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Well it’s been a long but amazing week and apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Lack of internet access on the road has made it all a little tricky to keep you all updated! Never fear however because right now we're here to regale you with the tales from the road and bring you up to speed with everything that went down. The riding, the parties, the high’s and low’s and of course Wakestock!

Last time we posted we had just left the crew heading up to Milton Keynes. A good session was had before sneaking over to the Sno!Zone and the Air Kix skydive simulator. We knew they were going but us office monkeys had to step up to our responsibilities at the office, sooooooo jealous as been their so many times but not had a go! We sponsor the venue so they were more than happy to let our entire crew, filmers and photogs all have a crack! Big Up Xscape and all involved.

That night the bus made its way to Tamworth and the legendary Ten-80. However there was a little drama on the way as the bus broke down! After a quick game of poker and some quick repairs the guys were back on the road unscathed.

On arrival the tour was met by Aussie Scotty Broome who then showed a bit of his antipodean style. Scotty is a great guy and has been around for a while and knows a thing or two about the game making him a great asset for the tour. After a great session with Scotty taking the yellow jersey the boys got ready for a deserved night out. Thanks go out to Oli at Ten-80 for looking after us all with his generous hospitality.

James met back up with the boys in the Birmingham hotspot, the Cotton Club, where they were surrounded by the local talent. It’s amazing what a bit of blond hair and some chiseled biceps can do! (must get down the gym Rodders was heard to say!)

Wednesday was a travel day as the journey to Abersoch and Wakestock is a bit of a trek. On arrival the weather was a little blowy so we called off the practice session and went for a good meal and an early night ready for Thursdays practice.

Thursday was practice for everyone but it did mean a bit of waiting around as there was one boat for all entrants. The guys all did their practice runs while the rest of the Relentless crew got busy at Wakestock and the surrounding areas! Big up the rep teams for their No Half Measures job. If you didn’t see Relentless at this one you may need to get your eyes tested.

On to Friday and qualifiers. All our guys were pre qualified so once again today was another waiting game. We mainly chilled around site whilst physio and nutritionist Shannon eased any aches and pains out of the guys, all the time making sure they ate correctly. All the boys took it easy on Friday night even though there was the Wakestock madness going on all around them. James, however, did sneak over to the covered stage to hear Mark Ronson who was pretty fine. Something we've have forgotten to mention was the torrential rain that hit the site that day. Wow, it really was a lot (as national news reports have since highlighted!) and although it did not deter the festival revelers you could sense there may be trouble the next day.

We all woke up to rumours of the festival being cancelled and unfortunately after some calls to production the rumours were true. Gutted! However rain is not going to affect wakeboarding so the wake comp still took place. This was where we would find out how the tour had helped the crew. The answer was YES YES YES. Although we did not get top spot Jonty Green rode sooooo well and took second and had he landed his attempted 720 he would have had the win. He just misjudged the take off and mid spin had to convert back to a 540 which he stomped. This is a super hard thing to do so props to Jonty for fixing it! In third was tour rider James Young, whose attitude the entire week was outstanding. James has a big future ahead of him (and admittedly already a pretty phat present!).

A quick mention for Nick Davies who went into the finals as a favourite but unfortunately fell on a couple of tricks. Most uncharacteristic of the Princes flyer! Goes without saying the man is a natural on a wakeboard and will be back another day! After some team signings, some further outstanding chat on the mic from Relentless pro Mr Crowhurst and his right hand man Mouse, there was prize giving and then it was back to the bus to get ready for the night ahead.

With the main event done and dusted it was time to celebrate and where else but 5 degrees. The drinks (RV’s) flowed and everyone had a good time. It didn’t matter that the music event had been cancelled. The entire wakeboard scene was in one area having a blast.

Sunday was the last day on tour before heading back down to the London area. Before the bus cranked for the last time the guys went out and hit the pool gap in what was a killer session. Tour Manager Matt Crowhurst ruled the session which I thought was pretty fitting after all his hard work martialling the troops all week..

Massive thanks got to all the riders including Nick Davies, Jonty Green, Matt Crowhurst, Sam Carne, Lewis Cornwall, James Young, Dom Hatcher, Scotty Broome, Mark Rossiter, MC Mouse, photographer Steve Harwood, Physio/nutritionist Neil Shannon and filmers Jon and Fraser. We could not have asked for a better crew! Thanks from Relentless and see you all again next year to rerun the fun. Time to go looking for an even bigger bus ... tell us, what did they do with the space shuttle when it's not out there doing its thing?