Team C (And you thought we were not going write about our exploits in the Cyclo-Sportif as if)
I missed Saturdays ride as something came up early Sat morning that I could not get out off, so I was relying on Dave to give me the plan for Sundays ride. It was as follows
Drive to Midland, Ride hard, Eat food, Drive Home sounds easy. I picked up Dave he wheeled out his bike complete with lights in case of a total eclipse and also brought along his bolt on mudguard, it was race he makes me wonder sometimes, if he wasn’t so cute. His son was at the window watching, I waved, he ran screaming, We arrived to find the team assembled and off we went to Herne Hill primary School, for a few of us it’s been a long time since we have been on school grounds this is mainly due to court orders but that is another story. The nerves were here with Ian (Wally) pushing his way thru the toilet line four times! Now was the time for tactics and looking at Team D(ero’s) time they listen as well. We moved up to the start line, Gary Suckling made out he did not recognize the names of Team C Russ, Greg, Gregor , Nev, Sandra ,Mike and Daryl, we were off our mission was to get that transponder back as quickly as possible and if we had to cut Russ’s leg off and carry that back we would do it! Our plan was to go single file with front rider peeling to the right and moving to the back, we probably still need a little more practice, as you watch the faster groups go past they were in a straight line with everyone right behind each other,( this may be that all the riders are evenly match fitness wise or the pace), we started at pretty good pace and after the first lap soon realized this would be hard to keep up and brought it back a bit, thank god!.There were two sections that the breeze was a factor and for me to make beste online casino sure I was safely tucked in halfway in the group was not easy but I did achieve it, I do not think anyone noticed. Mike fell off the back I went back to see why, as he had been working hard up till then, it sounded like the wheel rubbing, he turned the frame over and all was revealed. I broke off both his valves (I would usually use a three inch nail that I carry but have lost it somewhere?) I did not want Team D to seduce him into their group, thanks Kim for bringing him home we do not usually leave a man behind but Team D looked good playing hopscotch at the school and we knew they would be working hard. At Team C we Break Frames and Hearts. Team B passed us they did not look like Happy Campers, on Campersic road Greg and Gregor worked real hard to peg them back and we caught them, they had done the extra lap and an extra 2 ks average speed it was a good effort but do not tell them I said that. The last part we picked up the pace for the run home and I thought Russ also was going to visit the gravel. Had a good time ,glad we went the 62 this time, you can ride around training but it’s good to test yourself little to see were your fitness level is at. One thing I will not do next time is put energy Gels in the same pocket as you have stuffed your vest in. Highlight of the day watching Dave get changed!
Living The Dream Nev.