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Tossers in the Tejeda (Cómpeta, Andalucia)
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Spikehammer
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Very natty top you've got there Greg...
Very natty top you've got there Greg...
That very dodgy top is being styled for your pleasure by Mr Timolgra of this parish
(My beard isn't as grey as his!
) Greg
DavidJames
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I hear you met some friends on Thursday afternoon
Mel was quite cute wasn't she?
Mel was quite cute wasn't she?
Prancing around the swimming pool in her wet T-shirt and knickers, she was quite eye catching!
Greg
DavidHale
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How long did it take Tim to get into those wet knickers?
Ming and Martin Nelhams loaded four bikes into Matt's van/trailer on Friday 3rd Oct and headed south. Meanwhile Phil Reynolds and I headed to Gatwick and the delights of SleazyJet.
Phil and I pitched up at Malaga airport early on Saturday where we met up with Mrs Ming (Sharron) and grabbed our hire car (we got a free upgrade to a Kia Picanto)......
.... before heading off to Competa via the booze section of Carrefour.
Matt and Martin had actually covered the 1,500 miles from Matt's home in about 25 hours and arrived shortly before us.
On Sunday we headed into the Reservación Nacional de Sierra de Tejeda - a national park. We quickly realised that the scenery was truly stunning.
However, the trails were mostly unchallenging and GS-able. Or so we thought!
Temperatures were in the mid to high 70's, a little too hot for riding far when a cold beer in our villa beckoned.
Day 2 found our searching out some more challenging trails - and I think that we found them.
A steep and difficult trail up to 2950ft found this ruined monastry:
However, the real challenge was riding up what we named The Stone Flume - a rise of 700ft in 0.8 of a mile over stones and steps:
On day 3 decided to ride to a 6,000ft peak. The trail was rocky but the views were breathtaking.
We met up with a posse from Trailblazers, an off-road adventure company based in Competa. Graham Ross helpfully showed us the start of a hidden route that took us right across the park on some difficult tracks - unfortunately slightly too difficult for Phil!
On the return run we decided to ride down a fire-break. It was pretty steep:
We took a day off riding on the Wednesday and visited the pretty village of Frigiliana ...
and the not-so-pretty city of Malaga.
On Wednesday evening we were joined by Timolgra and his partner Helen. Modest alcohol and nosebag was consumed....
... before we returned to our villas and drank huge quantities!
On Thursday, Tim took Matt's bike and Helen rode Phil's and we had a gentle circuit around a part of the Park.
Helen returned to the villa as we'd met with Ian Burgess of Redtread who kindly invited us to join their group for the remainer of the day.
Ian is quite a rider! Here he is hooning up a slope considerable steeper than it looks:
Having said our goodbyes to Tim and Helen, Friday was our last day's ride. Matt, Martin and I set out for a short final day.
A few minor falls and bruises, we returned to base and loaded up for the long drive home. It has to be said that Matt was magnificent - driving most of the 3,000 mile round trip. Top man!
We'll do it all again next year!
Greg
Phil and I pitched up at Malaga airport early on Saturday where we met up with Mrs Ming (Sharron) and grabbed our hire car (we got a free upgrade to a Kia Picanto)......
.... before heading off to Competa via the booze section of Carrefour.
Matt and Martin had actually covered the 1,500 miles from Matt's home in about 25 hours and arrived shortly before us.
On Sunday we headed into the Reservación Nacional de Sierra de Tejeda - a national park. We quickly realised that the scenery was truly stunning.
However, the trails were mostly unchallenging and GS-able. Or so we thought!
Temperatures were in the mid to high 70's, a little too hot for riding far when a cold beer in our villa beckoned.
Day 2 found our searching out some more challenging trails - and I think that we found them.
A steep and difficult trail up to 2950ft found this ruined monastry:
However, the real challenge was riding up what we named The Stone Flume - a rise of 700ft in 0.8 of a mile over stones and steps:
On day 3 decided to ride to a 6,000ft peak. The trail was rocky but the views were breathtaking.
We met up with a posse from Trailblazers, an off-road adventure company based in Competa. Graham Ross helpfully showed us the start of a hidden route that took us right across the park on some difficult tracks - unfortunately slightly too difficult for Phil!
On the return run we decided to ride down a fire-break. It was pretty steep:
We took a day off riding on the Wednesday and visited the pretty village of Frigiliana ...
and the not-so-pretty city of Malaga.
On Wednesday evening we were joined by Timolgra and his partner Helen. Modest alcohol and nosebag was consumed....
... before we returned to our villas and drank huge quantities!
On Thursday, Tim took Matt's bike and Helen rode Phil's and we had a gentle circuit around a part of the Park.
Helen returned to the villa as we'd met with Ian Burgess of Redtread who kindly invited us to join their group for the remainer of the day.
Ian is quite a rider! Here he is hooning up a slope considerable steeper than it looks:
Having said our goodbyes to Tim and Helen, Friday was our last day's ride. Matt, Martin and I set out for a short final day.
A few minor falls and bruises, we returned to base and loaded up for the long drive home. It has to be said that Matt was magnificent - driving most of the 3,000 mile round trip. Top man!
We'll do it all again next year!
Greg
That very dodgy top is being styled for your pleasure by Mr Timolgra of this parish
(My beard isn't as grey as his!
Greg
How long did it take Tim to get into those wet knickers?
OY! I heard that
Thanks Matt for the loan of your bike, I had a great days riding
The White Rabbit
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Lovely around Competa, I've been twice with andaluciantrailtours, probabaly the smallest but the best if you are solo or a small group IIRC. But well done for going unguided as its a maze of trails down there isn't it and I don't reckon I would find ways into them. Do take care though as last time I was there I was told riding on the firebrakes is a big no no (if caught, obviously!).
DavidJames
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Hi Greg,
Can't believe I missed you guys on the Thursday when you met up with RedTread (we saw them at dinner on Thursday evening and told us they met some tossers with beards!!) We were riding with them on the Tuesday and Wednesday and had a fantastic time. If you are going back I would really recommend the villa we stayed at - it is inside the National park and on one of the trails, I will post a report of Redtread and the villa when I get some photos that are being sent to me.
Cheers
David
Can't believe I missed you guys on the Thursday when you met up with RedTread (we saw them at dinner on Thursday evening and told us they met some tossers with beards!!) We were riding with them on the Tuesday and Wednesday and had a fantastic time. If you are going back I would really recommend the villa we stayed at - it is inside the National park and on one of the trails, I will post a report of Redtread and the villa when I get some photos that are being sent to me.
Cheers
David
Prancing around the swimming pool in her wet T-shirt and knickers, she was quite eye catching!
Greg
Mark
DavidJames
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It is true - out of your local aiport too!!
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Sounds like you've got your second wind.
Although, thinking about it, I think that you got your second wind quite early on the first day!
Greg
DavidJames
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DavidJames
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I also have a short video of you guys on the trails, but it is 11Mb so not sure how to get it to you............oh and a picture back at the villa on the last day...........................I see what you mean about Mel in her pants
I remember it well!
This will be the discerning off-roader's fashion statement for 2009.
It was only Tim and me who declined to wear the bin-bag waterproof. The irony was that by the time everyone had got into these things, it'd stopped raining!
Greg
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