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Sunday Mail: The skills of mountain biking

Written by Fiona July 29 2014

This Sunday Mail article is poignant after spending the day at the Glasgow 2014 mountain biking event at Cathkin Braes. It was published a couple of weeks ago and I have been too busy (mainly being at the Games events!) to post it here.

I found out, during a mountain bike skills session at Glenmore Lodge that I will never be good enough to keep up with the top mtb’ing girls and guys but that I am capable of going faster without falling off if I practise what I was taught.

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