I had an adventurous race. I lined up right at the back, and spent the first two laps scything through the field. Then a friend binned it on the off-camber, and I managed to sneak past the blockage. But... then I crashed going up hill on the short and steep climb. Oops. I had to spend a minute or so faffing with the derailleur to get everything back, and I lost a lot of time. So I stupidly set off at lunatic speed. Sure enough, I managed to crash on the off camber that lap. Oops. Anyway, I set off in pursuit of the guys in front of me and managed to catch 2 just as we reached the final straight for the last time. One of them went early. I got on his wheel and had to go left as a slower mtb appeared in between us. I nearly got him on the line, but I don't think my throw was good enough.

I had an amazing time. It was a great course, and I had my best race of the season. I think I would have been top 20 but for those incidents.