Without intention to copy Mr Kemp’s blog which was posted a while back where he talked about how someone can ride a good race but still come absolutely no where. This is generally frustrating and occurs to even the greatest riders. For example, at the Gent-Wevelgem with Ian Stannard (Team SKY). The man put out a brilliant ride and was caught with seconds to go and gave him the final placing of 35th overall.
Comparing at the total opposite end of the scale was a Hillingdon race that Myself, Brock (http://brockduncumbrogers.blogspot.com/) Tom Laker http://lakertom.blogspot.com/) Drew Holmes (http://www.drewholmescycling.co.uk) and Tom Moore took part in. The Beyond Crits 2,3,4 race had a reasonable sized field in it this week but in recent weeks the circuit had been filled with over 100 riders. I think I rode the race pretty well and my positioning seemed pretty spot on as I rarely dropped bellow top 10/15 in the bunch. Unfortunately when it came to the bunch sprint I was squeezed out and finished just out of the top 20. The frustration after the race in my head was at a high rate. It often seems unfair that in doing so much work and on paper riding a race to near perfection nothing goes right when its needed most.
Looking forward the Hillingdon ‘summer’ series starts today but by looking out of the window summer is not the first thing that springs to mind. I will be doing that race most Tuesdays now as part of my training.
This weekend is the second of the Junior National Series, The Tour of Bristol is a 2 day event. The race should be challenging due to the nature of the courses being used. You can see more info on this by clicking the link http://www.bristol-cycling.com/section.php?xSec=477. I will be racing in this event with Brock, Tom Laker and Tom Moore.
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