Milton keynes bowl last race

Last night was yet another wet night at Milton Keynes bowl. The race was hard with a strong head wind round the back of the course; the group I was in just seem to get smaller and smaller until there was just 4 of us then we started passing odd riders and some got onto the back and the group got up to six. by the time the sprint came the group where going fast and out of our group I was third across the line. This is the last race at milton keynes bowl on a Thursday night and the racing there so far has been good this year.

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BSCC hill climb

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Today was the Banbury Star CC Hill climb the last Banbury Star event of the year and my Birthday. Today was a wet and windy again (too many events in the wet lately) but I still when out there. The hill climb had only 5 people who where brave enough to go out and do it. At the bottom of the hill the rain water was just running down a hill on the start line I looked up the hill for the last time until I got to the top. I started off and sprinted hard and then I don't rember much after that but near the top I was pushing hard and my arms and lungs hurt more than my legs at the time. my time was 1 min 29 seconds to give me second place and missing out by 1 second (maybe would have been quick if not for all the cake!), however it was still a PB and new junior club record.

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Corley Cycles Summer MKCA Series race 18 UPDATED

Thursday night was another race at Milton Keynes bowl, however this week was wet again and I thought that this week I shall try a break away. After the start a break away tried to go so I tried to get on the back but the break did not last. A little while later I tried to get on another break away and that lasted for a few laps but then got brought back. My last break away happened with 4 laps to go but that again did not last more than a lap. So when the last lap came I got ready for the sprint and tried to get as high placed in the group; I was boxed in but at least I was up there.

Just found out I got 5th here results here

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BSCC two up 13 mile time trial

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Today was the Banbury Star CC two up time trial, I did it with my club mate Justin Belcher. We started the time trial with Justin on the front and me on his wheel and got off to a flying start. We worked well together by changing over quite often; I think it worked well because I helped Justin up the hills and he helped me out on the down hills and a quite a bit on the flat. Once we had got to the last road towards the finish (the nice and fast road) we kept the pace very high and managed to catch a pair. As the road was at one of its faster points Justin got on the front and pushed the pace so fast and that was when we got to pass the first pair of two uper's. We kept going fast and kept working well together till we hit the last hill where Justin was on the front for the down hill and as we hit the hill Justin's gears went a bit funny (and I nearly went into the back of him) and we lost the pace a little bit; However I managed to over take him and try to pace him up the hill. But I may have gone a bit too hard because I droped him a little bit but I let him catch up and we cross the line in a time 29:24 and we where the fastest two up pair only beaten by Will Fox (Team Zappi) doing a solo ride. The Next fastest Two up pair was Bryony Costin and Clive Saunders from Bicester Millennium CC.

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Coventry CC 25 mile TT

Today was Coventry CC open 25 mile time trial in the wet and wind, it tipped down with rain before I started while I was warming up. Once I started It was down hill with quite A lot of water running down the hill all over the road so I tried to avoid it by sitting up a bit but then back to the tribars. When I turned off the first road the road went up and I had to just try get over it. Further down the road there was some bends so I sat up for them just to get around safely. by the second lap (only 2 laps) the small hill had a head wind and was so hard to get over. I got to the finish in a time of 01:01:22 with over taking four riders and only being overtaken twice.

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Corley Cycles Summer MKCA Series race 17

Last night was Milton keynes bowl in the wet so the course used was just the inside loop for the hour and 5 laps. We had to race with the elites, 1st and 2nd cats but they had to start a lap down and to get any points had to lap us 3rd and 4th cats. The race luckily stayed dry but there was some standing water about but not much. In the race not much happened there was a few attacks and that was about it; there was no crashes but at the bottom of the hill we went around the bend a bit fast and I felt my back wheels slip but I was not the only one then after that the bunch took it easy around that bend. with about five laps to go the pace started getting fast but I kept in there. With 1 and a half laps to go people started trying to push me out so I just stayed in my place and up the hill heading for the bell the pace was high but I stayed there. On the last lap things settled down a bit but in the sprint up the hill heading for the line it was fast and hard but I think I was about 2nd or 3rd in the bunch sprint. There was a break away of 7 ahaed so I think I may have got a 10th place not not sure on that (will update if I find out).

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BSCC last solo time trial

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Today was the last banbury star 13 mile solo time trial of the year. The course was hard today on the first half but fast on the second half. The Bicester millennium CC rider Bryony Costin did a good ride tonight (She wanted me to include her on my blog :D). Tonight was hard but I started off and got into a good pace but was hurting a lot into the head wind but once that was over it was quite nice. Down the last road heading towards the finish I was in a good pace and felt like I was going fast. Up the last hill heading to the finish I was push as hard as I could and was going up the hill turning the pedals at 115RPM and gave on last hard push for the finish. My time was 30:45 about hald a min of my PB and I overtook one person and got overtaken once.

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Corley Cycles Summer MKCA Series race 16

Last night was Milton Keynes bowl again and it was 30 mins on the inside loop and 30 mins on the longer loop. The race was a fast pace of about 25 ish mph and went by quite quick. once the race started going around the longer loop it sped up quite a bit. On the last lap the was a rider in front off me who stated slipping back and let a gap open so I tried to pass him but we ended up bumping shoulders and nearly coming off; after that I tried to chase the main group but the gap started getting to big to close and so I finished a bit far backed than I would of liked (maybe around 20th to 30th place).

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BSCC last club 10 mile TT of the year

Tonight was the Banbury star 10 mile time trial on a hilly course that is quite hard. Tonight was extremely hard because There was a strong head wind all the way out for 5 mile it was so hard to get to the turn around point. It took me about 14 mins to get to the tun around point. Once I turned around I was enjoying the tail wind with just going as fast as possible with a top speed of 52.7 mph but not sure where I did that but there was one bit that seem very fast. Today I overtook 4 people and luckily was not overtaken to finish in a time off 25.20 quite a bit off my PB.

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