Before the ride

Bottleneck after start

A couple on the track

Beautiful scenery

So green now

Some of the riders on the track

Nice to see some sky

The sun shines through - although watery

Graham closely followed by another

A fallen tree

These branches fell with a crash in the latter half of the day - almost blocking the track

More beauty

A toadstool I found

There were a few fallen trees

Matt gives the photographer a grin as he comes in

A mother and children wait for their husband/father to come round again

One of guys on the track with others

The race campsite resembled a carnival according to some!

The track zig-zags

Graham one another part of the track

See the mud on the track - no wonder those guys got dirty!

Muddy evidence!