A race only 15 miles away from where I live so I know the course well, unfortunately my home advantage didn't quite pay off as I rolled in within the bunch to get 26th.
Never the less it was the first race of the year for most of the field and a regular season opener, I'm feeling confident in my form for the start of the season.
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| Thanks for the pictures, by Larry Hickmott |
I let my excitement get the better of me by riding a bit too near the front and when the attacks came I missed the important moves which were to never be seen again.
With a few laps to go the group I was with settled down and we waited for the sprint, I positioned myself well leading up to the last corner but lost a few places in the rush for the line, I sprinted a lot better then I thought I would so pretty happy with the way it went.
All in all a good weekend, the weather held off and the racing was good, althuogh after the race there was a small blizzard! on the ride home.
Team Sportscover took their first win of the year, the teams newly signed junior rider James King won the Trader Cup race in Dundalk, Ireland. Here's James` Blog.
Next weekend the entire team will be out in force at the Eddie Soens Memorial race on the Saturday, I will also be riding the CDNW event at Pimbo on Sunday.
Looking forward to racing up some hills in a few weeks.
Sam
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