June - July 20104th July - I broke my fingers on the right hand a few days before my 12hour race. I decided just to go ahead and within 100mile I heard the bones crack again and hung in for another 145mile coming in 5th on a very hot and windy day. Not only did I have sore fingers but my kit was so thin that I picked bad sunburn on my hips and back. Big Thanks to Dave at Iceni for supplying all my water which on such a hot day is just priceless and to Simon who crewed for me all day and travelled across at 3.30am for a 6am start.
June - Cancelled Race. I was due to race on one of my favourite courses in Bristol but the event was cancelled due to a fatality the weekend before in a 25mile tt. When you chase fast courses you also increase the risk of anything happening. Fast courses are normally on flat dual carriage ways with some traffic - enough traffic to cut through the air and reduce the drag you incur. The only problem is that not every driver keeps their eyes on the road and you can never close the roads for such a small event. My thoughts are with the family.
June - I rely so much on my bike computer to help me monitor my cadence, mph, distance etc for my races and it does not help when it fails. Guess what? It did just that at a 100mile tt and I promptly went into overdrive and paid the price with my legs reminding me how I had got it all wrong on a warm windy afternoon 4hr.04minutes later. Ouch. Still, there are plenty more in the calendar and so long as I get good weather it can only get better.
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