Sunday, November 9, 2008

Wessex Cyclo Cross League 08/09 - Tatchbury Mount, Nr Southampton

It just goes to show just how different races can be in a season of cyclo cross. It was only 7 weeks ago we were going flat out on a bone-dry course at Swindon then today it was a total change. Tatchbury Mount near Southampton is a slog, the muddy, grassy field where every pedal stroke feels like your legs are going to fall off, the corn field climb where everyone has used every line possible (except the one that was right under the course tape - and fairly solid, which only I seemed to find as there were no other tyre tracks). This climb was basically riding uphill, through wet, kind of sandy, soft mud and my line worked until Adrian Lansley passed me right at the end of the race (and he rode the claggier stuff), thus preventing me from doing one more lap and the chance to close down Billy Girvan (yes, you were getting closer and closer Bill!!!) Doh! that's two years in a row I've been lapped on this course and the only two times I have ever been lapped in a  Wessex event; so I've come to the conclusion that im too heavy for Tatchbury - yep, that's it, it must be. Need to lose some weight. Hopefully Basingstoke will be a bit better next week; I won there in, umm, hang on let me check - - - 2001 - crikey, that's ages ago.

Photos below courtesy of www.grahamrobins.net and this guy just gets better and better. Highly recommended.

Don't know the full results yet but Adrian Lansley won with a great ride from Mike Groves in second followed by Tim Dunford for third. I think I was 12th  but points are points.

  Posted by Sean at 20:13 | October/November 2008 |   Comments ( 0 ) |   Link