I did my first MTB racing test in Germany, riding(not really racing) a Marathon, about 90km from my home-town.
Wasn't sure if I will be able to comfortably finish 120km off-road, but it turned out to be no problem, just a long day on the bike.
The Marathon was the highlight of the SYMPATEX BIKE Festival and very well organised. Riders can still chose during the race, weather to race the distanc of 50,90 or 120km.
A sunny day, my nice new bike(later more on that) and fresh legs made it a very pleasant day. Ended up spending more than 7h30min on the bike (but really, I took my time...eating, drinking, looking, smiling) coming in on 9th position.
The only downside was that back in Australia at a race like that, I was used to meet many people that I know, but here I met only 2!
Well, it's a start....
