I’ll be straight with ya – I’ve never really understood what motivates people to race around and around in circles on bikes, in any event, but especially in those longer 12-24 hour endurance events.

After spending the weekend at the 6/18 Hours of Melrose I finally might have some answers but I’m kinda thinking they may well be specific to Melrose. You see… with chainsaw wielding madmen stalking riders in the middle of the night and sections of the course sporadically set on fire, the 18 Hours of Melrose is loose – seriously loose – and that is what makes it a blast! 🙂

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