Time for a quick reflection on my progress so far this season:
In many respects I have achieved some of my baseline season goals. I have already retained my second cat license and I have finished a race in Belgium with the main bunch.
I have switched between outrageous colour schemes on my blog due to switching clubs. The black is hopefully trendy rather than morbid and all the clubs I am interested have black kit (how cryptic). I am still a little unsure who I will be moving onto but I felt it was time I moved on from the Development Squad. All the coaches at the squad have been incredibly helpful over the years, Dan, Trevor, Alan, Jason and Clive but think it is time for me to progress by riding with a senior team. Real shame to leave the team and really do not aim to make it as a political gesture or strop as the riders and coaches have been great fun to be around, all great people but feel I need to develop along a different path. Great to see Matt and Drew riding so well in the Espoirs particularly. Much appreciation to Drew for helping me to try and get away in the break at Hove Park tonight but my legs didn't really want to know.
It has been a frustrating season and I for some reason spent the early part of the year getting dropped out of the back of races that I was competitive in last year and seeing people accelerate past me. According to the wise wisdom of ex-lewes wanderer, now unit Henry Gringo Bird this is due to silurian rythums. Oh well. At least now doing a few more chopper races, I am actually using a few tactics and riding off the front not the back!
Still training hard and a second place in a Nat B to show for the season so far. Sure there will be more to come. Think I might just peak a little later than expected now! Looking to June to get some wins and move up the points.
