Senior National Track Champs
After a hard winter’s training in preparation, my first major race of the season had arrived – the Points race at the Senior National Track Championships.
With sign on closing at 8:30, it meant almost a 5am start to the day and a long wait until qualification.
The bike was set and gear selected, it was all about qualification.
I ended up in qualification heat 2, one of the faster heats and the race was fast from the start. I came through, pulled turns and even was off the front for a lap, but had selected the wrong gear so kept spinning out in the sprints and was unfortunately lapped with 2 laps to go, removing any chance of qualifying.
Lots of lessons learnt and a great experience despite this.
Photos by Carl Downing – @carldowningphotography
Hatherleigh DNS
Soon after Senior Track Nats the first round of the Junior National Series in Hatherleigh was fast approaching. Despite spending my winter focused on the track I had recced the full race distance in the run up. I was excited for my first road race and was ready to give it my best shot. Unfortunately, the day before I was due to start, I injured my knee and was forced to DNS.
Tom Adby 