Tough, boggy stage 5 challenges racers

"That was hardcore today," said one rider after finishing the fifth linking and fourth and final special stage of the TransWales. "Bloody hard, but there was awesome, awesome singletrack. And lots of it." The elation was compounded by the shear brutality of the conditions today as the fair weather bubble finally burst early this morning, but also by the fatigued legs and aching bodies.

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Solo women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Marika Covre (Ideal - Vivibike)29:26:01
2Rickie Justine Cotter (Cytek)0:01:21
3Amy O'Loughlin (Beyond 925)0:12:58
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Solo men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jonathan Pugh (Clee Cycles KCNC High 5)29:08:38
2Josh Ibbett (IronHorse-Extreme)0:04:20
3Jon Bowie (TriSmart)0:30:21
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Solo veteran men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Steve Heading (Whyte Racing)29:12:27
2Gareth Bowyer (Ffasiynau Anabelle Fashions)0:04:58
3Jonathan Edwards: 29:18:41Row 2 - Cell 2
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Mixed Team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Maddie & Jay Horton (Team Certini)29:16:38
2Fi Spotswood & Michael Tomlinson (South Fork Racing)0:01:39
3Theresia & Werner Baumker (Team Charl '77)0:19:26
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Veteran men's teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Fulvio Damian & Elvo Del Puppo (Ideal - ViviBike)29:17:44
2David Rielly & Steve Partington (Isle of Man Fire Service)0:17:09
3Graham Denny & Shane Dickenson (Cytek)0:31:49
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Women's teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joy Bringer & Camilla Edlin (BAD By Association)30:01:40
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Men's teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dan Lewis & Neil Richardson (Royal Air Force CA)29:13:00
2Andy Jones & Ben Jones (Clee Cycles KCNC)0:01:28
3Brendan Kay & Simon Gough (Army Cycling)0:08:06

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