Australian Mountain Bike – August 01, 2019

(Barry) #1
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TRANS PROVENCE

ON THE TRAIL


With an average of 4000m of descending per
day and no idea what is around the next bend
a days’ riding is literally a full day of riding and
thrills. With four stages per day, it could be
possible to focus on the racing while missing
the journey. We spent roughly 50 hours riding
and 2.5+ hours of timed stages and it was the


liaisons that offered just as many good times.
With vast and expansive landscapes that took
hours to skirt, brutally steep hike-a-bikes
and singletrack that took us through farmer’s
yards, freak hail storms and mechanicals.
Searching for water and more importantly
coffee and ice cream was all part of your
normal day. Each day was an adventure in
every sense of the word.
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