<b>Nico Lau somehow manages to rail the tight switchbacks as fast as open, bermed turns. Swinging the back wheel around while nosing it around. Master of the big mountain adventure races across the globe and your winner of the 2015 Trans Provence.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>T-Mo had a flawless week and used it for testing XTR Di2 and her 27.5 Trek. 1st place woman indicates the testing was successful. Head to the Med! </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>For the top elite, a few french nose wheelie turns sufficed. Chris Johnston took a day or two to get up to speed but then slayed it for the rest of the week to 2nd place.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Anka Martin loves the tough, longer, blind, brutal racing like the Trans Provence. Another podium finish for her this year with 2nd place. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Masters winner Alistair Quinn from Wellington New Zealand. One of 4 Kiwis on the podium this weekend. Getting a little air on a blind rise, always raises the heart rate a bit. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Antti Laiho took the win in Ams and 11th overall in the GC. Here he navigates another tight, DFS (double French switchback).</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Jamie Nicoll with the final clock-in of the week an stage four. He led the race for two days but slipped back to third by the end of the week, also riding the rim on one stage. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>3rd place, Claire Buchar. Her first foray into this adventure racing was received well, both on and off the track.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Rich Norgate, head of the mountain staff crew takes his job seriously but makes sure to have a good time along the way.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>5:30 am prep for the staff.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Two generations of #textneck</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Fellow photographer Sam Needham on the steep, dry turns of Ze Holy Trail Stage 1.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Riley Jondle from Mammoth California on the ridgeline of Stage 1, Ze Holy Trail. One of the steepest tracks of the week. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Matti Lehikoinen. Despite blowing up a tire and wheel, Matti had a strong 4th place finish. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Matti and his Finnish iPhone hammock holster turned a lot of heads.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>High fives and hashtags after the final stage of the race. </b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Mark Scott gets my personal favorite shot of the day just steps away from the Mediterranean and final time check. He did awesome with a podium finish in his first blind race.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>And here, from a distance, the silverback can be observed re-hydrating after 5 days of Trans Provence adventure!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>There was some sandbagging here at TP. The entrant was clearly a local and had exceptional knowledge of the trail along with some dubious inside lines.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>The hot sun beat down on the first stage of day 5, one of the longest at 15 minutes for the fastest riders.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>At the end of the 15 minutes riders were faced with awkward, slick, green rocks just to finish them off.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Bry of the Cool Bus in the audio. Thanks for the rides!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>A lunch stop in Lantosque highlights how beautiful the whole TP route is, both in the mountains and out of them.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Out of the woods and onto an exposed bench trail, a regular feature in the past week of racing.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Sam Flanagan knows how to make a Vital slideshow in more ways than one!</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>#wolskywaggle</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Lau speeding blind.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Towards the coast there is a whole host of abandoned military buildings making the whole thing feel like some sort of zombie movie set. #nohobo</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Ze Holy Trail = steep and tech.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>This little shredder would have probably taken a top 20 time on an XC bike with Racing Ralphs and his saddle at full height.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Nico not walking the 4 gnarly back-to-back switch backs.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Mark Scott with the final destination of Menton in view.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Crocs ain't got shit on setup.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Drinks on the winner, while some tourist tries to snag a photo.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>Nico Lau. Job well done!</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Lau in the liquid.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>The Nomads.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>The Top 4 compare stage times. #fitandskilled</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Top 3 Women.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>#sent</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Add it up.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>#ludomayass</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Broken corks #firstworldproblems</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Post race hydration is key for recovery.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>The winners line up with the mountain staff. Left to right Rich (in audio), Henry, Seb, T-MO, Nico, Ash, Julia and Smailiog. Thank you for your hard work!</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Race organizer, Ash Smith gets his own taste of victory champagne for another successful Trans-Provence.</b> -Duncan Philpott
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<b>2015 Trans Provence, done and dusted.</b> -Sven Martin
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<b>Congrats to all who participated in this year's race and made it possible. Definitely the biggest and hardest edition yet. YEW!!!</b> -Sven Martin
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Mission accomplished. What was the mission for most? Survival. Nico Lau and Tracy Moseley take convincing wins, too. Sven and Duncan with their McDonald's-uploaded tales of radness from France.
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