3 ring Circus 2011 (Australia). Who wants to race?

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I’ve got a write up from the Karapoti here:

Karapoti Classic 2011: Race Report

For years I have read accounts of victory and misery provided by unicyclers who have attempted the famous Karapoti Classic Mountain bike race in New Zealand. It is a 50km course of unrelenting climbs, river crossings, man and machine eating bogs, technical downhills and on occasion- weather so dismal you wonder why people would willingly subject themselves to such strange and intense punishment. In the last year I have been increasingly enjoying the challenge provided by various marathon mounta…

Race pace depends a lot on the terrain. For mixed fire road/ 4wd track and single track like the 3 ring circus I can sustain about 15km/hr. For really gnarly events like the Karapoti that drops to around 12/13km/hr.

Mark