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 24 September 2017
John Walker Memorial Roadrace - 20km Solo lead and then caught 50m before the finish
Well, there was one rider up the road, a relegated Elite rider and I was trying to catch him for almost 20km. Whilst I didn't, the peloton caught me just on the last 50m. I still crossed the line in 14th place. The final 5km where on a straight long undulating road with tailwind, the maximum speed I could hold on the slight decline was just below 50km/h but a peloton of some 80+ riders easily rides at 60km/h and had me in their sights from far away. Totally gutted but also happy that I tried and almost did it.