British Enduro Series Round 4
Sunday 24th August, 2008
Altura Patterson Training racer Simon Young earned his first National Series podium on Sunday, finishing third in the 100km marathon. Torrential rain on Saturday night turned the course into a slippery, sludgy mudslide. The course was shortened slightly to just over 10km per lap, but conditions were so slow that only one rider managed to finish eight laps before the 4pm cutoff.
That rider was Felt racer Will Bjergfelt, who lapped the entire field to finish the 80km just under 6 hours. Second placed Sam Humpreys, riding for Charge Bikes, took second place with 7 laps, and Simon came in third a few minutes back, also completing 7 laps.
In the 100km women's race, Jenn lined up against Melanie Spath, but none of the other entries turned up to the start line, leaving the two leaders from Saturday's race with the 100km event to themselves. Jenn managed to carve out a lead on the first lap, but took a heavy fall on a technical section in the second lap, and pulled out with a suspected broken arm. Mel carried on alone, and completed an admirable 6 laps to secure the race and series win. Jenn was badly bruised and shaken, but after a check over by the Extreme Medics, was cleared without serious injury. She stayed on in the feedzone to help support her teammate Simon.
The 100km men's podium, from left Simon Young, Will Bjergfelt, Sam Humphreys
For full results and lap times from both events, please visit http://www.timelaps.co.uk/
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