Erlestoke Twelve 2013

The Erlestoke Twelve was held over a beautifully sunny bank holiday weekend, making a great start to the first of several MTB events to be held though the summer. 

The course was fantastic as always, with loads of twisty singletrack and technical challanges to keep people on their toes. 

Several RCC riders entered various categories, including Mat (Solo), Colin and Jason (Male Pair), Gilly & Simon (Mixed Pair) and Gareth, James, Rakesh, Zuzka (Mixed Team). All put in good performances, with Gilly & Simon only just missing a place on the podium. 

We had a total three punctures on the day, all of which were suffered by Jason! Including one 1/2" long screw that he had the misfortune to collect out of the 500 or so riders doing multiple laps of the course.

Timing issues cast uncertainty over positions during the race, although even for all the glitches I'll still be going back next year for some more of that awesome singletrack.

More photos from the event can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/garethashton/sets/72157633771484356/

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Erlestoke 12 2013