Wheelers Summer TT Season 2015

08.09.15 LW Autumn 5    13.07

OK, so I technically quit midweek racing back in july, but was to ride back to back Trike events the coming weekend, so decided to chuck one in last minute. 13.07 chasing down Pete & Dave also on Trikes made it an interesting ride. Was dying by the end, must have been far too keen at the start !

11.07.15  LW Charity 10    23.19

I quit midweek riding this week as racing two or three times a week just doesn't suit me. Recovery race number one would be todays Charity 10 which is run on our very own Ingham C10/28 course. Last years effort was a 24.14 and my course PB was 23.46 from last year so this would be a good litmus test as to where I was. Wind was an alsmost direct cross wind to the course of 12/13 mph from the West so not the quickest or worse conditions. First leg out to the roundabout was fast enough and I reached the turn averaging 25.6mph or so, so happy with that. lost some time on the way back, but still going along reasonably well. Crossed the line in 23.19 (new Wheelers course PB). Found my back brake rubbing again so could have lost time on the return. Either way happy with the ride as it represents progress.

07.07.15 25 Champs  1.13.34

Just two days after the 100, I was daft enough to attempt a 25 and it ended badly :(.
Started well enough averaging 25.7 to the first turn, but as soon as there was any headwind or climbing, there was nothing in the tank. Empty and after a final rotten 10 miles or so, I crawled over the line almost dead last on the night. lesson learnt.

30.06.15 10 Champs 26.28

Having taken the Wheelers record at the weekend for the Trike 50, I thought it would be a good idea to ride it at the 10 Champs. On a windier night with a westerly-ish 10/11mph wind, I never felt fully on top of it and finished with a 26 minute ride. Previous course trike PB from last years inaugural trike ride of 27.43 was smashed !

23.06.15 Newton 10m - 23.29

This was the Inter club with Lincoln Tri club which had been organised following some facebook smackdown chatter. 59 riders on the night, and the busiest I've seen the car park. I had some organisational duties to attend to, so ended up going last at no.59.

Like the week before the was little wind albeit more of it. The first stretch was as fast as the previous week, and I was going along at just over 26mph. One uphill grovel took that to 25.7 and then unlike the previous week - a stronger headwind, took the bite out of the average and I came home 8 seconds slower than the week before. It is good though, to be consistently a whole minute quicker on this course than the same time last year.

8th on the night, and the Wheelers took the Inter Club crown.

16.06.15 Newton 10m  - 23.21

Wow, not too much wind around, and a lovely evening for time trialling. My first club time trial of the year. I had a good long warm up and then hit the road. Settled into a good tap, and kept an average of 26mph for the first 4/5 miles. There was a drag halfway through and it dropped under, but with an excellent carrot to chase, I managed my club PB of 23.21 on a course which is actually 10.1 miles.

Previous best last year on this course was 24.39 !

12.05.15 Lottery 2up
Thorney 10 course and strong easterly wind which made the first stretch hard work, the middle stretch side work and a nice bit of backwind on the way home. Pleasing as did 9 of the 10 miles on the front albeit my partner accuused me of killing him and we slowed down a lot. There was lots in the tank and I felt really good. 25.07 was also quicker than 2 years ago when I was dragged round for 9 miles - funny how fortunes change when you stick at something eh ?