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Bitch of a Beach
Get this...Plane from Prestwick to Charleroi south of
Brussels, Bus to the Charleroi Train Station, Train to Antwerp,
Another Train to Mol then a short trip on the Bell Bus to
Zilvermeer, Total trip time 5 hrs, Total Cost......£30
each !!!! How good is that?
The digs were good too, 100 Euro for the 3 of us for 3 nights,
thats only £21.00 each for 3 nights accomodation.
So return travel + accomodation for 3 nights = £80.00
 
The race was (kinda) OK, I led out on the tar section
before getting a bit scared with the combination of speed / corner / oncomming Beach and missed a couple of pedal turns
only to let half a dozen riders by me. One of which went
straight
over the bars as we hit the 8" deep beach section, I went
into the back of him, snapped the strap on my SPD's and got chainringed across the leg.
 About
30 riders got out the Beach section before me as I got untangled.
(next year I'll be prepared, I'll watch Braveheart before
the race and the bastards will suffer) The race was crazy,
it was more like a game of 'road rash.' No one overtakes/lets
you by without a shoulder challenge! Or worse outstretched
fist!
Almost had a full on battle with an Army CU guy, someone
from the side shouted "watch out Iain, He's in the
Army" As he tried to wrap his bike round my neck!
 We
had the crowd on our side, I think a combination of a Kilted
Richard and Janet jeering them up and by me taking big air
off a jump that no-one else had seen fit to use. The Army
Guy got some big verbal for the rest of the race, there were
Germans and Spanish joining in with Janet and Richard to abuse
him wildly... which was kinda Cool as he had been a bit of
an arse seeing as we were 2 minutes out of contention. Maybe
need to take Mad Man McEwan along next year !!!
 Trip
highlights:
Richard clearing a train by leaving the toilet door open
after using it. Grown Men had Jerseys pulled over their faces.
 Do
it yerself Dinner at Sun Parks
The one Stella that Janet allowed me!
When the Spanish chick came round looking to borrow some
oil, Richard let her in saying "come in, you'll get
soaked out there in that rain." The Spanish chick entered
and said
"You English?" To which Richard promptly replied "GET
OUT!"
Pointing at the door.
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