Jimmy and Alex on the Trans Scotland 7-dayer
Oh my god! haggis, whiskey, kilts, Islands, The Mull of "'kin tyres" (are those mud or rollers?) - isn't that why you normally go to Scotland? We're on our way across the border to compete. The weather forecast rocked until Saturday, the race begins on Sunday, and the forecaster won't even comment in her own words for the week ahead. We're expecting the worst and I haven't even got any waterprood trousers.
The race looks like the type we like: full on adventure through all sorts of different terrain, packed with quirky special stages through forests at night, relay stages and anything else those nutters from the North can throw at us.
Have a look on www.mtbtransuk.co.uk/scotland for more of what we're in for. The stages look like this:
Sun 27th May: DAY 1
Start: Selkirk Rugby Club - Finish: Moffat Rugby Club, Holm Road, Moffat - Length of course: approx. 76km with 2100m of climbing
Mon 28th May: DAY 2
Start: Moffat Rugby Club - Finish: Drumlanrig Castle - Length of course: approx. 45km with 1150m of climbing - special stage (afternoon) in Drumlanrig Woods
Tues 29th May: DAY 3
Start: Drumlanrig Castle - Finish: Buittle Place Farm, Castle Douglas - Length of course: approx. 100km with 2000m of climbing
Wed 30th May: DAY 4
Special stage (morning) in Dalbeattie Forrest - Start (linking stage): Dalbeattie Forest - Finish: Lochhill Farm, New Abbey - Length of course: approx. 59km with 1300m of climbing
Thurs 31st May: DAY 5
Special stage (morning) in Mabie Forrest - Start (linking stage): Mabie Forrest - Finish: Moffat Rugby Club, Holm Road - Length of course: approx. 64km with 1200m of climbing
Friday 1st June: DAY 6
Start: Moffat Rugby Club - Finish: Glentress Bike Hub / trail head - Length of course: approx. 65km with 2100m of climbing - special stage (night) in Glentress Forest
Sat 2nd June: DAY 7
Start: Glentress Bike Hub - Finish: Selkirk Rugby Club - Length of course: approx. 63km with 2300m of climbing
WeŽll let you know how it goes and how the all new totally completed Mulebars fair. See you when we're back.
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