Myself , Keith , Lorraine and Miron headed off this morning on our 2 and a half hour spin down ( big thanks to David F for a loan of his bike trailer ) , weather was brilliant all day , great talks on the way with the lovely scenery of snow capped mountains .
Arrived with enough time to do a small rece run and warm up of the final piece of single track , unfortunately we took the easy turn off on the final exit corner which would be me and Keith's down fall later in the race .
Race starts and Brian was away with the Super Pros , Miron headed off on his charge and was in my sights for 3\4 of the race , Lorraine and me followed with Keith following up the rear . after awhile we were spread out and i tried to reel in Miron but he was gone .. I got a feckin cramp on the first section of Boardwalk and had to stop up for awhile , mean while Lorraine took a nasty fall with Keith following , she said to him to go on . he started on his charge and reeled me in on the final km , all I heard behind me was `Well Lad` .... he scared the be jasus out of me , OK pressure on now we flew along with me trying my best not to make a mistake and give him the lead , then he over shot a fire road cross over and I thought I was save , but bang there he was back on me wheel pushing me on and shouting .... ` First chance I get I,m taking ya .... Lad ` .... Then last turn 100ft from finish the final push up the loose gravel which we missed on our rece run ,I jammed in high gear and bike stops , Keith drives to the left and bang he's off the bike jammed in gear also , next thing the 2 of us are running flat out up the hill and across the finish line with the crowd cheering .... Ah just brilliant it was . I think Keith got me by a wheel length , Miron was there waiting for us . Lorraine arrived soon after very sore , and then Brian a bit later in the Pros . overall a bloody great day and one to always remember . and yes Barry Byrne this Club defininty sucks you in ..........
MTB - Biking Blitz Race Series 2014
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Just heard Lorraine got 3rd over all in the Woman's Baggy Shorts 
congratulations
congratulations-
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Great day, thx Nigel for a lift, congrats to Lorraine
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Great day out, brilliant trails and weather, really enjoyed that now. I would have been sat on the start line without my number plate zipped on like a right Charlie had Miron not pointed it out 
Well done to Lorraine and everyone else
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Nice one Nigel, that finish sounds comical. Reminds me of the vintage rivalry between myself and DF back in the old days. Well done to Lorraine, third overall for the series, great stuff.
Have to say the blitz is a brilliant series, will definitely be there again next year.
Well done to all the newbie mtb racers over the series, Nigel, Keith, Miron, Ciara, Patsy, Lorraine, and of course the old guard, Jim, DavidF, DavidT, BrianM and me. Roll on the NPS!
Have to say the blitz is a brilliant series, will definitely be there again next year.
Well done to all the newbie mtb racers over the series, Nigel, Keith, Miron, Ciara, Patsy, Lorraine, and of course the old guard, Jim, DavidF, DavidT, BrianM and me. Roll on the NPS!
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Brilliant!
The Blitz is a great series, does what it says on the tin i.e. gets people new to the sport out racing and having the craic.
Well done to everyone
The Blitz is a great series, does what it says on the tin i.e. gets people new to the sport out racing and having the craic.
Well done to everyone
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We need a photo of that finish!
Well done everyone!
Well done everyone!
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Must have been some finish nigel. Reminds me of the race finish in Americam flyers! Well done all