Just got back from Thursday's ride from Elmers End.
Wow that was a great training ride indeed.
About a dozen of us set off. I think everyone was a racer.
we blasted up the hill at colney hall and from then on things got fast.
The group seemed to split into 2 with the front 5 or 6 of us rotating in a through and off and the others just hanging on at the back in a long line
I was feeling really good and was taking more than my share of turns at the front.
One guy told me off for pulling away at the front, he said I should ease off to let the next rider through
Going up the drag to Polegate we were whittled down to just 4 of us on the front into a heavy onslaught of a headwind.
Round the halfway roundabout and back up the hill we regrouped. I felt strong so 3 of us broke away and tanked it full speed ahead up the hill. we started honking hard on the pedals and just the 2 of us remained.
We had to do afew laps of the roundabout to regroup and head back.
I really enjoyed tonight and would definitely go again
Cheers George