by Marek » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:24 pm
Well, my race report is short and not sweet. Race got under way and after the first hill a couple of guys attacked. Well, as I was near the front of the peleton and feeling pretty perky with my new resplendent white Fizik Arione moulded to my well shaped and finely tuned butt I pushed down on the accelerator and moved away with resplendent ease from the marauding peleton.
Within a matter of seconds I was onto the breakaway of 2 and we formed a tightly knit trio. A thru and off proceeded and we were making excellent distance from the peleton. After a few miles we reached the long and hard climb where we eased up at a manageable pace to keep our legs strong for the next flat and downhill sections which I was looking forward to. As we turned into the flat section, my tyre popped off my wheel and then the tube burst.
There I was, watching my two companions from Dulwich and Citihub cycle off into the distance leaving me standing on the side of the road looking down and cursing Mr Continental for supplying me with a dodgy tyre. The peleton came thundering past in hot pursuit of my breakaway duo and then the neutral car with spare wheels. After a bit of jiggery pokery I manager to change the wheel but it seemed to take an age. Then it was pursuit time. I got into a David Millar type position and booted it for two laps about 50km. I was catching up with shelled riders but they all looked pretty lardy and unfit, the peleton was apparently steaming it.
After the 3 laps I completed I pulled up at the HQ and waited to see how the race unfolded. There was a break of 6 or so in the lead then a group of 3 then half the peleton with Paul H and then the rest of the Peleton. There must have been 10 or more mins between lead riders and the rear half of the peleton.
Well the offending tyre is now ready for the bin and I will ride with one red tyre and one black, the shame of riding with different coloured tyres will have to be endured. Anyway that is 3 races in a row of DNF, so a week off next week and then back to the races.
Cheers
Marek...