Comparing the Afan Forest Park Off Road Triathlon 11th August 2007 (600m swim, 20k MTB, 6k Run) and the Afan Forest Park Novice Triathlon 11th August 2007 (300m swim, 15k Mountain Bike, 3k run), the bike sections break down like this:
Off Road Triathlon: 20k bike down the valley to Afan Argoed then a tough forest track section on the mountain bringing you back to Afan Argoed, return to Cymer.
Novice Triathlon: The cycle is out and back on the valley lower trail. Half of this course is tarmac with the remainder on compact hardcore. The course is slightly downhill to the turn at Pontrhydyfen, and gradually uphill on the return.
You and I mate, do not have bikes with suspensions that are up to "a tough forest track section". When I was at Afan Argoed with the two Robs they had machines that were sprung to all intents and purposes like motor bikes without engines.
Now that Dr Rob has ruled himself out, we should try the novice event. Here are the 2005 results to give us an idea of what we might be up against.
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