Central CX League - 2016/17

[StevenDrew]

Hmmm, yeah. West Glebe Park, Corby. I got away with it here last year when, as Neil's illustration above suggests, many people were beset by "equipment failures". Maybe I used up too much luck as today didn't go quite as well.

So um, yeah. Just like the Southern Trains timetable, mud, twigs and leaves can play havoc with a bike. After half a lap the wheels wouldn't spin and and I was off the bike digging all manner of detritus from between the forks and frame. Repeat several times to the end of lap two, add to the mix a stuck derailleur and the school boy error of forgetting to add studs to my shoes and you have a bit of a problem. That was the point I weighed up making the spare bike equally filthy and the likelihood of breaking something expensive or adjourning for a cuppa. I chose the latter. A four hour round trip for approx 15 mins of racing. Oh how we laughed. Not the greatest day out.

[Neil]

Poor Toon Aerts and Laurens Sweeck had to go all the way to Italy for a miserable day out. Maybe Corby ain't so bad.

[OwenWilkins]

fair play all for travelling that far on a day like this !

[StevenDrew]

I did manage to secure a box of cat food on the way home which not only pleased the cat but also gave me a tiny amount of room for manoeuvre when my kit came out of the washing machine and left a trail of dirt, grass and leaves across the utility room.

See below for proof I did make it onto the course for a few moments. The wheels were still spinning at this point...

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[WillBeresford]

Well I snapped 1 mech and 1 mech hanger on 2 separate bikes. Both in exactly the same place as Neil.

[StevenDrew]

Well I snapped 1 mech and 1 mech hanger on 2 separate bikes. Both in exactly the same place as Neil.

You broke BOTH bikes? Oh man.

[Chris Clague]

MK bowl today which I always like. Must have upset the grid gods though - I've never, ever, been gridded that far back. Dumb course design sees the full pack go up the hill and straight into a bit of singletrack. So we stood around and had a bit of a chat and waited our turn to go through one by one. By this point my enthusiasm had deserted me and I was seriously considering stopping. Anyway, got my head down and after a couple of laps I spotted Kev C (formerly of this parish). I caught him and put a move on him that would have made Stuart blush - thought it might make the journey home uncomfortable but he was ok about it after. Having passed him there was then no way to retire so I had to keep going. Very pleased I'd put the studs in 5 minutes before the start as we had one big greasy run per lap where I was able to make up time. Results say 24th which is by some distance my best result of the season, and from such a lousy start too, so pretty happy with that.

Will and Neil to post match reports - I didn't see Will there, but saw his result.

Roll on tomorrow!

[CarolineReuter]

Well done Chris! Busy weekend for you!


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