Having had a month away from racing I was a little apprehensive about my first race on the Hope Circuit. November had been a big training month for me with some good efforts and even though some of them had been like races an actual race was quite a different undertaking.
The field was remarkably small with a number of riders away at the Armstrong Prestige race in Christchurch. We went flat out from the start and I joined an early break with Felix and Tom A. I was suffering a bit with race pace and was slightly relieved that we soon were caught. Tom soon rolled off the front again with Rob in tow. Felix and Dean bridged on the climb and I almost managed to join them but couldn't just do it. I chased with Henry and Murray and we were eventually joined by Rob who has been burnt off with the pace.
With the balance of power not in our favor we were not going to make any real inroads on the others. We rode hard and I actually started to feel better as we carried on. I sprinted out of the last corner hoping that Rob was on my wheel. I glanced back and saw that Murray was a little way behind. The line was quite close now and I actually thought I might make it but Murray came rattling through at the last minute with a great turn of speed.
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