2 Up TT Handcross

[Marek]

Max and I did the 2 UP at Handcross. Considering the amount of wine I consumed the day before I was feeling ok at the start line. Had a leaving dinner with Dave F before he went off to Switzerland.

The Handcross circuit is about a 14 mile loop or so, my speedo was not working so could not get an exact distance. We started off on a fast downhill section where I led Max to the first hill.

This is where things started to go wrong, I could hardly breath and Max was obviously in good form as he started pounding up the hill. I had to shout at him to take it easy. Once over this hill I tried to take the front a few more times on the flat section and was feeling a bit better.

We then hit another big hill and Max was past me again with me straggling behind telling him to take it easy, or was it SLOW DOWN I AM DYING HERE. Round the back of the course it is very hilly, or as they like to put it rolling. About 3/4 of the first lap of two we overtook the pair in front of us from Redhill which was quite satisfying. On the second lap everytime we got to the hills I was twiddling up on my small ring in the smallest gear, I was pretty spent. On the downhills we were powering it trying to keep up the speed for a reasonable time. On the last big hill we managed to catch a couple of ladies who were from London Dynamo I think.

The course flattens out towards the end and so I took the front and Max tucked in behind and I powered us to the finish line. Well done to Max who could probably have done a better time without me but I think from the initial times that I saw that we came about 4th place so not too bad.

We did something like 1.08.21 the winner did a time under the hour I think it was Urquart and Enslin, so not too surprising. In the individual TT Phil Watkins did a time which was just off our 2UP time which is pretty impressive.

My average heart rate was 190, which is 95% of my maximum. I am still debating with myself whether or not I enjoy TTing, maybe I will do the 2 UP with my wife next time and then I might enjoy it.

Cheers

Marek....

[Marek]

E/1/2/3/J/W - 2 up TTT
Pos Name Club/Team Cat 1st lap time Time
1 Rob Enslin Viner Bikes Agisko E 0:29:24 0:59:55 Duncan Urqhart Viner Bikes Agisko E
2 Marcus Brueton Norwood Paragon CC 1 0:30:26 1:02:30 Steve Calland Norwood Paragon CC 1
3 John Limpus GS Stella 0:30:49 1:03:49 Mark Jones GS Stella 3V
4 Marek Siwicki Addiscombe CC 3 0:33:11 1:08:21 Max Ramirez Addiscombe CC 4
4 Nick Latimer Fat Birds Tri Club 4 0:33:56 1:08:21 James Latimer Fat Birds Tri Club 4
6 Jon Masters Redhill CC 3V 0:33:50 1:11:49 Andrew Murray Redhill CC
7 Mel Williams agiskoviner.com/VC Meudon 0:35:21 1:13:08 Hannah Bussey agiskoviner.com/VC Meudon 2W
8 Stephen Gowar Pacific Racing 1V 0:36:28 1:14:16 Joy Nixon Pacific Racing 1W
9 Allan Hopkins Redhill CC 3V 0:36:14 1:14:24 Richard Saunders Redhill CC 4
dnf N McCoubrie Southborough & District dnf dnf Neil Whelan Southborough & District 2

[Ian A4size]

well done you two- just think how good you could have been if max had a skinful as well!