Quick race report:-
About 50 starters for the second in the Wakefield evening series, 10 laps round an undulating circuit near Ryhill giving 35miles. A brisk race with little chance to catch your breath due to the short circuit. Won by a Doncaster Wheelers lad who went away in an early two-man break with chaingang regular Graig Gath, who got second. They were working sufficiently hard for Craig to be throwing up a couple of laps before the finish and the winner complaining of a nasty taste of blood in his mouth... ...okay, so the rest of us just weren't trying hard enough.
For Clifton, Andy had a solid ride up near the front throughout, and just missed out on adding to his points tally in the sprint. Young James Wagstaff put in a good effort, keeping out of trouble and moving forwards throughout the race to finish safely in the bunch. I was less fortunate - there was a big crash at the top of the downhill run on the back of the circuit and with about ten riders hitting the deck I was too close behind it to avoid it and became the eleventh! No damage to the bike but I was well off the back by the time I and a ragged-clothed group got back on and finished a couple of minutes down. Owwww me elbow!
It was a nervous race and the circuit was on narrow roads with a lot of fast-moving approaching traffic; there were very nearly a few further mishaps. The third in the series is on a different circuit in a month's time. Anyone else fancy a go?