Barcombe 3rds (June 8th)

[Toks]

...A quick glance back before powering around a couple of corners and the bunch were completely out of sight. Mmmm... now what? I kept the pressure on for another fifteen minutes and when I next looked back I saw a Bayeaux Landscapes rider bridging across. I kept things steadish and eventually he was on so I raised the tempo once again while he took a breather on my wheel...Read more below; only if you want don't force yourself
http://theademerckx2008racingfiles.blogspot.com/

[Marek]

Hard luck Toks, I would have liked to have ridden that one but was required elsewhere. It is an excellent course for a breakaway as you can quite quickly be out of sight of the bunch if you work hard. Jason from Mossies rode away last year in the first race and won which was impressive. Paul R and I started a breakaway later in the year and managed to pick up some places which was cool.

Good to see you are mixing it up in the proper road races, 2nd week of July and I will be back to it. See you soon and keep attacking, one of these days you'll stay away.

Cheers

Marek.....

[Toks]

[quote="Marek"]Hard luck Toks, I would have liked to have ridden that one but was required elsewhere. It is an excellent course for a breakaway as you can quite quickly be out of sight of the bunch if you work hard. Jason from Mossies rode away last year in the first race and won which was impressive. Paul R and I started a breakaway later in the year and managed to pick up some places which was cool.

Good to see you are mixing it up in the proper road races, 2nd week of July and I will be back to it. See you soon and keep attacking, one of these days you'll stay away.

Cheers

Marek.....

[Michelle]

Nice one Toks, that was a great write up, you had me on the edge of my seat for a while.

Didn't you tell this guy to get down on his hoods? Or is that not the polite thing to do when you are losing time in a breakaway and getting caught by the bunch....

[Toks]

[quote="Michelle"]Nice one Toks, that was a great write up, you had me on the edge of my seat for a while.

Didn't you tell this guy to get down on his hoods? Or is that not the polite thing to do when you are losing time in a breakaway and getting caught by the bunch....

[Marek]

I think it is a bit off, some people are just more comfortable riding on the hoods than riding on the drops. Riding on the drops for a 2 hours race can be quite uncomfortable, although if I was in a break I would probably be down on the drops when I was on the front, then up for the drafting bit. Mind you the lucky peeps that sit behind me can stand up and stretch and have a sandwich, cup of tea and a natter as I make such a big hole in the air.

Cheers

Marek....

[Michelle]

I've noticed that hole in the air. I think i crossed my legs and leant back to have a bit of a relax, last time I was behind you!

Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong

There was a guy we used to go out cycling with at Redhill, he was 6 foot 5 like you Marek, but he was 16 stone. He made a really big dent in the wind. But I stopped drafting him after he came off round a gravelly bend, and walked away looking like someone had mistaken him for cheese and had been grating him

[Marek]

Is that jon masters?

[Tony]

I hope Jon does not log on to this forum, Marek, or you are in [size=200]BIG[/size] trouble next time you see him.

Sounds like you had a fun race, Toks. Trying to emulate John H-A from a few weeks back????? Better luck next time.....

[Michelle]

No Marek it's a guy called John Dredge.

[Andrew G]

Nice one Toks. Great read to compliment the ride you put in .