Neccl Rd8 Final

It was the Grand Finale of the Neccl Super Saturday Series @ Hetton Lyons Country Park yesterday. The day started with the U12's race based on the grounds adjacent to the wheel and woods. They had a cracking race with plenty of battles going on between riders who were fighting for positions/points.
Then it was onto the U14/16's who did the full sen course. There was a good keen field of riders all eager on the start line for 30mins of tough racing in the near gale force winds. Again there was plenty battles going on within the race.
Onto the main race and we gathered on the tarmac straight for a sprint start onto the course. The course had a great mix of all types of terrain from gentle climbs, singletrack through the wooded sections, long straights and twisty sections on the open grass sections. Ground conditions were very good with no sloppy mud and firm ground. I cannot comment on the race its self as i was battling away with riders myself at the back of the field. I decided to take the fat bike for a laugh as i have not done any cx racing this season so far and could not be bothered to swap my touring tyres over to my racing tyres on my cx bike. I had a fantastic race and really enjoyed trying to catch the rider in front then staying in front of them. I pulled through the field and gained quite a few positions by the time the bell lap had come around. 55mins later i was shattered with the wind killing me off, bloody good work out and it showed just how unfit i am at this level of output! Here are some photos by the MBE Crew Part 1 and here Part 2 remember they are free to download so help yourselves.
The NECCL SUPER SATURDAY SERIES will return in 2014, bigger / better with new venues and hopefully some old venues that havent been used for a few years.