May

... and the month started off with...a nice shortened course !

06.05.25 Wheelers 5TT  (4.06m) 9:02 

This was supposed to be a five with wild conditions which would see mostly headwind. Temporary traffic lights on the course which saw the organiser shift to a shortened course that took out the majority of the headwind - it was a fraction over four miles and I was strong enough to take the win and the series by 6 seconds.

17.05.25 West Pennine 10   20:55 

My very first go at the fast 10 course at Levens. It is one heck of a trek from Lincoln taking about 6.5hrs as a round trip - it was worth it though as even though it was a day where the wind was strong 14mph and blew down the course where I would say a light southerly would be most advantagious.  I applied the watts well and think there could be more to be fair - I really enjoyed that one !

20.05.25 Wheelers Ingham TT  22:08

Back on the Ingham and a course I don't think I've ever felt like I've mastered. All of last year I battled to try and get under 22:30 - this year and I'm trying to get into the 21's. I failed tonight, I was slow clipping in off the line and it was a cross - I'm hoping to have some better rides over the remainder of the summer.

25.05.25 Kettering CC 15   32:39

Sleep on the sofa, up at 3.30, drive down to Wellingborough, ride the only DC 15 course I could find this year, get wet,  get a 40 second PB, miss the club record by another 40 - at least I got halfway there, just hope for some more 15's next year.

 

April - We're back !

 The winter of solely bike training has paid off and 2017 Andy has re-appeared....

29.03.25 Coalville Whls 10TT 24:21

The first of the season - the new position is fab, I seem to have a few more watts, and have matured (mostly) with course management. This was as tough as it usually is with the wind entirely in the wrong direction ! Felt out the watts to know where I roughly am over 20 mnutes

01.04.25 Wheelers Road Bike 5 - 12:16

Great first club outing and club win.  One of only a few riders to be faster than the opening weekend last year which tells you what you need to know about the conditions ! 

05.04.25 Kings Lynn 25  - 58:20

The fastest I've been in four outings on this course - brutal cross wind both ways, and likely the only 25 I'll ride this year. At halfway I thought it was slow, but managed a good controlled return leg for a course best.

08.04.25 Wheelers Road Bike 5 12:04

The form continued with a course PB on my second outing on the course !

12.04.25 Melton Olympic 10TT  21:02

The quickest ten I'd ridden since 2018. This one I got wrong though as knew the first 5 miles were wind assisted but I still went too hard to the turn and then suffered on the way back - good indicator that I've got a 20 in me this year...

15.04.25 Wheelers Road Bike 5 12:12

Finished off the three race series with another win and the trophy for the competition overall which was a great start to the season long competition. I have to keep doing well in these as it is my number one focus for this year.

18.04.25 City RC Hull (trike)  27:05

Oh dear - this was the silver trike back on the road, and with this course being so poor, and my handling being ropey, this was an exercise of getting home safely.

22.04.25 Wheelers 5TT  11:05

5 mile TT bike - I'm not a fan of 5 milers but I seem to have done well all year so far over that distance - this was a win on the night but not the 10 something that I craved.

26.04.25 VTTA EMids 10  20:45

.... and there it is - this time I got the pacing right and managed the quickest time since 2017 - it was a great day and so chuffed to have a 20 again.

29.04.25 Wheelers 5TT  10:48

A 10 was received on a stunningly fast 5 course tonight - 4 riders under 11 mins of which I was second behind our fastest road racer on a road bike !  10:48 though - that's a course PB for me and it's still April.

2025 and it's March... and you know what that means !

 A long hard winter that has been , so dark and so cold, but before we've known it, we have bounced into March and does mean that RACING STARTS AGAIN THIS MONTH !! 

TT specific season this year, so the following races will fill the weekend calendar with effect from 29th March :

29/3 Coalville Wheelers 

5/4 Kings Lynn 

12/4 Melton Olympic 

18/4 City Road Club Hull 

26/4 Cambridge CC

That should be a good solid start to the year and should tell me if winter has done me any good or if I need to go out and buy some watts :)