I was really looking forward to having a final battle with Nic Leary as we have been having some great times pushing each other in the last two races. It’s good fun having someone that challenges you to push harder, as it makes for a proper race.
Unfortunately Nic injured herself and wasn’t able to race on Sunday so that was a real shame. I was still hoping she would show up on the start line but it didn’t happen.
It must have rained rather hard over night as the trails were wet and some quite slippery.
It was the smallest field of all three races, most likely because a North Island Round of the National series was on that same day.
The course was cool, we got to enjoy a lot of single track, most of which we hadn’t done in the last two races. There wasn’t as much climbing in the course as in the second one, it was more undulating so there was plenty of time to recover between the hills.
I managed to come off my bike quite early on in the race and couldn’t get into the swing of things again after that.
I won my race and kept the title of ‘Queen of the series’ from last year.
The n-duro summer cup is a great way to start the year as it’s a good motivation to get some fitness up and getting the first couple of races under the belt is always a good feeling too, especially the first one being a real shock (and a bit painful) to the body.
I am looking forward to the next set of adventures! :)
