THE CARAVAN RETURNS
Last year I likened Jamie Nicoll’s inaugural Nomadic Weekend Away to the infamous Sex Pistols gig in Manchester, 4 June 1976. This year’s was without question Queen at Live Aid, with Jamie as Freddie Mercury leading the appreciative crowd through Craigieburn’s greatest hits and Santa Cruz as Bob Geldof feeding the throng of grateful mountain bikers their annual fix of craft beer n’ curry.
Admittedly the weather was slightly more varied than it was for the lucky punters at Wembley Stadium back in 1985, but I’d wager the latter weren’t able to throw down no-handers on a 16” bike in slippery mud. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
The North Island’s February instalment of Nomadic Weekend Away at
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