DaveB said:Well it was a successful day for aus.bicycle with places in all grades.
I was aiming to hold on to D grade for 10 mins but managed to make 15
mins so I was happy with that. And I rode to plan making sure I was up
near the front at the hairpin, hanging on as best I could up the climb,
and then using my ballast to best effect on the downhill. The downhill
surprised me as everyone seemed to be coasting down there, so I was able
to catch up each lap without too much effort. I got dropped when a gap
opened down the back straight and the others were able to catch back up
on the uphill. Oh well, was happy enough with that considering my
priority at the moment is running. Hopefully by the time the summer
crits arrive I will be close to hanging on all race.
DaveB
yeah, you were lookin good and then was really surprised to see us lap you!
The pace today was 'rather' slow. dunno any averages but Im guessin very low 30's at best.
There was no real surge in the middle as Cgrade was only 3 people and thus only came past in the first few minutes; usually theira rrival halfway thru precipitates the Dgrade split-surge which had dropped me alst time.
I mised the 3-to-go call and was pleasantly surprised to see the '2' card being held up.
One of the young lads that came out on a BR (camberwell high students of your mate, DaveB?) took off but was left to dangle. Graeme(?) first timer older-strongish took after him but nobody saw them as a huge threat and we were all in cruise control. It was obviously gonna come down to the final hairpin and climb to the line.
Thankfully no dumbarse-desperate moves going into the final hairpin.
I was sitting at about 7-8th(?) wheel, picked up a couple of places in the first 10m coming out of the corner,
(damn those steel forks are [censored] at cornering and the tourer is comfy but sloppy-as when standing like spaghetti!) picked up a couple more before the slow bend and was gaining on the remaining 3. 3 of us were rapidly gaining on Graeme(?) who had obviously got to the corner first and gone hard early, We went past him like he was standing still(!) (later admitted he almost had a 'meeting' with the curb), gaining on the other 2 but ran out of road and crossed for third!!! Wooooooooooooooot 😄😄😄
My first place at Kew ever! and far better than i was hoping for before starting. I had slept too much on my shoulder and it was really hanging by the end (funnily enuff everything BUT sprinting hurts 🙄 ) and was just hoping to hang on for 20min
AND apparently i was accused of being an "Under17" by Cam when it came time for prize money to be distributed. Yet again the Lama hasnt been briefed that this racing stuff is meant to involve occasionally handing over cash WITHOUT getting some at the end!!!
The usual "if only's" to follow (bahahahahah)
Moved up before that last corner
Had a STIFFER BIKE (now that WOULD have made a difference as i was only about 2-3m off first)
a big thankyou to all for keeping the pace so pedestrian 😄
