After starting out in pretty dreary weather i planned to bide my time and watch the strong guys i'd marked out. An early break went but none of the guys i were watching were in it and i was confident it would get pulled back seeing that neither Dynamo, Kingston Wheelers or NP had any riders in it.Slowly but surely the break was reeled back in and the main bunch had nearly halved due to the savage hill at the finish (25%
) that was shelling a fair few out each lap. I was feeling pretty good with 2 laps to go, getting up the climb with the front guys each time and following any serious looking attacks when the dreaded mechanical strikes 
Those out in Mallorca last week will recall that i had a rear spoke break which i'd rushed to GBs and got fixed as soon as i got home on Weds, and today it was another spoke on said wheel that went 
If it was the last lap i'd have probably kept going as it was still rideable, but another 2 laps with some pretty fast descents over rough surfaces wasn't worth the risk so i pootled back to HQ and called it a day. Checked with Glyn and i'll be given an abitrary time behind the winners, so no chance of a result on GC now.
Ah well, still 2 more days left to do something, and i should be a little fresher than the rest of the field
) was about 10secs ahead with a couple of other riders. A quick check and I was pretty sure that Stewart Martin (2nd overall) was with him. Now this meant that neither Dynamo or Kingston Wheelers would help chase so I shot out of the bunch on the descent to bridge up to a couple of other chasers, but unfortunately we were dragged back by the bunch after only a couple of miles without getting too close to the leaders.
All good experience though and i'm looking forward to the big dollops of luck i'll be due later in the season 