Race report:-
Well, the Team Clifton chances in the Airedale Shield took a bit of a knock as we only fielded two riders last night! Ian was marshalling, Paul B and I started. Small-ish field (about 30?) for six laps of the Kirby Hill circuit on a bright, breezy evening. Dry roads although there was one bit of flooding, which Ian was marshalling!
Arthur and Muzzy will be pleased to hear I got set off in the third group (and Paul in the scratch group), got almost immediately dropped as there were only four of us, and latched onto the scratch group. Paul packed a couple of laps in, but the rest of us pulled back all of the earlier groups by about halfway. The usual attempts to get clear were all just about pulled back by the final climb. I got 9th. Full results should be up on the series website today; Chevin got a bunch of riders in the top ten, and their fully-kitted out team bus also cut a dash.
Two weeks! Aldeborough circuit! As Brenda Beldon said to me at signing-on, "where's your lot then? There's silverware to be 'ad, you know!"
so saved some money and went for a normal ride!