Flies and Bikes Blog

This morning saw the first of the North Bucks Road Club events in the 2008 time trial series. Ian Stokes arranged several 10 mile time trials on the Astwood sporting course and we had the use of Astwood village hall.

On a pretty windy day, thirteen riders turned out. I very nearly failed to make it in time, puncturing in Cranfield en route to Astwood. I refrained from getting too grumpy, as a passer-by helped with my annoying tyre levers! Having (sort of) pumped up the tyre with my very small pump, I dashed off to Astwood, arriving after the first four or five riders had started, in a state of some perspiration. To add insult to injury, I ended up with number 13! I quickly removed unnecessary clothes (bib tights etc), much to the horror of my fellow competitors.

Despite the squishyness of my repaired rear tyre, I made it round the course (and indeed home afterwards) without further deflation. The strong wind made it quite hard at times, particularly on the leg out to Chicheley, and strong cross winds at times made the front trispoke twitchy.

When I finally crossed the finish line, it was to a chorus of "pssshh!" - oh the humour, the wit!

Tony's report on the event can be read over at the club web page. Here's my heart rate trace (click the image for the full size version:

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