After an eighteen years break from competitive road cycling and any other sports I got back on the bike in 2011. This blog summarizes in retrospect my first period from 1982-1994 then fast forward to 2011 and finally gets to the turning point, my "revelofication" with my first race in September 2012. From that point in time this blog turns into a race diary with interspersed posts of a more reflective nature.
Sunday 3 August 2014
Python Summer Roadrace, Holyport/Maidenhead, National B, E/1/2, 137km, 3h:10mins
Very fast first half, breakaway of nine couldn't be brought back, other breaks were less successful, including my own attempt together with two others. I punctured at the bell for the last lap, got a neutral rear wheel and back on to the peloton with 3km to go. Burned my last match in the chase. Bad luck being wedged just behind and between wheels of two riders who gave up sprinting at the 200m mark and i had to pull the brakes to almost standstill. Only consolation: Wouter Sybrandy finished behind me (sorry don't mean to be mean :-)