The Bath Road Club Junior National, which is nowhere near Bath but in fact near Aylesbury. The course was rolling, and I remember enjoying it a lot last year, however the road surface had somehow got even worse. As the racing started, I was feeling good and positioning myself well in the bunch, but afterContinue reading “Bath and Junior Track Nationals”
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Senior Track Nationals
Photo credit – @carldowningphotography On Thursday we travelled up to Newport for the 4km individual pursuit qualification, my first race of this year’s championship. Being my local velodrome, it felt familiar and relaxed, however one thing was clear, the track was very cold. I prepared my bike with the correct gear and put both frontContinue reading “Senior Track Nationals”
June
National Endurance League Round After this it was back to Newport for a round of the National Endurance League to get some track time as we start to approach Junior Track Nationals. With some big names scheduled to appear I went for a good workout and track time. I was pleased with some top tenContinue reading “June”
April
Senior National Omnium Champs After the disappointment of a DNS, It was back to the track for the Senior National Omnium Championships in Derby, armed with a much bigger gear and some more experience racing professionals, I was hopeful that I’d manage to qualify for the Omnium final. The qualifying race was a 60 lapContinue reading “April”
March
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 setContinue reading “March”
Tom Adby 