Derby Diary #12
Jimbo and I had made it through a hurricane of biblical winds and joined up with Paul
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We got bucked off, got lost, suffered sunburn and heat stroke one day and hypothermia another...
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Day five began with me in extreme pain. I saddled up, keen to ignore it...
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Derby riders often push themselves to the very brink, and sometimes help comes when they least expect it.
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This may be the world’s longest, toughest horse race but it’s really a full-on cultural immersion.
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Did we mention a million times that the Derby is physically and mentally challenging?
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Sometimes riders hit the Mongolian version of the adventure jackpot
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As the Derby progresses, the riders find themselves in that exhausted, surreal state where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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Coming into HS2 at the end of Day 1, I was riding in a big group and most people decided to stay there rather than risk going on, but Alice, Marie and I got on our steeds and off we went.
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Start camp survived, training rides tested, the riders line up on Day 1 of racing not knowing what the next ten days may bring.
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The Derby proper begins when the start gun fires on Day 1 of the race, but there’s an entire universe of events leading up to that moment.
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Welcome to our recap of some of the best/worst/most memorable moments of the Derby over the past decade. We'll get into the nitty-gritty of this mind-blowing race with stories from many years, many riders, and many angles.
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