Anaconda MTB Enduro
Stage 7 – Jackson and Smith victorious.
Naantali Marshall - Rapid Ascent / 23.05.2008
Riders rode a combination of windy single track, corrugated 4WD roads with varied sandy and rocky sections to test them. With both the men\'s and women\'s overall race winners still hanging in the balance, it made for an exciting finale.Exhausted after completing 6 stages in 5 days already the competitors used every last ounce of energy to finish the last stage. Racing from scenic Telegraph Station with a unique start across the dry and sandy Ross River bed with most riders choosing to dismount and run their bikes before toppling over unable to push through the sand. 50km later they finished with a steep 150m hill climb to a lookout near the Power & Water water tank (Sadadeen Tank). Nice when you get there but an extremely tough end to a challenging week of racing.
The stage, another event filled one, saw second placed male Perren Delacour take a big fall, gashing his arm about 10km from the finish forcing him to bandage himself up while the lead pack continued to the finish. Most, unaware of the chaos behind them continued to fight for the win with Aiden Lefmann the victor in a sprint up the final hill in 2 hours 15 minutes and 16 seconds with eventual overall winner Adrian Jackson close behind. With an average speed of 23 km an hour Lefmann was pleased with the win and said that he improved as the week progressed. Claiming that he felt pretty good today despite the fact he’d pushed his body to the limits over the previous 6 stages – proof of the superior level of fitness that these athletes possess.
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