I'd heard the Bentley Bypass could be quick so was hoping I might get close to Joyce's 30 record of 1.16.16.
It was not to be.
Set off into a head wind. Accelerated to 24mph and tried to settle into a rhythm. No chance. Soon was struggling to do 20mph. Seriously thought about packing in at 1st r'bt and heading back to HQ. Decided to stick it out to the 2nd r'bt (the proper turn) and see what the return leg felt like. Return leg felt better with tailwind but my back ached and my legs weren't smooth. Couldn't stop thinking about having to turn again for the second leg up into the headwind. Was awful. Kept entertaining thoughts of sneaking back to HQ. Finally got to the finish in what I thought was a long 1.18...but timekeeper said 1.19.01. Hmmph. Slow thumb I reckon.
Truly dismal ride. Did not try hard enough. Luckily I rode a bit better on Sunday so finished weekend feeling more positive than I'd started it.
S Davies of ACC also rode on Saturday but I forgot to check his time - doh! Sorry.
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by Tamar Collis » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:16 am
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by tel » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:23 am
Your right, on a good day it can be a quick course. But when there is a head wind on the outward leg it is a real killer. I now exactly how you feel. Well done for finishing. You`ll be flying next week.
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by Tamar Collis » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:40 pm
What I need is to stop eating cake and sweets 
, stop thinking negative thoughts about how slowly I'm going, and just pedal a damn sight harder.
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by SteveD » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:32 pm
No problem Tamar - I didn't start (family illness).
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by Tamar Collis » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:36 pm
Sorry to hear about the family illness but as you will see you didn't miss much in terms of the racing. Wasn't a fast day for anyone.
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by Toks » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:03 pm
[quote="tamarc"]What I need is to stop eating cake and sweets , stop thinking negative thoughts about how slowly I'm going, and just pedal a damn sight harder.
oh but cakes and sweets are so nice. On a trip up North on saturday I devoured a whole bag of chocolate eclairs in three hours by myself. Yuk! how disgusting is that? have you knocked Road Racing on the head now Tamar? , stop thinking negative thoughts about how slowly I'm going, and just pedal a damn sight harder.- Toks
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by Tamar Collis » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:09 pm
Mmmm, I love chocolate eclairs too....and a large bag all to myself is, sadly, not unusual - oink!
I've done one road race this year - a women's race at Hillingdon. It wasn't particularly successful. I've lost my confidence and am scared of corners and other riders. Racing round Palace feels like a lifetime ago.
Will probably stick to testing this year...although might do a bit of track to try to improve my speed and get over my fear of other riders.
I've done one road race this year - a women's race at Hillingdon. It wasn't particularly successful. I've lost my confidence and am scared of corners and other riders. Racing round Palace feels like a lifetime ago.
Will probably stick to testing this year...although might do a bit of track to try to improve my speed and get over my fear of other riders.
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by Ian A4size » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:14 pm
[quote]get over my fear of other riders.
Thats what you get for sitting on a Tandem with MPVT!
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by Grahame » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:49 pm
[quote="Toks"][quote="tamarc"]What I need is to stop eating cake and sweets , stop thinking negative thoughts about how slowly I'm going, and just pedal a damn sight harder.
oh but cakes and sweets are so nice. On a trip up North on saturday I devoured a whole bag of chocolate eclairs in three hours by myself. Yuk! how disgusting is that? have you knocked Road Racing on the head now Tamar? , stop thinking negative thoughts about how slowly I'm going, and just pedal a damn sight harder.I'm shocked
You managed to make them last 3 hours
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Still I hope the door hasn't been closed permanently. Touch wood I haven't had a real bad crash but I do wander if my approach to competitive cycling would change if it did happen. I was following this guys' training blog on 'cyclingforums'. In April he had this bad crash, while racing I think, which sadly meant part of his lower leg had to be removed. That sort of accident is extremley rare I know, but reading about it certainly wakes you right up.