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  • Clean #2 & The Last Dirty Recap

    Clean #2 & The Last Dirty Recap

    Clean

    After canceling the last Clean due to weather and this time having to change the course due to a last minute tunnel closure it was a struggle for us but a bunch of fun hosting such a passionate and authentic cycling community. Thanks for all the support from everyone from route selection, to looking after riders who have never done these types of challenges, to providing all the photographs. #realcyclists #sufferingsmiles

    Congratulations to the 2024 Clean #2: Daming South, Winners

    • Female 1st: MichelleT
    • Female 2nd: SarahC
    • Female 3rd: LuluL
    • Male 1st: ShawnC
    • Male 2nd: DiegoS
    • Male 3rd: MikeB
    • Grandmaster 1st: MikeB
    • Grandmaster 2nd: AlgernonS
    • Grandmaster 3rd: WolfgangBirthdayBoy

    Many thanks to our partners and supporters over the years!

    Ladies
    Gents
    Grand Masters
    Segment
    Segment
    Segment
    Segment
    Fancy Dress
    Longest
    Best DNF

    Dirty

    It was a epic course and an appropriate way to end the Dirty Cycling Challenge series. We’ve decided to stop our Dirty Challenges (this one also came with Dirty Water Stop and Dirty Noodles) after six years as nearly all our dirty is being concreted over and there does not seem to be much interest in a all-surface endurance gravel type races. We will still adventure out, get lost and explore the area, just in a different way and format. Thanks to all the participants and sponsors who have joined over the years.

    Congratulations to the 2024 Dirty: Double Dirty Daming, Winners

    • 1st Female: JoelleT
    • 1st Male: EdC
    • 2nd Male: JeffS
    • 3rd Male: DavidO
    Dirty Lady
    Dirty Men
    Dirty Wipeout

    Many thanks to our partners and supporters over the years!

    Sunday Clean & Dirty Recovery

    One group went on a chilled Poshan recovery ride and the other a dirty reservoir revenge loop. Another on a long run through the local bush!

    Next Up: Clean #3 Corked Highway & Shangtan Sprint- 16th & 17th November. A little different!

    We will also know and present the DirtyClean 2024 Specialized Queen & King awards on Sunday lunch. Many thanks to Specialized China for the great awards.

  • Marked Routes

    Marked Routes

    Thanks MirandaL and the Homestay team for marking out 3 easier routes.

    All the routes start and finish at the cafe. Just follow the coloured arrows.

    1. Ask for a map in the cafe!
    2. Choose a route color and follow the colored arrows.
    3. Look at for the colored numbers on the trail showing where you are on the map. if you get split from your friends or need to tell them where to meet choose your closest number.
  • WildFeast

    WildFeast

    ้‡ŽๅฎดWildFeast 2024 @้‡Ž่ถฃไนกๅฑ…wildhomestay 

    Many thanks to Chef Chris, Jonathan, Jenya and Wu for all their hard work making the wild BBQ possible. Also thanks to DJ Toby and Social Miranda for all their energy.

    A fantastic evening of meats, vegetables, drinks, chat and dancing was had by all. 30% of the proceeds go to our local charity and we will post more information on that in the coming weeks. Make sure you follow our WeChat Chanel #wildhomestay for promotions and info and check out our website www.wildhomestay.com for more info.

    #้‡Ž่ถฃไนกๅฑ… #้‡Žๅฎดwildhomestay #wildfeast #wildeat

  • Water Pigs Dirt (WPD)

    Water Pigs Dirt (WPD)

    A fun route which we hosted before for Rapha’s “A Day in Hell” event. One ride, held on the same weekend as Paris Roubaix around multiple locations worldwide in celebration of the cobbled classic. Riders pushed their limits and our route tried to be inclusive of different rider levels with a few tough off road sections and short steep sections. Cobbles were not tasted but the essence of a Day in Hell was with stunning local landscape, good coffee and cake enroute with a short water crossing and challenging sections.

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  • Something Sharp (and slippery)

    Something Sharp (and slippery)

    Clean #1

    It rained, then rained more and then stopped raining for the race but rain was still coming off the mountains with rain running down the rain covered roads. This made the little concrete roads super slippery which resulted in people getting a bit too touchy with their brakes and slipping over. Lesson learned for both us and the participants. We won’t run this course again during the spring or wet seasons. Participants need to heed our warnings on tire choice and pressure and work on their steep decent braking skills. Regardless a fun and challenging day was had by all and thankfully nothing was broken, other than an exploding wheel!

    Ladies Results:

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    Other Results:

    2024 Queen & King Awards:

    The current standings for the Specializedโ€™s bikes King & Queen award: ShawnC and JoelleT are first place and in line to win some great Sworks gear. One race down and three to go so it’s still early days and anyone’s taking!

    Next up is Clean #2: Beast of East. 99% good tarmac! 28 race tires are fine but 32s are more comfy and quicker?

    Sponsors

    Many thanks to all our supporters for their great awards, time and energy. A shout out to our long term partner Specialized for their top prizes. To Toby of FeverCycling for his maintenance and group support over the entire weekend. To SpineC for their great stretches and health advice. To Shokz for their prizes and headphone trials. To iGPSport for their GPS devices. To xCadey for their electric pumps and prizes. To D2E for their cleaning produce. To Namedsports for their hydration products. To the entire wildhomestay team who help make this happen. To Miranda for her social media and to all the other individuals who have helped out. Thanks to all for supporting the more adventurous community driving side of our cycling.

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