John Dodgin on Pen-Y-Ghent - Photo by Andy Holden (Full set of his photos on Flickr).
Yesterday, 25th September 2011, saw the 49th edition of the 3 Peaks Cyclocross race. The race, famed as one of the toughest event of its kind in the world is, in its current form, a 61KM race compiling climbs over Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent on a tortuous circuit that involved scrambling up near vertical slopes such as Simon Fell and the more rocky ascent of Whernside before hurtling down a number of technically demanding descents to re-join the road sections that bridged between the most arduous terrain. With riders onboard cyclocross bikes and with 3 months of wet weather affecting the terrain staying onboard the bike, avoiding crashes, punctures and injuries are always at the forefront of all the rider's minds.
