First up, well done to all the Epic racers, good man John taking home a trophy.
As Terry mentioned, a very well organised event. No shortage of marshalls, barriers, scoffold bridges, food vans, you name it. For me, Saturday afternoon, made the big drive to Clonmel to do my first race in years. Wasn't the only one from far flung parts of the country, club jerseys around from all corners. Great to hear all different accents having the banter. The U16 race was in full flow when I arrived. Christ, and very happy they weren't lumped into the B race. Fairly ripping along they were. Numbers on the sign on were just shy of 50 for the B race, which seems low compared to the 100 odd that you have at pre-covid Dublin races. Then only 35 on the start line. Still delighted to amongst the cx buzz again. Been a mad long wait. Boom, go, usual heart attack first lap. Fitness still on the way back, had no idea if the intensity would be too much to handle. Rode it as consersative as possible, let the wheels ride away, just to make sure I wouldn't blow up. Ended up in no mans lands by the end of lap one. Clawed back a few spots by the race end. 31 minutes for the winner, seems a bit short. I was more than happy to have got around, blown off the cobwebs and roll on the next one.
Dave, especially for you, some gopro footage of the first lap...
