Raced for the first time in more than a month (excuses on the back of a postcard). Marconi was the host - the course consists of about 5km up-and-back on Old Wallgrove Rd. There are a couple of lumps, but you couldn't call them hills. There is a bumpy section that makes you wish you had a suspension seat post...
We had about 12 riders in C-grade for eight laps. Everything stayed together until about three laps to go, when I was able to get away with two others. We worked pretty well together and were able to stay away to the end. For once I had enough gas to (drum roll please) win the sprint (!)
I guess it's time to move up and get thrashed in B-grade 🙂
Woo hoo! Ritch
PS. The home-built wheels had their biggest test and actually survived - Woo hoo!
ritcho <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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I guess it's time to move up and get thrashed in B-grade 🙂
Congrats, Ritch. Well done. My only experience with B graders (and A graders) is when they come past at a million miles an hour while you're racing, yelling "Stay left". I did have a nice A grader notice I'd dropped out of the C-grade pack once around the back of Heffron (away from the Commisaire), who slowed up out of the back of his pack and gave me a nice tow back onto the C-grade bunch, before vanishing into the distance 🙂 Didn't work, I promptly went off the back again at the next surge.
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PS. The home-built wheels had their biggest test and actually survived - Woo hoo!
Very cool. For ya next trick, framebuilding's a hoot...
Regards,
Suzy (Very pleased with herself after doing Bobbin Head yesterday on her fixed gear - 47/17)
