Who else is racing the Bosch challenge at Tweedlove next weekend?

ant0

ant0

Active member
Joined
Feb 25, 2021
Messages
74
Reaction score
173
Location
Aviemore, Scotland
It'll be my first race of any kind in over a decade (now 51) and looking forward to it. As others have said, it may be 'called' the Bosch Emtb Challenge but there is timing and there is a podium, so it's a race ?

Heading down with my wife and neighbors and another friend. Just me and one of the neighbors racing.

So, anyone here racing?
 
⚡ EMTB Pro Go Pro — Living Intelligence Reports, exclusive discounts & ad-free Up to 25% off Peaty's, PEMBREE, Magicshine & more · Ad-free browsing · Pro badge See the deals →
I did the first one and it was an excellent event - hopefully you get good weather. The uphill stages made it really challenging. Have fun.
 
Doing the event but definitely not “racing”. I’m just hoping to get round without running out of battery.
 
Later start than I expected. Could have driven down in morning after all. Now I need to resist temptation of one more drink the night before.
 
Clubby said:
Later start than I expected. Could have driven down in morning after all. Now I need to resist temptation of one more drink the night before.
Click to expand...
Yeah that surprised me too, it originally said 9am start but now not even rider briefing till 11. Although now I can have a long lie and relaxed breakfast in the hotel ?
 
I’m in, looking forward to something a bit different. Using it partly as a warm up for EWS-E50 in a couple of weeks.

Very excited to see the legend that is Gary showing us how it’s done..
 
Advanced for me.

I watched the video of you doing it before Rob, looks good...other than McTrail Rider leading you astray on the transfer stages ?
 
Yeah, it was a good one last time!

Great, I’ll enter the advanced too and will see you all there! Come say hi ?
 
Advanced here too. Stage 4 (if I’m right) is a great and really tricky wee trail. The rest are good too but I can’t work out which are going to be climb stages- I feel there’s something devious to throw us off!
And a very very quick local is racing on my old bike, certainly a podium contender..
 
Part timer said:
Advanced here too. Stage 4 (if I’m right) is a great and really tricky wee trail. The rest are good too but I can’t work out which are going to be climb stages- I feel there’s something devious to throw us off!
And a very very quick local is racing on my old bike, certainly a podium contender..
Click to expand...
Hmmm I've not seen any course map yet, have you got inside knowledge or have I missed an email from the organisers ?
 
Part timer said:
Statutory trail closure map gets put up a week in advance at the forest entrance
Click to expand...
Ah, the benefits of being local ?

Feel free to share your findings here in great detail if you wish ?

I've not ridden tweed valley for a couple of decades, so it'll all be new to me.

PS, are all three races on the same day? Bosch, Tenduro and Introduro?
 
Advanced for me, but my mate opted for the beginner. Probably still beat him round!
 
Part timer said:
Clubby from mcretro? Dave here, used to work with Velo- I think we have ridden together at some point?
Click to expand...

Aye that’s me. You Dave DH?

So what do you reckon the trail mix will be? Ok, round most of Glentress but the spicier natural stuff at the limit of my comfort zone. Last time I rode Mast of Zorro I had to mince round the open exposed turns at the top.
 
Yup that’s me!
Should be fine, mostly on the black loop from what I can see but stage 4 looks brown and trouty if you know what I mean?!
 
Organisers must have heard about my skill level and put me off very near the end! Less places for me to lose I suppose.
Mate off an hour ahead of me, may try to get a closer start time. I’m a bit quicker than him but no way I’m making back an hour, plus a bit crap hanging about by myself for an extra hour. Hopefully the weather’s decent.
 
Clubby said:
Organisers must have heard about my skill level and put me off very near the end! Less places for me to lose I suppose.
Mate off an hour ahead of me, may try to get a closer start time. I’m a bit quicker than him but no way I’m making back an hour, plus a bit crap hanging about by myself for an extra hour. Hopefully the weather’s decent.
Click to expand...
I'm a 12.02 race start
 
am making a vid for the event, and would like to include riders bikes, kind of like a little bike check. If anyone is up for it?
 
ant0 said:
I'm a 12.02 race start
Click to expand...

Think Part Timer is a couple slots ahead of you and unless I get a swap I’m scheduled for 12.03:30.

Looks like they’ve stuck all the old guys at the back :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Yup, I’m about 12 I think-start times are flexible up to a point according to the rider notes and the folks I’m riding with are a bit earlier so I might be away with them.
Will be in a group of four, two old guys on dark blue e-sommets a younger guy on a black orange e-sommet and another guy that I don’t know..
 
Must be tough for organiser, everyone wants off early. Mate had entered after me and is also doing shorter course so difficult for them to tie us up.

I’d be happy to get off 15 mins before him so we could meet up at start of stage 2. See what they say tomorrow.

I’ll be on a dark blue Whyte with destickered forks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Keep reading
    Browse all

    Similar Threads

    Community Stats

    Since 2018
    674K
    Messages
    41,735
    Members
    Join 30,000+ Riders, it's free!
    Back
    Top