On the friday afternoon before the race dad and i went down to the track at owston just to check it out, looking all pro in my normal clothes, helmet and shoes. The ciruit was great, it had a reasonable sized hill, a gravel section just like the real cicle classic and should be interesting in the race!
The next morning we were up brigh and early and set off again for Owston, i was feeling abit tired but i was hoping this would wear off when i got on the bike. After a warm up and a few laps etc. it was time to race, and for the longest race i have ever done. From the start i was well down as i had got a bad start because i was about 4th row back on the line. After this to make matters worse, a few laps in there was a crash which i got caught behind and then the whole race split up in to lots of small groups.
I chased for the next 7 or 8 laps just to get into a group which half killed me. Then the rest of the race was just chasing and chasing. I think a this point we were just under a minute from the front of the race due to the race spilting up. I managed to stay on to this group until about 3 laps to go when i dropped off and died completely. I was kinda happy with my race, i need to get a better start so i'm able to stay out of trouble and then end up out the back.
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