BMBS round 5, Newnham Park, Plymouth

It was round 5 of the 2009 BMBS this weekend just gone, and for the first time since being kicked in the knee by a clumsy oaf in mid April while playing football, I was able to take video footage of an MTB race without being on crutches. This made the whole event SO much more fun, and quite a lot easier to boot.

It was a UCI C1-ranked event, which brought more world ranking points for the riders, additional prize money, and some interesting overseas riders, including multiple European and World Champion and Gold medallist at the 2004 Olympics, Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjå (pictured). The Norwegian was returning to racing after her 2009 season was interrupted by the birth of her son, Bjørnar.

The sun shone, 'The Pipeline' descent was included in the course for the first time in years, the river crossings were tricky, and all the riders I spoke to and/or interviewed were friendly and happy to chat.

I hope to get the video up soon, but I have to finish another one first....

BMBS round 4, Crow Hill

Still on crutches after May's knee surgery, I made my way to the New Forest for round 4 of the 2009 BMBS race series. Here's the resulting video.

2009 British Mountain Bike race series round 4 from Eldrik on Vimeo.

BMBS round 3, Margam Park

Another BMBS race, another day spent hobbling around on crutches, which is a shame as I wasn't physically able to get to the most interesting sections of the course to take any footage.

2009 British Mountain Bike race series round 3 from Eldrik on Vimeo.