Hi all,
"Enjoyed" a very twitchy race at Castle Combe today with lots of 'hold the line' calls etc :-) I race there a lot 10-12 years ago and not much has changed!!
It was a beautiful sunny day, ideal conditions really. The race average speed was 26mph and with a stiff headwind on the home straight it was impossible for one person to get away and so it proved...I did give it a try after about 10-12 minutes, but to no avail!
There was a Prime around half way which I managed to take and then got on with the job of recovering and staying in the top 10-15 riders to stay out of trouble.
Unfortunately, I got the end of the race wrong and was in poor position for the sprint, which was really disappointing as I definitely had the form to win it!! I was on the right of the bunch (for those who know the finish) with about 300-400m to go expecting some strong riders to sprint past, but they never came and the sprint opened up on the far left and I couldn't get in it...I had to sprint on my own on the right of the track, but there was too much ground to make up and ended up 5th.
A little frustrated, but happy with my form for the coming season...not to brag...but a weighty prize fund of £55 was handed to me at the end...I'm pretty sure that justifies an upgrade to Di2?? Not sure my wife will agree
Next race is at Maindy on the 13th I think? hopefully an improvement in tactics this time
hope to see some of you at future races,
Neil
