London Cross League 6

[George]

Somebody please remind me never to ride 2 events in the same day

This week was a bit different from last week, here's my tale of woe

Didn't get a good start still not perfected clipping the left foot in yet so was in about 15th position into the singletrack.

This course is a little boring and is just a 1 hour flat out blast round school playing fields with a couple of hurdles up a hill and a really nasty sandpit that was bottomless and had a dropoff into it.

I made up a few places and caught the front grou, but lap after lap I was loosing the power from my legs, I was ending up standing on the pedels when everyone else was seated just to keep the same speed.

I lost contact with the group and was on my own for a bit, later I almost bonked
I had really given my all in the Redmon TT in the morning and was dearly paying the price for it now.
The legs just kept screaming "She cannie take ne more capt'n"

Last lap had a duel with Kevin Knox, he was unlucky to get tape caught in his rear cassette and had to run his bike over the finish line.
At the end I was so knackered I could hardly ride bak up the field to the van.

Got back home and zonked out on the sofa, boy I hope I can recover for the Wednesday Clubroom Test

Don't worry I'll be back in top condition next week for the next chapter of "LONDON CROSS LEAGUE"
here you can see the pain on my face
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[Marek]

What did we say to you in the cafe on Saturday, I think it was something like, wasn't the last time you did two events you bonked and really suffered. Sounds like it was tough, have you learnt your lesson yet?

Good effort big fella, riding through sandpits, I would have just stopped next to it, laid out a towel and built some castles.

Cheers

Marek...

[Sylv]

Sounds like a tough day George, now you know what a soul-less course is like!

I was having a hard time when sometimes racing Palace then Beastway the following day, so can't begin to imagine what two hard races in one day can be like ...

Would have been interesting to see your result riding at 100% with the big boys racing this week

I'm sure you'll be fine after three days' recovery though

What's going on with the results there!


1 37 Darren Barclay
2 22 Matt Holmes
3 21 Billy Joe Whenman @ 1.05
4 4 Stuart Jones @ 2.23
5 2 Jacob Wollendrof @ 2.39
6 36 Gary Record
7 23 Andy Waterman
8 13 Nigel Ling @ 2.55
9 172 Matt Seaton (Vet) @ 3.01
10 9 Phil Moore @ 3.23
11 174 Jon Lyons (Vet) @ 3.39
13 173 Mick Bell (Vet) @ 3.51
14 17 Alistair Tullet @ 4.00
12 11 George Brent @ 4.02
15 30 Mark Field @ 4.05
16 131 Michael Butler (Jun) @ 4.10
17 29 Ian Paine @ 4.14
18 8 Paul Scheres

[Andrew G]

Amazing George. When Dominic said you'd shot off for this I thought you must have been mad as you'd have had to go all out on the TT.

Despite all that, suffering, and nearly bonking, you still got 12th place.[img]http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/NotWorthy2.gif[/img]

[Sylv]

