hillingdon 13th of jan- my first race !!

[Stu Merckx Man]

lets hope so, it will be nice doing 3rd cat races with everyone else

[Marek]

Hi Stuart,

Have just got back from warm and windy Poland and I did check out the posts while I was away but could not post onto the ACC forum as did not have an email address.

Glad to see all the hard work in the weeks building up to the race paid off, I see you managed to get your helmet or did the bin man nick it?

Cheers

Marek....

[Stu Merckx Man]

welcome back marek.

yeh i got the helmet, and the reason my saddle didnt fit was because there was a bit of cardboard on it , so no need for the spare post.

[Andrew G]

[img]http://www.dgs-photography.co.uk/cycling/hwsrr130107/slides/070113-134914-400-5463.jpg[/img]
Is that a set of mudguards I see on the bike behind you!

[Stu Merckx Man]

hahaha cheers andrew.

theres a few more if u go to events, then the winter series and page 48 onwards on that website

[Andrew G]

4th Cat Results 13/01/2007

1st Alexander King Twickenham CC 4J
2nd Alex Turner FVS Tri 4
3rd Graham Giggs Bath Road Club 4
4th Stuart Chamberlayne Addiscombe CC 4J
5th Peter Berry Ride Beyond 4
6th Tim Kearley Whitewebbs CC 4
7th Wayne Maurer Imperial Racing Team 4
8th Gary Wood Southend Wheelers 4
9th Neal Coleman TM racing 4
10th Leo Falkner St Ives CC 4
11th Neil McCann VC Elan 4
12th Graham Kerr 21st Century Airports CT 4
13th Paul Godwill Brighton Mitre CC 4
14th Keelan Ralph Wheels in wheels 4
15th Richard Melik Willesden CC 4
16th Doug Baldock Edgware RC 4
17th Stephen Green PCA CiclosUno 4
18th Andy Lain GS Avanti 4
19th Alex Ward Sutton CC 4J
20th Marcus Atkins Twickenham CC 4
21st Stephen Mills PCA CiclosUno 4
22nd Susan Wood Southend Wheelers 4

[Dr Frigo]

Oh and good report Stu.

Glad to see I escaped the finish cameras again ... think I'll keep it quiet this time

That Leda Cox is a fast lass!

[George]

Well done Stu a fab first race ride outing.

The fast training groups have really been helping you.

After a few more races it gets easier to understand whats happening around you in the races.

If someone shouts at you ignore them and show them, there probably just knackered and anxious.

[Stu Merckx Man]

yeh, i think all the sprint finishes in the training group help a lot. their pretty similar to the race. also the training group is a lot harder in general, so the race speeds seamed pretty relaxed.

[huw williams]

Careful Stu - you'll get a nickname like "The Gentleman sprinter" and it'll stick for life

Great result

[Toks]

[quote]Another 3rd cat - Toks Marek et al - you're boots are being filled faster than you can say 'Addiscombe beats Mosquito again !

[Andrew G]

If you want to make your sprint more aggressive try fing some vids of Djamolodin Abdujaparov or Tom Steels.
You won't win many friends though.

[Stu Merckx Man]

even there names sound hard !

[Matthew Ives]

Just to give you an idea of what we expect of you next week at Hillingdon in the sprint, have a look at how Apdoujaparov sprints:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBtCaLYFKjo

Might be an idea to practice a few times on a quiet bit of road beforehand.

[Stu Merckx Man]

no problem...