dry week and a warm day they still managed to find sum bogs;)
I had 2 nosebleeds, which were inconvenient but not too much bother. Got through 5 litres of fluid, as it was really warm. Managed to do 8 laps, started to get really frustrated with the mud and smelling like poo, had a sprint finish with a bloke I won and he had a head start so that was satisfying.
I did win the race but I felt that I rode badly because I lost concentration a few times and wasn’t consistent in my laps and wasn’t smooth my timing was poor but it won't happen again because now I'm annoyed even though I finished on top.