There was a fine turnout for the latest Chicksands excursion. Even Alex, our revered Manager and famously both wheels on the ground rider, switched to flat pedals and donned the shinnies and p. pot.
Andrew was on fire, hitting up the dirt jumps in the rarefied company of Chicksands golden boy Tom Dowie. Only a couple of other riders took on the big set all day so props to Andrew.Charlie looked like he was going to be a candidate for rider of the day but opted instead for the less sought-after broken wrist award. There are ways of tackling the wallride successfully but Charlie ignored these and approached at top speed (top). The writing was, er, on the wall when Charlie's front wheel cleared the top edge (middle). At this point the key decision was how to dismount and quick thinking Charlie chose to land on his face and hands in a bank of earth (bottom).
Unfortunately, the combination of high velocity and immovable ground was more than Charlie's wrist could manage and a spot of surgery followed by a period of rehabilitation now beckons. Time to work on the glum but slightly heroic expression.
