Hard times and torture at the Guet....

It was a tough hour's workout amongst the pine trees of the Guet.

A circuit had been laid out for the GVC MTB XC riders that twisted back and forth covering the whole area with every slope available included all adding to the torture.

It was clear from some of the groaning that completing the hour plus a lap race pushed riders to their limits.

From my point of view I was worn out just following the racing up and down the slopes!

The venue also challenged a photographer as the day was bright and sunny creating high contrast and many shadows from the multitude of tree trunks.

So rather than aiming to capture the 'peak' action I spent most of the race trying to time the pics for when the rider was in sunlight rather than shadow.

At the end of the morning I had enough keepers for a Gallery. View it here:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GVC MTB XC PICS AT THE GUET