Main Group Two.

Something happen last Saturday that compelled me to post a report. It involved the sprint finish in which a rider took the win from another in closely fought sprint.

It has always been an issue with me that a rider can work at the front driving a group for 70% then be beaten at the end. We had this on Saturday with Brother Dan being pipped at the post by a rider who it would be fair to say is past his prime ( I do not think he would mind me saying that). The group was angry there was some name calling about the rider , but I believe I”m more mature than that.

Anyway more about the little weasel later. We headed off with Twenty maybe thirty riders and were going along fine , we passed the sign announcing that the Sexpo was on this weekend, my wife must have deleted me off the email list again. The more I thought about it the harder it got….riding.

We then picked up Brother Dan coming out of the convention centre or somewhere around there, he was feeling a bit underdone for Main One or maybe he enjoys casino online the culturally diverse sophistication of Main Two.The ride from then went up a bit with Dan,James and another on a Specialized bike driving the group. This pattern stayed the same until Mounts Bay Road.

We headed onto the Mts Bay Rd and started a roll thru,it was going well until the second turn for everyone when a gap in the  outside line ,I turned to see the smiling assassin  Dave Pascoe coming along already scheming for the finish.

As we came around the last bend before the brewery Dan went for it and low and behold Dave Pascoe was on his wheel,I mean on his wheel they looked they were on a tandem bike ,I”m sure Dan could taste the garlic Dave had for tea on Friday night.

Dave won the sprint! To watch him thrust both arms in the air in triumph then wobble and have to grab the handlebars quickly was funny but also embarrassing because I think cycling lost today. Dan was Ok when I spoke to him even when I told him I knew where Dave lived.

We all know that Russell ,Myself  or Christo could have won that sprint but we sat up to let Dan have this well deserved win. The whole group was  happy to see Dan take the finish, all but one!

Dave is not a bad person ,we know he wants one day to scale the dizzy heights of  Main One  but Saturday Dave was seduced by the scent of victory and he was not happy till he breathed it in fully. Many will say if I was so offended why did I accept his offer of Coffee at the shop, I answer that by saying I wanted to see how far he would go to silence me.

We will be watching from now on !!!!!!!!!!