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RE: Zegama-Aizkorri 2011
This thread has delivered extraordinary pleasure, and I'm ashamed to confess I didn't know it existed until a couple of hours ago. An epic, from that incredible opening film, through the background information, the rivalries, BB's preliminary races, and the superb folk music that I allowed to drift on in the background as I plunged on through the tale.
And what a tale it was. Phew. It is right up there with Sweder's South African epic, and the Steyning Stinger and Jog Shop Jog and all those other legendary blood-and-guts reports.
All I can say is thank you BB, and well done - on the race, the writing, and for having such a generous awareness of the people and the traditions. While I'm sorry I missed it 'live', I have to say that reading it all from start to finish is a great experience.
Just fantastic. Thread of the year so far.
El Gordo
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
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