Surrey League H/capp 11/06/2015
Race report by George Brent
Was the only ACC rider at the handicap last night, was a warm beautiful summers evening with slight easterly breeze which made for tailwind up the finish straight.
10 laps of the 3 mile circuit on the menu tonight. Was called into the first group on the road. Off we went around 10 of us. As we started riding one chap said “we might as well take it easy until we get caught” YEAH RIGHT so to the front I came and wound it up.
The first couple of laps 3 others were taking the odd pull but I was doing the lions share.
A ladies rider was actually trying the hardest of the lot of them and each lap did a strong pull on the finish straight.
Lap after lap I was riding very hard around threshold pace and didn’t even ask for help and was given none.
Tried on a couple of occasions to go hard up the road to see who wanted to play but they were all happy to sit on my wheel.
It was clear with around 3 laps to go that we had a chance to stay away! I called out if one of you wants to win then we really need to ride hard together, but to no avail so on I pushed.
Ding ding last lap bell and I could see the bunch 400m back were reeling us in and eventually caught us with half a lap to go.
Keith Lea went for a long one up the drag in brickhouse and in the end it came to a bunch sprint where I finished in the pack with Keith.
The scratch group then came in a minute later after failing to catch us.
My heart rate strap failed during the race which was a shame as I couldn’t judge my effort as efficiently as I would have liked as after the finish I felt as fresh as a daisy so didn’t empty the tank as it were.
