I thought I must still be in the wrong place. I'd already pulled up at the Hounslow TT only to be told that "The Addiscombe must be getting desperate if you're doing our 10. The Surrey League race is a mile further down the road." A bit further along and parked by the signing-on desk was an Astana team car with Belgian plates. Nope, not the wrong place. The Yates brothers had already signed on . 3rd cat Vetrans, apparently!
That was my first ever Road Race, and also I sincerely hope that was my wettest ever race. On lap 3 the heavens opened. The weather was only just getting started though. After easing off a little on we had thunder, lightning and flooding. Then the hail started .
The race? The 3rd's through and off kept slowing down. I reckon many of the 3rd cats are just there to wheel suck until the 2nds come through and there's some faster wheels to suck. I think I'm going to be a frustrated racer.
The results? Not a bl@@dy clue. The was still a full on sprint for the combined 2nds and 3rds, even though we'd not hoovered up everyone in front.