As well as supporting Fox riders on the Trans Provence, Mojo boss ChrisP decided a prize for someone on the race would be great too! A prize with a difference, not to the fastest rider, not to the winner of the most stages, not to exclusively male or female – He decided that the prize should be to the ‘Good Samaritan’ of the race, the rider who helped the other broken riders or bikes the most as voted for by all the entrants.

ChrisP says:
“One of the key tenets of the Trans-Provence concept (and a key feature of almost any long distance point to point race without helicopter support!) is that every rider on the race should provide ‘mutual trail support’ to all the other riders... What this means in practice is that if you find a rider having problems, you MUST stop to look after that rider to the point where the mechanical/first aid issue is either resolved or handed over to the travelling marshalls.

“As a fan of long distance desert races on the motorbike I’ve had first hand experience of how ‘mutual trail support’ works in the field (dunes!)... During last year’s 8 day Tuareg race me and team-mate Tim Ponting (yes, that ex National DH champ Tim Ponting!) came across fellow Brit and 2010 Tuareg winner Mick Tomkinson lying prostrate under his bike in the middle of a sea of dunes... Having assessed the situation, alerted the organisation of the nature of the problem and GPS co-ordinates, stabilised Mick, helped with Mick’s repatriation via the Medic’s Land Cruiser and delivered bikes through the dunes to the sweeper truck (two up riding in sand is not recommended!!) the days racing was well and truly over! However, when we got back in that evening and learned the extent of Mick’s injuries (his back was broken in three places) we really understood the value of what we had done that day.

“Because of the potential importance of any mechanical or first aid situation in the high Alps, we feel the Good Samaritan prize should be special enough to reflect that. I think we’ve done enough to offer a brand new, box fresh, 2012 Fox Float 36 RLC with full custom graphic set commemorating the award! Now, let’s ride!”