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CRC Road Sportive, Crickhowell 2013

Alan Cole — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:06:39 +0000

Well, that was wet – VERY WET! We actually started off in dryish conditions. Jay and I headed out onto the course in about the 4th wave. These events are held on open roads so aren’t mass starts. Instead they let you off in waves of about 12 people separated by a few minutes. As we left...

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CRC MTB Marathon, Crickhowell 2013

Alan Cole — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:12:49 +0000

This was the second year in a row that We’d done this event and once again it proved to be a hit, mainly because of the weekend of free camping in Wales that comes along with it. The MTB Marathon on the Saturday didn’t start until 10am so we had a relaxed morning before lining...

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GoPro Video from CRC MTB Marathon, Abergavenny

Alan Cole — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:45:39 +0000

As promised, here’s some GoPro video footage from the CRC MTB Marathon event at Abergavenny that I rode at the weekend. And, although I didn’t have my GPS with me, here’s a GPS track of the route (as ridden by Jay).

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Camping and Cycling in Abergavenny

Alan Cole — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:29:08 +0000

After an epic family weekend away camping at the CRC MTB Marathon in Marshbrook last year we thought we’d do it again this year. The CRC MTB Marathons and Road Sportives provide a really good atmosphere, loads of people all into bikes camping in a big field and then riding lots. It ends up like a mini-festival but everyone...

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