CR 110409

[jon avery]

What a differance a week makes! Last week i really struggled with the 18's, this week after a change or tyres (specialized tyres are crap) and a bowl of porridge in the morning, i was finding the going a lot easier and a lot more enjoyable, after leaving CSS i had been having a natter with someone who's name i cant remember who was riding a bianchi carbon xl, about how crap specialized tyres are , and how i'd changed to Michelin pro's, he assured me he hadn't had a punture since using them, then guess what happened 2 mins later? Yup he had a punture! It was good to see Adrian out after he has been doing his baby duties, and had a laugh with Dombo, paul (on the pearson) and cap'n snoop, good ride back, snoop is going well, hope you do well on yer TT mate, right i'm now off to do a few circuits of Richmond park, where is the sun?

[TimNick]

Rob.....sound like you let that duvet day just get the better of you (they'll be none of that London to Paris in Sept!)....can't unerstand why, I mean a remorsely grey drizzling day what could be better?! Now to me that must be just like living in Belgium (yum, yum...beer, cycling, chocolate) so a thoroughly agreeable Easter CR, even if I did tke it easy (for my little leggies) by riding in the 16s. When we finally got going (by the way I think Snoop actually waited all of a nano-second before stating in almost Churchillian tones that he was off on his jack) nice ride out to caff which kinda hopefully gave John CZ a break from being on the front most of the time and helped me realise I have moved forward in my first 12mths back on the bike!

Quickish stop at t'caff and then back via Box Hill....you know we all start off, the faster folk disappear soon enuff and then the glorious gruppeto on the way home....well punctures hit the faster boys and we make it up there first ...this'll be the one and only time it'll happen, but the victory is so sweet (I wish!). We pootle back the rest of the way and a stop at cafe nero for a cafeine thumping brew. Top riding by all!

[MJ_1993]

i went out with the 18s. except i never prepared myself for the fact that it seemed i was spent. believe or not stu and adam, it seemed to me i actually over-trained. lol. managed to stay with the slapdash 18 group till partridge. then i cheated. end of CR report. oh and we had a puncture.