Okay, so I decided to ride my local course, the Ockley/Leith Hill/Forest Green/Ewhurst circuit, overall 8 laps.
But before the race I bumped in Steve (Saunders) over for the week from Alpine France. It was great to catch up briefly, before the 70mile race. Also, it was a great occasion as I had two of my team mate out too, Si (Ernest) and Alex (Peterson).
At the start I was strong'ish. I was a little frisky too, so had a few diggs. I managed to get a little (5 riders) going, and at one point we nearly had a minute up the road. Unfortunately, it did not last long as two of the groupees dropped off (one tired and the other a flat).
I managed to avoid two unnecessary crashes and by the time we turned off the circuit for the final killer climb to the top of Leith Hill, I was sitting comfortably in the group, all together.
At the turn I went 'backwards' and nursed three cramping muscles to the finish. I don't know where I came but I suspect it was comfortably at the rear.
Race Stats:
Time: 3hrs
Heart Rate: 169/192 bpm
Distance: ~70miles.
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