Mid Season - Part 2

From Bedford my performances continued to get stronger with bunch finishes in Bashall Eaves (30^th), Stratford (15th) and Naseby (16th). At Naseby Mel Bury had made her come back following 5 months of illness and Eve was looking extremely strong and was ‘beasting it on the front’ – Mels words, not mine. All got a bunch finish including Maxgear triathlete Heather (who immediately went for a run after finishing the race, which looked more like a sprint than a run if you ask me!!!!) and Eve just missed out on the podium with 4^th.

Mid season also included the well publicised Johnson Heath Tech Series as part of the Halfords Tour Series. The Maxgear girls raced in the local events in Stoke and Oldham. Both events had a big crowds and we had podium photos taken as a team. On the start line Snap ‘I’ve got the Power’ boomed out of the speakers and the crowd bashed the barriers to the beat. That song still gives me chills when it pops up on shuffle on the turbo .
With not much experience in crits, I overgeared and got dropped, although was only lapped by the breakaway on both occasions. Still the experience was awesome – in particular Oldham was exciting with a steep decent into a sharp corner at the bottom with a reverse camber. A cobbled climb made up the rest of the 1k circuit. Both crits were great fun to ride, the music and the atmosphere was second to none. I will definitely be back next year.

Total races for the year: 10
Races completed in top 20: 2
Total races completed in the bunch: 5

Total races completed by the couch potato: 1 (He's proud of it, he insisted I include this)