Stratford CC 10 miles time trial

Today was a ten mile time trail by Stratford CC, it was two laps and flat but a bit windy. I started off and it was a tail wind and this was good until I got to the end of the road and turned left and started headed into a headwind. After I tuned off that road it was a nice cross wind that helped push me along heading towards the start, ready for my second lap. The second lap was the same as the first one but just hurt a bit more. On the last road heading towards the finish a fast rider James Wall was starting to get closer and closer! I pushed on the pedals as hard as I could and passed the line and he was not too far behind me but I managed to hold him off and I was happy with that. My time was 23:31 and I think about 4th fastest.

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Stratford CC 10 miles time trial

Last night was the Stratford CC 10 mile time trail and it looked like it would be a fast course because there was no hills. I soon found out it was very windy and the first 5 miles was in to a headwind. As I started off I felt Like I was going quick but then started slowing down and then just focusing on getting to the turn around point and hoping for a fast tale wind home. Once around the small roundabout I got up to speed quick and just when at hard as possible for the next 5 miles. Once over the line, my time was 24:03 (13:21 to the turn around point and 10:42 back). I was surprised at how long it took, but then seeing the winning time of 22:51 (by Tony Kiss) I don't think it was too bad for the day.

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SCC hill climb

Last night was Stratford CC hill climb a nice warm night for a hill climb, The hill climb was long but fun with a few steep bit on the climb. I started the climb and felt OK and started getting into a good pace and after what seem like a short time I got to the top of the climb in a lot of pain. My time for the climb was 8 mins and 17 seconds.

SCC 10.4 mile TT

Last night was the Stratford CC Long Marston time trial (10.4 miles) on a nice sunny and warm night, the time trial was two laps with a few sharp left hand bends. I started off and got into a good pace very quickly and keep it up till the bends and got around them fine, but by the second lap it was getting quite hard but I managed to block the pain out and keep going. I overtook quite a few riders and did not get overtaken so I would class that as a good ride.

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RTTC National Champs 10 mile

Me just after the finish

Today was the national 10 mile time trial championships hosted by Stratford CC, on a very hot day! After warming up on the turbo and drinking loads I felt OK and when I had ridden around a bit I headed to the start and stood in the shade a bit. Once I started I got up to speed quick and tried to stay there, along the dual carriageway I had no problems just a straight run out and back it was even clear at both roundabouts. However coming up the small drag I was starting to suffer and near the top I was over taken by a rider (the first and only to over take me). as I turned off heading for the finish line I was giving as much as I could and in the last mile I hurt more going down the hill than going up. I crossed the line in a time of 22:56 a new PB and club junior record.

Michael Hutchinson the winner of the mens

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Stratford CC open 10

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Today was the Stratford CC open 10 mile and it was a nice warm day on a fairly fast course. The start was very good because it was on a slope so as I came down to the first roundabout I had picked up some speed and onto the dual carriage way. Riding down to the next roundabout was very fast because it was nice and flat, turning around was good the roundabout was clear so I did not have to slow down. Coming back was a bit slower but not by much, at the last roundabout there I had to go right so as I was going around there was a car on my left (that went straight on) and I was slowly passing it. as I turned off the round about the road sloped up a bit and as I got near to the top I passed my first rider and still felt OK, I then turned off for a fast ride down to the finish. Going down I was passed by a rider (the first to pass me) and I tried to adjust my pace to keep him in sight. Just over the finish line I felt a bit sick but looked at my bike computer to see the average speed just over 26mph, I now have a new open 10 personal best of 22:59.

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Stratford CC 6.9 mile time trial

Just At the end

Today was a 6.9 mile time trial with Stratford CC on a nice flat course, it was an out and back course and apart from a few small slopes my speed was good. When I started I got up to speed and stayed there for a while and managed to not let my speed drop below 23mph on the way out. At the turn around point there was a very small round about with a bit bad road surface (the only bad part of the course). Coming back It was even faster than on the way out and getting close to the finish line I was out of the saddle sprinting as hard as I could just over the line I looked down to see my speed as 28mph. My time was 16:25 and average speed of just over 25 mph.

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Stratford CC hill climb

Today was Straford CC hill climb and just before we left the house I fell down the stairs and was in alot of pain. But when I hit the hill I just cycled it at my own pace in a lot of pain, the hill was very hard and seemed very long and endless. But as I hit the top and started sprinting for the line I ran out of gears because I could not get the chain in to the big ring but as I went over the line I did a time of 8 mins and 48 seconds and I got a gold medal in junior and 18 seconds off mens gold. I was very happy with my time as I beat my target and got a gold medal.

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SCC 10.4 mile solo in the rain

Today was a time trial with stratford CC and it was in the wet and it was not that much fun. I was number 27 and I over took numbers 26 and 25 but I got over taken by two people, the time trial was hard because in the bends I was not as fast as I could of been because of the standing water and by the end my areo helmet was as wet on the inside as it was on the outside, but my time was 27 minutes dead and just 4 seconds off my personal best for that course.

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Stratford CC 10.4 miile solo time trial

Today was a 10.4 time trial with stratford cc and it was a road bike one and this was made my arms hurt when I finished (because of resting them over the handle bars). Today's time was 27'32 (56 seconds slower than my TT bike). Today I got up to a junction and got held up by a tractor and had to over take it and if that had not happen i might have been a bit quicker, today i got a nice tail wind (unlike yesterday) and with that behind me i was doing 28 or 29 mph. My average speed for today was 23 mph. but all in all i would say it was a hard day.

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