Herberton 8 Hour mtb Race 2006

The race turned out to be pretty cruisy, not particularly interesting from a technical course perspective, however I had fun there as did Sam and Ben. The other end of my week in Cairns will have me competing in the RRR Classic mtb race so it will be good to see how that event goes also. I met up with Pete Zeck from Canberra who is also up here for the two races I am doing and a week of relaxation or similar. Oh and I ran into Tony from Townsville for those who know him.

The event photographer there took some photos of us on the course and results are up at the race website now also (we were the team with numbers 70, 71 and 72, I was the first rider, Ben rode second and Sam third, we kept that order for the entire race). Photos are sjh, ben, sam, ben, sam, sam.

fullsize A hot air balloon near Mareeba during the drive out to the race. fullsize Nikita on the drive out. fullsize Maxine in her uber cute childrens size Wildside 2006 tee. fullsize Nikita getting some pre race sustenance. fullsize Sam disappearing on a lap after transition. fullsize Ben with the girls post lap.

fullsize Two locals showing off the cool race t-shirts, I chose an orange one. fullsize Me waiting in transition. fullsize Transition from Sam to me. fullsize Sam post lap. fullsize Max wanted to take some photos, this is one of the few in which I had not been decapitated. fullsize Though she did get the hang of it occasionally.

fullsize Ben showing that not riding much does indeed induce a feeling of being stuffed. fullsize More of Maxine's photos, this time I am attempting to appear less sinister while holding a child. fullsize Ben slowly recovering feeling to his body. fullsize Sam finishing the final lap for our team. fullsize Nikita post race surprisingly awake on the trip back.