Come on own up who sacked it off when a bit of rain fell?

Over 100 people were missing from the first race when the results were posted up. They cant be all mechanicals?

Awesome.

Shame it didn't start from the top but the conditions didn't make it any easier. There really is nothing to compare it too at the start when there are hundreds of riders all gunning for the same gap. Truly an experience that every mountain biker should experience.

Tut tut

The sun came out in the end. The lift operator shouted "the sun is coming" we all thought he was nuts. But he was right.

Tracey bailed as well I see.

so going by the results, about 300 in the mega, 400 in the promo/affinity and a couple of hundred women (thats a complete guess but i have the start of the womens on video and thats what it looked like). I thought there were 1500+ entries........does that really mean 5-600 people bailed?? Because of a little bit of rain  , ok a lot.

Still, Colin, you got a mention on the podium, even if it was in disapointment that you hadn't made it down. 

just a shame that it didn't start on the glacier, means i'll have to go back next year. may actually do some training next time.

awesome day.

yeh, whoever was on the mic at the time just after i got down just said something along the lines of 'colin williams having qualified 6th in his group yet decided not to do the actual race due to the conditions must be disapointed etc' 

Have to say, if i'd made the first 400 and been waiting up top for that amount of time then i would have been on the verge of sacking it off. glad i didn't in the end, but hey, was my first time. No way i could come home without doing it. Being in the promo meant i got to sit at DMC station, drinking coffee, nice and dry and went up just as the sun came out.


next year i now have to go back to qualify better and do the mass start on the snow.

Before last week I was seriously gutted at the fact that I'd injured myself and had to pull out of the race a while back.  Looking at the weather I wasn't so gutted anymore.

I can rest in the knowledge that the year I did it we started on the snow, and had 30 odd degree sun all week...

Rootes

I'm thinking about trying to get out there next year for it, I was pretty serious in my prep this year until I broke my arm and all my priorities changed.

It'll depend on what else I get up to next summer post-degree...who knows.

It's still an awesome race!  Colin's right though, maybe a bit played now.

Rootes

i think if i made all the effort to go to france and train and all that i wouldn't be leaving without doing the race or having a fight 

I really want to do the race, any one have a website which explains it all?#

Thanks!!