It was an interesting choice to race at Lea Valley 25m TT and I left my entry late but managed to sneak in. It was actually my first ever Time Trial and was my best to date. When I actually turned my attention to the race I noticed that Olympic track star Rebecca Romero begins on the road and she expects to lead to her conversion from the track to the Olympic Time Trial in 2012. My problem was that I was starting at 9:39 and closely followed by Romero on 9:40.
Sunday was another special day for Del as it was Mothers Day. So before I left the house I got the Smoked Salmon and Creme Cheese Croissants ready with a Coffee delivered to the bedroom for Del by 7:30am. Not much of a lie in I know. Beca also magically got her and Catrin dressed in their synchronised “I Love Mum” t-shirts. I then left and took Del’s advice to drive down the a10. The only issue was I went in the wrong direction and ended up going on the M25 followed by M11 – Just a bit of a round trip.
The Race – As usual I got myself ready for the race and if anything may have been too relaxed. I then was pushed off and got on with racing. My thought was to keep relaxed and focussed. Then on around 7mins, Romerro catched me and passed, I looked down at her gear selection and was amazed to see her pushing a big gear with such ease. I continued my race and pushed in the 2nd half and thought the wind might help but that didn’t seem to be the case. I still managed to knock 5 mins of my previous best and get a time of 68:08 (still unconfirmed)
