It was painful amongst the pines.....

Well that was hard work (for riders and me!). The festive overindulgence's were there to be seen on the faces of some of the riders (and me!) at today's Guernsey Velo Club Cross Country.

A course had been laid out around the Guet. As many of you will know the lay of the land around the old fort and lookout is steep and slippery. The old conifers have laid down a thick layer of pine needles on the slopes and the tree roots hide ready to throw a rider out of the saddle and into the brambles!

However, maybe because of those seasonal festivities, there was a good sized entry for the first MTB race in 2023 and the weather behaved... it was the afternoon before I got a soaking at the GFC football game!

I've now uploaded a gallery of MTB XC pics here:
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