There's one downside to having a partner who's mad keen on cycling; Michelle stopped drinking and went to bed at a sensible time. I wasn't quite so conscientious, so was a little jaded we arrived at Hillingdon for the 11am 4th Cat race. Have to admit, I'd have rolled over and gone back to sleep but Michelle was keen on racing. Managed to get my act together by the end and get a decent placing. Michelle came 11th, just a whisker out of the points.
Unsurprisingly, the hangover had completely disappeared by the end!
Hillingdon 26th Dec
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Hillingdon 26th Dec
by Keith » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:03 pm
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by KeithK » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:41 pm
Very Well Done Keith, 2nd I believe and Michelle all those damaged male egos rolling in behind you. You must be delighted, points don't matter too much getting competitive does.
E/1/2/3 I got there at 12.00 for the 12.00 start. Signed on and got the OK to race. Rushed into the kit put the black arm band on with thoughts of Bob, Sid Armstong, Gus Andrews and Cyril Hinton and really got motivated for today. No warm up straight to into it and joined the bunch. As the leaders came by Adam shouted Happy Christmas but I nearly didn't recognise him. He's not in Yellow......Everyone has their reasons but I ain't leavin I admire and love too many peeps in the club. And the history it's all priceless to me.....oh yea the race....It was a bigger field again and there were loads of those orange numbers E&1s making it an active race. Got away a few times and Adam was always there. Looking worryingly strong and smooth. With five laps to go one of the DeVer riders, Rudi I think, saw 9 away and tried to bring them back but sat up 200M short so I jumped out of the bunch and took Steve Golla, Sigma 1st Cat, across. This was the move and one of eleven would win.
It was anthing but smooth and I didn't contribute much, just soft pedalling through, then Andrew Bye the winner, I think, went clear and someone else just eased away. We let them go. Three laps to got and I went clear as well. The Milton Keynes 1st cat rider towing the group could not bring me back and with two to go I was catching the second rider. At the bell I was still gaining on him and well clear of the lead group. I thought second was on but (there always is a but or an if only) I ran out of talent, lungs, legs and gears as all the lead group flew past at the end of the back straight. From an easy 3rd at the bell to 11th in half a lap. Misery, at least it was the break. This was my first BCF points in more than two years but so much more then that is the realisation that I can be really competitive again. Saturday can not come soon enough. BCF points matter not one jot to me, it's the racing.
E/1/2/3 I got there at 12.00 for the 12.00 start. Signed on and got the OK to race. Rushed into the kit put the black arm band on with thoughts of Bob, Sid Armstong, Gus Andrews and Cyril Hinton and really got motivated for today. No warm up straight to into it and joined the bunch. As the leaders came by Adam shouted Happy Christmas but I nearly didn't recognise him. He's not in Yellow......Everyone has their reasons but I ain't leavin I admire and love too many peeps in the club. And the history it's all priceless to me.....oh yea the race....It was a bigger field again and there were loads of those orange numbers E&1s making it an active race. Got away a few times and Adam was always there. Looking worryingly strong and smooth. With five laps to go one of the DeVer riders, Rudi I think, saw 9 away and tried to bring them back but sat up 200M short so I jumped out of the bunch and took Steve Golla, Sigma 1st Cat, across. This was the move and one of eleven would win.
It was anthing but smooth and I didn't contribute much, just soft pedalling through, then Andrew Bye the winner, I think, went clear and someone else just eased away. We let them go. Three laps to got and I went clear as well. The Milton Keynes 1st cat rider towing the group could not bring me back and with two to go I was catching the second rider. At the bell I was still gaining on him and well clear of the lead group. I thought second was on but (there always is a but or an if only) I ran out of talent, lungs, legs and gears as all the lead group flew past at the end of the back straight. From an easy 3rd at the bell to 11th in half a lap. Misery, at least it was the break. This was my first BCF points in more than two years but so much more then that is the realisation that I can be really competitive again. Saturday can not come soon enough. BCF points matter not one jot to me, it's the racing.
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by Toks » Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:47 pm
[quote="Keith Knight"]. As the leaders came by Adam shouted Happy Christmas but I nearly didn't recognise him. He's not in Yellow......[size=150]Everyone has their reasons but I ain't leavin I admire and love too many peeps in the club[/size]. And the history it's all priceless to me
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Very moving stuff Keith, I now promise to swear allegiance to the yellow and black[quote="Keith knight"]I ran out of talent, lungs, legs and gears as all the lead group flew past at the end of the back straight. From an easy 3rd at the bell to 11th in half a lap. Misery, at least it was the break. This was my first BCF points in more than two years but so much more then that is the realisation that I can be really competitive again. Saturday can not come soon enough. BCF points matter not one jot to me, it's the racing.
[quote="Keith"]There's one downside to having a partner who's mad keen on cycling; Michelle stopped drinking and went to bed at a sensible time. Managed to get my act together by the end and get a decent placing. Michelle came 11th, just a whisker out of the points. Unsurprisingly, the hangover had completely disappeared by the end
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. There Jason Streather then had a team mate lead him out, with a Twickenham rider just off his shoulder, then me just off his. It looked promising, then on the last bend the Twickenham rider decided he'd had enough so moved right, right into me, it was all I could do to avoid him while the rest of the bunch galloped. I wasn't amused, but at the end of the day, it was for 12th so who cares.
