It was mostly open terrain with a lot of winding motorcycle tracks squiggling all over the place. I was thankful that I had done a lot of foot orienteering so that reading the off track terrain was possible and absolutely necessary. The bulletin information had indicated it would be up to 25% off track riding.
There's prickles and thorns out on course. The briar bushes remind me of Central. There's been a few punctures out there. I am riding with 'slime' sealant filled inner tubes so that hopefully any puncture is sealed by the slime as the wheel rotates.
I finished in 39th place with 31:52, just over 10 min slower than the winner. Another of my Budapest training camp roomies did well today, Emily, earning a silver medal. Congrats Em!
It was hot again today, somewhere around 34C. I covered myself with water at the start. There was a bit of whispy cloud and a breeze that helped a little.
Yet again a great performance by my Giant Anthem X2 from Hedgehog Bikes Tauranga. I'm probably faster through the rough stuff (and it has been pretty rocky) having rear suspension.
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