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Monday, 06 September 2010
The last week in August saw Bolton School pupils, staff and
parents join together for the first ever school mountain bike
trip.
The venue was nine days in the Austrian mountains at Westendorf,
Tirol. The superb accommodation was at
the pension of Old Boltonian, Clive Nightingale and his family
(www.pensionchristoph.at).
The sixteen strong group was trained and escorted on bike
rides by the Bike Academy, Austria who provided a very professional
and friendly service (www.bikeacademy.com).
The bikes used were of the highest quality and the instructors
spoke superb English.
The rides varied from an opening skill day, where each rider was
put through their paces and coached by the instructors
on the bike academies purpose built circuit. The
harder rides took us up over 2,000 metres, one such day was after
a 2ft deposit of fresh snow - in August?! The lift passes
we had purchased came in very handy as we worked our way around
the Kitzbuehler region. After cycling, we relaxed in one of
the many open air pools in the area. The group ate their way
through a mountain of food as appetites grew and our legs became
tired!
The party returned late on Sunday night at the end of a tough
but very enjoyable trip. Plans are already in place for next
years trip!
Our thanks must go to Clive, his wife Christine, and their
two boys, Angus and Huw, for their superb hospitality,
and also to; Kurt, Matthios and Marcus at the bike academy for
their expertise up in the mountains.
Paul Fernside
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