7 laps of Heslington is quite a few at any time of year. Thankfully the weather was not as cool as it had been and there was practically no wind. This was also the first time that Hannah had done a club race and considering the kids were staying at her Grandfathers house which is on the circuit it was all very handy.
With Tom Nicholson in the leaders position the main protaganists were always going to be Caleb and Jono. Not fancying myself as a sprinter my plan was to get into a break and so I attacked numerous times and spent more time off the front of the peloton than actually in it (I did at least 2 of the laps by myself). Unfortunately no-one else really seemed interested apart from Jono who stayed with me for almost a lap. Caleb and Dave started a couple of attacks but didn't seem to want to commit to them. In the end the race was won by Tom Ashley who made a last minute break when Dave let him roll off the front. The sprint was a bit dicey with the afternoon sun and a car coming straight at us. I was planning on moving up the right hand side but the car stopped that from happening but in the end I placed 9th so actually got an extra point! I don't think it will be a high score this year!
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