All Loved Up

2 Clarion Kids travelled to Innerleithen on Friday evening to participate in one of the many cycling events in the Tweed Valley week of bike riding, Tweedlove.

Jamie and Cameron Mason were under the watchful eye of Coach Matt Ball who also decided to throw caution to the winds and fancied some rough grass racing. How could they fail !

The organisers had put in a lot of effort and set up a fantastic circuit with some really tricky technical sections in the woods.

Cameron was off first in the U12's on a shortened version of the course. He didn't mess around and led the field from start to finish with space to spare. Great result !

Next up were Matt and Jamie on the full length course.

The adult race was 45 minutes plus one lap. Jamie was racing in the U14's and was set off 15 mins after the main race. Thrilling stuff riding around with the "big boys". He had a really good race and came 1st in his category.

Matt meanwhile had a real battle of his own (see him roar !) with a couple of other riders for a podium place. They battled it out through the whole race swapping position constantly however Matt was just pipped at the finish by seconds and came a very credible 4th. "If only I'd put in a bit more effort......."
Top riding by all 3 Clarionistas, with a trip to the local chippy to round it off !

The event was very well organised with home baking, soup, stovies, bouncy castle and an awesome "pump track" set up. Congratulations and many thanks to the organisers !