Chloe's new pink dream machine made it's debut at CSS. A Cervelo S3 (I think) in, er, pink. I seriously want one, although perhaps in a different colour.
I decided that the best way to keep warm was to go with the Training Group. Strongest amongst us was Sylv. So strong that we left him out on the front for an unagreeably long time. Sorry Sylv.
I was in second wheel and suffering with almost as much of a headwind as him. Sylv just doesn't give you that nice hole in the air that, say, Marek provides.My first sprint on my new winter training frame. A bit scary to be honest when properly wound up for the Charlwood signs. The bike is so heavy, and there's so much rotating mass in the wheels that it feels like an oil tanker just when you want it to be most agile.
No surprises, Slyv took the win.Normally going with the Training Group guarantees you no queue, and the choice of seats in the cafe, but everyone else seemed to have taken a short cut.
Lovely tailwind home and a social ride with Michelle.
. Spent a fair amount of time up front and it was certainly a nasty head wind on the out leg. Whenever it felt like I was having to push the gear a bit I just thought sweet thought about the tail wind the return would have.
Had to stand up shivering. Paul Hal and I left super late so we only caught a few small groups, we weren't hanging around though, we lost Hal at some point. Also saw loads of punctured people, and Kasper walking his bike in Purley who I was told afterwards had a close encounted with a van - he seemed ok when I saw him though. Finished the ride off with some spinning practice along the A23. Great ride then despite the elements. Well done to Aodan Tim and a few others who did the off-road ride, there were loads of mtbs outside the café (including a nice small Orbéa (I think)).
