Mountain Mayhem 2010 - 18/19 June

The weekend has only just begun so lets get dirty.

The World's Biggest 24hr Endurance Race

The 2500 spaces available are gone within hours and you have to be quick to get a place. Racing alongside professionals, teams from the RAF and Scott the atmosphere is definately charged. The racing starts at 2pm on Saturday and finishes 2pm Sunday, giving us all night to play on our bikes. The camps range from small tents to large motorholmes and marquees equipped with tv's and bbqs. Andy loos provide the ....... well you've guessed it :))))), (by sunday you may want to give them a miss).

http://www.osmountainmayhem.co.uk

The Start

There she goes. Al doing the first leg - running to collect her bike after a 500m dash.

The Lap Times

34, 21,24:09:14, Jam Tarts, SX

1944, Annlouise Cawley, 1,01:19:50

1940, Raphael Jenkins, 2,01:07:33

1943, John Edwards, 3,01:00:21

1941, Andrew Walker, 4,01:02:32

1942, Grant Meldrum, 5,01:05:56

1944, Annlouise Cawley, 6,01:13:05

1940, Raphael Jenkins, 7, 01:06:06

1943, John Edwards, 8, 01:04:34

1941, Andrew Walker, 9, 01:07:47

1942, Grant Meldrum, 10, 01:10:32

1944, Annlouise Cawley, 11, 01:28:11

1940, Raphael Jenkins, 12, 01:13:17

1943, John Edwards, 13, 01:03:25

1941, Andrew Walker, 14, 01:06:11

1942, Grant Meldrum, 15,01:09:19

1944, Annlouise Cawley, 16,01:22:41

1940, Raphael Jenkins, 17, 01:11:21

1943, John Edwards, 18, 00:59:43 (fastest lap by a tart)

1941, Andrew Walker, 19, 01:05:18

1943, John Edwards, 20, 01:03:57

1942, Grant Meldrum, 21, 01:07:35

Blue highlighted text (Night Laps)

The Location

Eastnor Castle

Address
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, England, HR8 1RL

Directions
     2½ miles east of Ledbury on A438 heading towards Tewkesbury road, due north of Gloucester.
The nearest stations are Ledbury, Great Malvern (8 miles) and Gloucester (19 miles), all with direct services to and from London Paddington. 

The People

Hey - who is this - our secret 6th rider Lenny (olay, olay, olay olay, olay...)

Bringing the spirit of the World Cup to MM2010.

The Injury

Grant came off and ended up with a massive bruise on his thigh. Nothing though compared to the graize I got at Bontrager (see entry)

The Alps - June 05-12 2010

A selection of photos where we are not on the bikes

Gatwick Airport

Breakfast at Cafe Rouge

Denzil and Mia on the way to the plane

I think Johnny needed some sleep

Arrival at Geneva Airport

Hunt for a Helmet

Raph had forgotten his helmet and we had to hunt round to find him one.

I was so tempted to get him one of these.

Lake Annecy

We stopped at Lake Annecy on the way to Les Allues for lunch.

The chalet

We arrived at Les Allues - the chalet was beyond our expectations.

The View

Shoes, shoes, shoes - well not just any old shoes - Sidi shoes to be precise the Jimmy Choo of the cycling world.

Grant wandering lonely as a cloud - well trying to muster up strength to get up the hill

Lying in the grass enjoying the sunshine

Does my bum look big in this?

View across and down to the village of Les Allues.

Inaki looking up the climbs and Grant

Denzil - too cool for Les Allues

Johnny and Julian relaxing on the balcony taking in the sun.

Relaxing after the Col Du Madeleine in the hills around the chalet.

The farewell

Al taking a last stroll down the road before we set off to the airport.

Fond farewell and kisses all round

Ade and Max wave us all goodbye.