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Saddle up and put on your mx googles! Cause it's time for the Red Bull Romaniacs.
It's dirty it's hard and it makes grown man cry.
5 days of dirt, pain, exhaustion and sweat. Get ready and start your engine, it's the
Red Bull Romaniacs
I cycle a lot. I do a lot of mountain biking now, the last year and that helped me more
than anything else in my whole riding career. I was only on the bike before romaniacs last
year 12 weeks since I done my knee and had an operation. I was 6 month off the bike.
So I feel more prepared this year. For any top sports man it's important you're
trying to get away from bikes a bit. To relax and switch off. Which I've not done yet.
From what I've heard it's gonna be easier than yesterday, which is good. So you've got
So you've got some chance to recover. But even so, it's still a day of the Romaniacs. It's not gonna be a walk in the park.
Graham was pushing his bike back down the track towards the start.
I think the engine was not running. I stopped quickly to make sure
he's ok. He's Oh its not working, it's not going.
I just ran out of fuel. So I don't know exactly why. Maybe there is a leak or something.
it's not being a good start. I hope it's going to be better this afternoon
When I'm racing I'm trying to concentrate on the course ahead obviously. Thinking about
initially the line, if there is a very difficult part. You're gonna stop and just trying to
look at the easiest way up to save energy. Just to find the easiest way up the difficult
parts really. When it's faster going you have to look ahead. Because you don't know what's
going to be around the next corner. You just have to be 100% on board all the time.
Sometimes a little bit navigation problem. It was good day. I'm learning more and more
and today was really fun.
That last bit was awesome. Even though it was so wet. You know, it just rained in the last hour. And so that last part was awesome.
really good fun.
Today was better than yesterday. It was
not so hard. A little bit easier but you must find the way in the forest. It was not so
easy some muddy up hills. Yeah it was ok.
We had a good day. The riding in the mountains, the last 10, 15 kilometers were the
most beautiful riding I've ever done.