mart66 wrote:I'm glad that I got my excuses in early.
My heart sunk when I saw the calibre of riders that were out (including some new faces on high end bikes - never good if you don't feel 100%).
It was at around 47 miles that I fell off the back - the turn off the a19 and up the little ramp did for me. Better than what I expected as it turns out but I was a bit disappointed that I wasn't able to sit in until we got back to York.
Great to see so many guys going really well though. I'm sure it wasn't this hard last year!
Martin
In 3/4 races - most of the time - there aren't riders as strong as Phil, Rich, Nick and Ed. You should do well in the races you have got left Martin. I definitely found it hard - I was hanging on to Rich's pannier straps at the end. But it's great to get out with the fast guys as it can only make you stronger. It was after Stillingfleet that Phil and Rich decided to really "rip it up" and put in a few monster turns. We were nudging 37 mph at some points, albeit with a bit of a tailwind. It did not go unnoticed (by me anyway) that out of the 6 of us it was only Mike (new Clifton recruit..who will be a 3rd Cat this time next week
) and I had anything like normal sized calf muscles! An extra shredded wheat in my breakfast bowl from now on I think
. Sorry Mike - we never got that p...stop...The thru and off started very early on...I could have done with a comfort break myself but by the end didn't "feel the need"... funny that...With all the exertion it was as if my body decided that it could not part with any vital fluids after all