Silence for a fortnight - but an action packed one to report on.
February is over, cycling-wise, and the year's total stands at just shy of 1243miles, which at 1/6th of the year gone would make an extrapolated total for the year of 7500. (10,000 seems distant?) However the spring/summer are coming and mileage WILL increase so am pretty happy with that at present - particularly as at this point last year I was only on 845 miles and still managed 9000!
Last week (18th Feb) paid a trip to Manchester, for the track cycling world cup - in a word - excellent! Putting side accomodation and food, at £11 for almost 8 hours constant cycling action it was a bargain! Chris Hoy, Brad Wiggins, Geraint Thomas, Vicky Pendleton and many more and the Brits done alright too. The reciprocal event will be at the Olympic velodrome in London next year - I want to go!
Most memorable moment of the whole weekend, and i saw it on tv, not live was the final corner crash of the Men's Keirin. Hoy wins, as the carnage unfolds behind - Awang hits the deck and gets a 20-25cm splinter right through his leg for the trouble - yet still finishes 3rd to take the jersey for overall world cup winner in that event. the kiwi looks like he might hold it but after weaving both ways crashes, bu still has the presence of mind to pick up his bike and cross the line for valuable points! - Proper men do cycling!!!
In other news, Cav gets his first win in Oman, and Team Sky gets their Classics season off to a great start with 2nd for Flecha in Omloop Het Nieuswsblad and 1st for Sutton in Kuurne-Brusels-Kuurne. Bertie has been deemed to be innocent, but Ricco has been binned. Time may be the judge for all as yet...?
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