Dry and bright but windy conditions for this one. No show Norman or Steven, so just me for OVW - slightly faster than usual to the turn with a cross tail wind. Then a real hard slog all the way back with no protection from the roadside hedge, being on other side of the road. The sort of headwind has you experimenting with pedalling technique to try and find an extra watt. I had to work my socks off just to get under the hour in the end. Enjoyed my 1st 25 of the season in a strange kind of way. Felt ok with disc wheel and deep front rim. Just hard!
A 52 was winning when I left, but with Rob Pears and Kieron Davies to come. Be very impressed if either of them went under 51 mins today!
