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Sleepless In The Saddle 2005

Another fantastic weekend was had by all. The site was a totally different set up to normal with the actual living area being across the road from the start/finish line. The usual stalls were there offering every bit of bike possible.

The weekend started on the Friday evening with the usual couple of cans to relax the team. Pete set up the camp earlier in the day. Then Mick arrived and Duncan later in the evening (without any eggs). Tim decided to have a comfortable nights sleep at his mates so didn’t arrive until the morning (big girl).

Saturday morning was spent tinkering with the bikes to see who could break it first. Pete won that one as normal. The weather was excellent conditions for biking in; overcast, cool but no rain. Before everyone knew it 2pm came round and everyone were making their way to the start line ready for the event.

The Chickens line up started with Duncan doing the run. Then the baton was passed to Pete who handed it to Mick. Finally Tim finished the chain.

Duncan got a fantastic start for the team with his first lap, including the run, totalling the 35 minute mark. This consistent lap time continued all the way to the night stage. The only problem was a snapped chain on Micks second lap and a puncture during one of Pete and Tims laps. Going into the night stage the team were positioned around the late thirties.

The approach to the night was a new concept for the team. Because the lap times were quick it was decided that the team would be split into teams of two. This would allow for the other two to get a good 3 hours sleep. The starting pair (Duncan and Pete) went from 11pm until around 3pm and did four laps each. Then Mick and Tim took over and finished the night stage, again with four laps each. At this stage the team were positioned around 28th.

The plan seemed to work and all were nice and fresh for the last 7 hours of biking. With no further problems the time flew by. The weather got hotter as the day went on and the course got dryer. Mick ended up finishing the race around 2.20pm with a team position of 26th out of 150 teams.

Check out the full list of results and how the Team did. Click here

To see all the photos of the event take a look at the gallery

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