26th Jan, saw the last of the ACU/Gorrick Brass Monkeys Rnd for the series. Due to work, weather, life in general and concentrating on building core strength to set my year up I had not been on the bike much, but hoped for continued improve. In short that is what I got.
Moments before the start it started to rain and it would do this up until a few minutes after I finished, challenging shall we say, as was the course, but apart from one hill that got to slippery for a single speed it remained very rideable, well done to ACU/Gorrick for an well planned course.
The race and weather would be brutal and there would be many retirements, crashes a plenty and more than a bit of sideways action :) I mechanical forced a short stop after lap 2, but with it fixed I continued and it didn't plague me again.
Riding through the rain, slop and mud, squeezing past riders as I could nabbing many as they struggled on the sharp climbs, things seemed to go well. In the closing k's of the last lap, the legs finally felt a bit heavy, but I found that my lower back was feeling strong enough continue to drive my legs and my pace didn't ease too much apart from getting caught in some traffic. Try as I might I could not find the extra speed to slip past the Start/Finish under the 4hr mark for a cheeky extra lap.
However, finishing 10th in Vet 4hrs, was another improvement and has certainly continued to keep me motivated for the year ahead.
Special thanks to Wolf Tooth Components and Weldtite, keeping the single speed running smooth in some grim conditions.
Alpkit, thanks for keeping me warm before and after the race.
Cycleworks, there might be a full service coming your way. Ta ;)
Moments before the start it started to rain and it would do this up until a few minutes after I finished, challenging shall we say, as was the course, but apart from one hill that got to slippery for a single speed it remained very rideable, well done to ACU/Gorrick for an well planned course.
The race and weather would be brutal and there would be many retirements, crashes a plenty and more than a bit of sideways action :) I mechanical forced a short stop after lap 2, but with it fixed I continued and it didn't plague me again.
Riding through the rain, slop and mud, squeezing past riders as I could nabbing many as they struggled on the sharp climbs, things seemed to go well. In the closing k's of the last lap, the legs finally felt a bit heavy, but I found that my lower back was feeling strong enough continue to drive my legs and my pace didn't ease too much apart from getting caught in some traffic. Try as I might I could not find the extra speed to slip past the Start/Finish under the 4hr mark for a cheeky extra lap.
However, finishing 10th in Vet 4hrs, was another improvement and has certainly continued to keep me motivated for the year ahead.
Special thanks to Wolf Tooth Components and Weldtite, keeping the single speed running smooth in some grim conditions.
Alpkit, thanks for keeping me warm before and after the race.
Cycleworks, there might be a full service coming your way. Ta ;)
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