Thanks Harpo. Great to represent OVW at the Betty today.
Really enjoyed my first race back, definitely feeling the additional 30 years & 4 stone after competing at Elite/1st Cat level back in the late 80’s! 😂
Tough day with the wind, crashes everywhere with lots of near misses as a result of some poor bike handling from a select few. I nearly got took out a few times myself but managed to stay upright and dish out some constructive feedback! 😉
Felt pretty good first lap, had s few pops to wind up the race. Towards the end of the 2nd lap put in an effort after avoiding a tumble that put me in the red just as the hammer went down to catch the break, I then struggled to recover. Dropped off and called it a day as didn’t feel I could compete for a good placing. Will use the learning to enhance my training plan for a better chance through the season so got what I wanted from the race.
Onwards to the Abergavenny handicap next Sat, and hopefully be competitive enough to start competing for a win over the next 6-8 weeks once I have my racing legs back on song and shed a few kilo’s!
Be good to have some team mates to ride with! 😜
Adrian.