1 37 Darren Barclay Arctic S 10
2 22 Matt Holmes Arctic S 10
3 21 Billy Whenman Sportbeans-Willier S 10 @ 1.05
4 4 Stuart Jones London Phoenix S 10 @ 2.23
5 2 Jakub Wollendrof Jakubcycles.com S 10 @ 2.39
6 36 Gary Record VC Deal S 10
7 23 Andy Waterman Dulwich Paragon S 10
8 13 Nigel Ling Citihub S 10 @ 2.55
9 172 Matt Seaton Mosquito Bikes V 10 @ 3.01
10 9 Phil Moore VCM S 10 @ 3.23
11 174 Jon Lyons GS Invicta V 10 @ 3.39
12 11 Brian Curtis Team Corridori S 10 @ 3.48
13 173 Mick Bell LFBCC V 10 @ 3.51
14 17 Alistair Tullet Arctic S 10 @ 4.00
15 30 Mark Field Senate Elec S 10 @ 4.05
16 131 Michael Butler VC Deal J 10 @ 4.10
17 29 Ian Paine London Dynamo S 10 @ 4.14
18 8 Paul Sheers S 10
19 19 George Brent Addiscombe CC S 10 @ 4.02
20 24 Kevin Knox Dulwich Paragon S 10
21 170 Neil Simpson London Phoenix V 10
22 16 P Webb SFACC S 9 @ 1lap
23 15 Ed Clark Redmon CC S 9
24 132 Mark Baxter WDMBC J 9
25 47 Aodan Higgins Addiscombe CC S 9
26 5 John Scripps Team Corridori S 9
27 169 Stuart Lockyear London Phoenix S 9
28 188 Kevin Perkins SEEDS Cycling V 9
29 40 Bryan Raymond S 9
30 6 Rob Purcell S 9
31 18 Kevin Ball Dulwich Paragon S 9
32 176 Steve White VCL V 9
33 175 Paul Hudson Sprocketsuk.com V 9
34 31 Phil Mersey Eagle RC S 9
35 165 Chris Bracewell VCL V 9
36 160 Konrad Manning Finsbury Park V 9
37 45 James Wakelin Evans Cycles S 9
38 178 Luke Evans Sydenham V 9
39 39 Bryan Taylor VCL S 9
40 1 Marcus Shields Ayr Roads S 9
41 158 Paul Warner Team Darenth V 9
42 28 Greame Spreadbury Anything 4 a ride S 9
43 156 Shane kake VCL V 9
44 162 Glenn Hord Team Darenth V 9
45 27 Paul Plowman Anything 4 a ride S 9
46 184 K Carter Slingshot V 9
47 130 Nat Jarvis Orange Monkey J 9
48 42 Jason Green London Dynamo S 9
49 41 Oliver Mitchell S 9
50 167 Geoff Nutter HHYCC V 9
51 20 Ian Middleton Didcot Phoenix S 8
52 183 R McVey V 8
53 153 Peter Sykes VC Deal V 8
54 26 Graeme Rose Sydenham S 8
55 189 Paul Atkins SEEDS Cycling V 8
56 171 David Steele London Dynamo V 8
57 179 Alan Hill Kingsnorth V 8
58 154 Neil McCann VC Elan V 8
59 161 Simon Scarsbrook VC Etoile V 8
60 107 Nicky Hughes Avtiv Cycles W 8
61 33 Kevin James Crawley Wheelers S 8
62 3 Karl Smith Medway Velo S 8
63 106 Helen Bullimore Crawley Wheelers W 8
64 48 David Bellinger Evans Cycles RT S 8
65 159 Tony Miller VC Deal V 8
66 44 Chris Moraes S 8
67 157 Charles Codrington Dulwich Paragon V 8
68 168 Chris Ball S 8
69 186 Ray Blackwell Bedgebury Forest V 8
70 108 Tabitha Rendall W 8
71 180 Graham Berridge Team Pearson V 8
72 151 Nigel Franklin Arctic V 8
73 181 Marek Glowinski VCL V 8
74 14 James Smith SFACC S 8
75 10 Robert Kingsland VC Deal S 8
76 46 Rod Lewis Medway Velo V 8
77 182 Steve Wood London Dynamo V 8
78 105 Sarah Sutton SFACC W 8
79 152 Martin Dawson Kingston Wheelers V 8
80 104 Abigail Armstrong London Phoenix W 7
81 38 Chris Goodman VCL S 7
82 155 Adrian Mitri VCL V 7
83 100 Nicola Wadham Kingston Wheelers W 7
84 34 Roger Ainger Crawley Wheelers S 7
85 43 Neil Savell Kingston Wheelers S 7
86 166 Kevin Attridge Medway Velo V 7
87 164 Brian Scarsboro GS Prealpino V 7
88 163 Mick Curtis Team Corridori V 7
89 185 G Jiles V 7
90 190 Hylton Usser V 6 :