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Putting the Mountain back in biking!

April 29th, 2011 Nietzsche once wrote that ‘in the mountains the shortest way is from peak to peak, but for this you need long legs’ ! well on Sunday last the legs of all the Edge Mountain bike team riders were extended fully as we went from peak to peak in the second round of the National Mountain bike series in the rugged Nagle Mountains, in Ballyhooly, Co Cork.
The Race was run by the Local MBCC club and they did a very good job, although the course was not to everyone’s liking. Course design is a subjective affair of course and the rocky, rough and almost brutal nature of this race meant a record number of DNF’s for all sorts of reasons, from punctures to pure exhaustion.

Above James shows the glamour! and effort of Mountain Bike racing.

IN the senior 2 race we had Rory and James. Rory was unfortunate getting 2 punctures in quick succession which ended his race. James Pittam on the otherhand rode very strong throughout the 4 lap race and was unlucky in a 3 up sprint for 3rd, he ended up 5th, an excellent result. In the Senior 1 race, Edge team rider Donncha O Brien recorded one of his best results ever coming in 9th in the top category. Having paced the 5 lap race very well and riding the fastest last lap of all the elites. Both riders are ideally suited to this type of course, having both the guile and necessary ability to compete in such an environment. Training and living in WestCork also is a major advantage.

Above James on the long tiring rocky descent.

National Mountain Bike Series

April 5th, 2011

Pictured below is Edge team rider and part time employee Rory McLiam ripping on his new Scott Scale 10 in the brilliant Bellurgan Estate, Co. Louth last Sunday where he finished a fine 12th.