by Cam B
Sat May 25, 2013 5:11 pm
Dishforth races today with good turnout from Clifton. I did the 4ths only race first. Felt lousy initially…any surge in pace left me struggling a bit. Had to give myself a stiff talking to halfway round “ pull your finger out, etc, etc…” . Ended in a bunch sprint. I actually thought I was going to get distanced in the last 800 metres - as we lapped the women - but went past a shed load of riders who faded badly and finished in top 10 I think – hopefully 7th or 8th so not too bad in the end. If that’s true.. I now move to 3rd Cat which I am chuffed with. Without wishing to steal their thunder, Richard and John did rather better though . 15 mins later I was on the start line in the 3rd/4ths race. Strangely enough legs felt much better…probably helped by being warmed up and it was actually a slighly less aggressive race…. Had a couple of digs but it wasn’t happening. Bunch sprint livened up by a crash. I was out of the points in the sprint this time…Felt reasonably ok but way, way too far back and not too many riders “died” on the run in this time. Favourable wind on the ride home in nigh on perfect conditions so a decent day all round