Well i was on my own tonight, in sh1t weather conditions and to be honest my heart was just not in this one this evening.
[quote]A boring pan flat unimaginative scalectric type course. Along with Hillingdon probably the easiest circuit to race on for 3/4 cats - its perfect for flatland cruisers and lazy sprinters. If ya legs have recovered and no sneaky chancers getaway you'll make the poduim no probs Adam
Eelmore - 9/5/07
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Eelmore - 9/5/07
by -Adam- » Wed May 09, 2007 11:29 pm
The first part is right Toks, boring it is. Trouble was it was so bloody windy and it was head on up the finishing straight. Also given the intermittent rain today the track was rather damp in places. And a brief threat of more rain near the end of the race made the hairpin at the bottom start of the finishing straight some what more treacharous. I don't know if i have some kind of guardian angel or something but after avoiding the carnage at Chertsey on Saturday, i again avoided crashing again tonight. But by barely a few millimeters.
At the start only 7 E/1/2s had signed on to race, as they're obviously all scared of a bit of wind and rain. This meant the race was turned into a handicap. So off went the 3/4s with about a 90second lead on the 7 E/1/2s. I wasn't happy about the situation but what was i to do. I did a few turns on the front but it was so hard up the finishing straight we were reduced to literally 16/17mph. The front of the group kept splitting then largely re-grouping on the heavily wind-assisted back straight.
Then the race winning attack went clear, 4 guys out of the 3/4s went away. They were obviously the strongest as this was not a day for sit-in sprinters. So i put in a huge effort off the front to try to catch em, i was joined by a guy from VC Meudon and we tried to bridge. However, we just weren't strong enough. When we were brought back by the peloton the E/1/2's had caught the bunch. Gruppo Compatto.
Fantastic i thought, within a lap i was out the back door of that group, along with many others i might add. I settled into a rythm with two other guys and we seemed to be going ok, until...
Disaster struck. By this point it was trying to rain again, not much, but enough to make the track even slippier. I'd already felt my back wheel slip on the bend at the end of the finish straight and was very wary coming into the hairpin. It was like i had a premonition. Sure enough the guy who led into the hairpin went down, closely followed by the second guy (who was following his wheel very close in my opinion). Luckily i had backed off prior to the hairpin, even so i had to swerve very violently to avoid the first guys hand on the deck and thought i was going down in the process. Somehow i stayed upright, Lord only knows how.
That was it, i was fcuked now. The group behind caught me up, lead by the sole Dynamo in the race. Until he died and i looked around again and was on my own, again. So i rode to the finish on my own in no-mans land. Dejected is not the word.
If i was philosophical about racing last night, i am now positively disillusioned. After losing out on points i thought i rightly earned on Saturday, with everything else that happened then and since i feel really sh1t.
Im not racing again now until the 19th. I think i need a break. Hopefully ill get back on track in the next 10 days, but right now im just not feeling it. I don't think ill go back to Eelmore, its just not worth it. Maybe if the weather was good and there were proper E/1/2 and 3/4 races then maybe. But i certainly wouldn't recommend it.
Cheers...
Adam
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by Andrew G » Wed May 09, 2007 11:42 pm
Never mind Adam I'm sure it'll all turn around again soon. You've packed a lot of racing in to the last week, and with Brighton your first 100 miler inbetween.
I expect you just need a rest, a couple of days off the bike completely, followed by a shortish very gentle leg spin, then another day off the bike. You won't lose any fitness but your body needs to recover.
I'm sure those Zipps will be flying again soon.
I expect you just need a rest, a couple of days off the bike completely, followed by a shortish very gentle leg spin, then another day off the bike. You won't lose any fitness but your body needs to recover.
I'm sure those Zipps will be flying again soon.
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by Toks » Thu May 10, 2007 10:08 am
[quote="Adam"]That was it, i was fcuked now. The group behind caught me up, lead by the sole Dynamo in the race. Until he died and i looked around again and was on my own, again. So i rode to the finish on my own in no-mans land. Dejected is not the word.
If i was philosophical about racing last night, i am now positively disillusioned. After losing out on points i thought i rightly earned on Saturday, with everything else that happened then and since i feel really sh1t.
Hey Adam you've got 17pts as a 3rd cat and were obviously robbed of a few more last Saturday. Your doin fine and your definitley on track for 2nd cat dom. Take a couple of weeks break re focus and come back fighting. Its a long old season ( 5 & 1/2 months to go) they'll be more up and downs to come believe me If i was philosophical about racing last night, i am now positively disillusioned. After losing out on points i thought i rightly earned on Saturday, with everything else that happened then and since i feel really sh1t.
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by -Adam- » Thu May 10, 2007 12:50 pm
Thanks guys, i was planning on doing the clubrun this weekend. Im not touching my bike until then though. And i definately won't be doing the training group!
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by Stu Merckx Man » Thu May 10, 2007 1:10 pm
i know how your feeling adam. this part of my season is going a bit sh1tty. 3 bad races in a row, and now what i thought was simple bit of food poisening a few days ago, has turned out to be a gastric usler in my gut or something, and ive been in hospital 
the last 2 days have been AGONY! 
but the way i see it things could be worse (just look at simon!!). but im hoping my luck is changing now, after having a VERY thorough inspection by an abbi titmus type nurse
... looks like things could be on the up (no pun intended). see you saturday!
stu
the last 2 days have been AGONY!
but the way i see it things could be worse (just look at simon!!). but im hoping my luck is changing now, after having a VERY thorough inspection by an abbi titmus type nurse
... looks like things could be on the up (no pun intended). see you saturday!
stu
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by George » Thu May 10, 2007 1:55 pm
Did you get a bed bath Stu 
Hey Adam good perserverance in that sh1t wind and rain.
If you could get points for keeness you'd be 1st cat
At least no one took any embarrasing photo's of you
Hey Adam good perserverance in that sh1t wind and rain.
If you could get points for keeness you'd be 1st cat
At least no one took any embarrasing photo's of you
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by -Adam- » Thu May 10, 2007 2:17 pm
[quote="Stu Bianchi Boy"]after having a VERY thorough inspection by an abbi titmus type nurse ... looks like things could be on the up (no pun intended). see you saturday!
... looks like things could be on the up (no pun intended). see you saturday!You sound like your doin ok to me Stu
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