DaveC Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hi all,I've been at it again, flying the Saracen colours around another circuit. This time in Shrewsbury instead of Stourport. Upon arrival I went to sign on straight away, great I thought to myself here we go again. I get my number and pin it on and put the timing chip on my bike. I roll back to the car, get my rollers out and jump on them for 20 mins. As I was warming up the sun comes out, no wind. Perfect! But it was a different story on the circuit. I finish my warm up and roll down to the start line. I start to get nervous and start to feel sick. We are allowed on the track for a couple of laps warm up, my body relaxes itself and I start to remember to calm down and not be nervous. However once again I find that I'm starting at the back, so the first 4 or 5 laps I'm chasing everyone to get into the peloton. I am able to stay with the peloton for a good 10-15 laps but the sprints start to take their toll so I find I drop back and end up on my own. I'm racing around and around with the peloton a quarter of a lap ahead. I'm trying to catch back on and just as i was getting close an attack from the front. I try to go with the peloton but my legs wouldn't let me, so I\y find myself dropped once again. The leaders gain half a lap on the peloton, I can feel them breathing down my neck. I keep telling myslef to keep going if I cant /finish in the main bunch I am not going to get lapped. Laps after laps go by I'm still ahead of the leaders this is great i think to myself, the next lap I find we only have 5 to go. Great they are surely going to get quicker and catch me up i thought to myself, so I dug in and picked up my pace. Through doing this I can see other riders who are getting shelled out of the peloton, great some people to chase. This is where I can gain places, so I dig in a bit more and surely enough I start to collect the dropped riders. On the last lap I find myself 27th but I can see a few riders ahead. I make an effort to catch them. I sail past them and further on down i see 23rd. I think he may just be unreachable, but I stay with my effort to catch him and just as I head around the hairpin I start to catch him. Through the chicane I know I have good legs I feel like I could out sprint him so I push on through the chicane. In the middle of the chicane I manage to get on his wheel I try going on his inside, he closes the door so I drop off and around the last part of the chicane I go around the outside of him. I start my sprint, I leave him and cross the line 23rd. All in all a good days racing I feel, however the main bunch still eludes me. Its my best finish yet and I'm gaining experience. Dave Cunninghamps photos to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Barker Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Great report Dave and well done. When is your next track race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Well done Dave great report.Keep flying the flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovi Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Well done Dave ,I can remember coming last in my first crit.Keep at itIvor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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