Lanzarote 4 Stage MTB

Club member Peter Flick recently competed in the 4 stage mountain bike race in Lanzarote. The race based at Club La Santa attracts a mixed field of elites and top amateurs with over 450 entries. 

The race consists of 4 stages over 4 days, 36km, 56km, a 21km time trial and a final stage of 91km in length.

The riding conditions are very different to the UK mixing sand, gravel and volcanic surfaces, the wind can also play a big factor as it did on stages 1 and 2 with 25mph head and crosswinds.

A close friend of the club, former member and elite, James Ouchterlony, was also competing though not at a competitive level this year due to injury.

The race offers outstanding value at €75 for the 4 stages. Prize money is on offer for each stage and the overall though the elites battle it out for this.

Results from the event can be found here

Videos of each stage can been seen on their Youtube channel here

Peter finished a respectable 62^nd overall and 20^th in the Master 30 age group.

Stage 1 – 36km – 82^nd – 1hr 32mins

Stage 2 – 55km – 95^th – 2hrs 33mins

Stage 3 – 21km TT – 61^st – 1hr 4mins

Stage 4 – 91km – 64^th – 4hrs 26mins

Karl Platt (Team Bulls – Germany) and Sally Bigham (Topeak Ergon Racing – UK) took the overall honours.