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anybody know what happened 'up front' - the report says danny hope was leading with lloyd at checkpoint 1 and then was overhauled by pete vale at laddow rocks - then what??
By the trig point at the high point on the slabs, before that slalom-like section, Danny was in 8th, just off the back, myself and Graham Pearce were trying to catch up with Lloyd who himself was dropping off behing Rob, Pete, Karl and Darren. By the little bridge crossing before the final climb up to the road crossing Karl had got ahead of Pete with Darren & Rob twenty seconds behind. Myself and Lloyd were a similar 10-20 seconds behind, with Graham just behind. Karl was very strong on the mile or so run in, along with Darren in second. Pete, having led for most of the race faded a little, allowing myself and Rob to overtake. I think by then the positions were pretty much settled.