I recently had the privilege of riding the crazy 'Rad Am Ring' event for Rapha. Kieran had asked if i would be up for it during my visit the the cycle club Mallorca earlier in the year, and to be honest I thought he might of forgot. How wrong I was when the email came through with the details in July... no backing out now! The racing format was simply an 8 man relay around the Nürburgring race circuit... for 24 hours! We managed to come 4th out of 49 teams, not a bad feat when riding the bulk of it with only 6 bodies.
The vibe was amazing, haning out at the mobile cycle club and slowly poisoning my insides with an unhealthy amount of their nudie espresso's and generally enjoying some epic banter. Come 2 am those coffees were sorely needed. You can read a blog on the team and how we fared over at Rapha. I rode the acciaio as I couldnt bear to leave it at home and it miss such a special event, and im so glad I did. The thing truly excelled at cornering and descending.
A huge shout out to Ben, Jack, Strefan, Florian and Michael for what was one of the most fun days/nights I have ever had. And so many thanks to Kieran for organizing such an amazing experience....(and the extra photos) alles klar! ;)
Kieran leads us out on a reccy
Pit Lane
Jack brews up
Ben
Ben awaits the transponder
The relaxed handover
Keeping warm
Nightfall
attempts at sleep
Chillin'
Banana boy
Stefan of 8bar bikes
Kierans recovery program
The mist over Nurburg
Jack does his best cheeky barista pose
Ben makes a new friend
Flag
The boss fires up the bbq
Stefan waits for his lap
Lost in Germany thanks to minimal trainline understanding
Yum
Michael warms up
Chillin
Some race number adjustments
Clocking up on the descent
The rain starts
The ring. Beautiful
