I managed to get a late entry in for the Roy Thame road race.  I was Hoping to be with my Team in Boulder by now but I have only just got my Visa sorted in the last few days! 

I am flying out to Denver on the 17th March and should arrive at a respectable time in Denver if there are no plane delays of course!

The Spring Chicken race was before our race.  I began to get nervous when I saw a guy hobbling in with a broken collar bone from the earlier race!  It started to rain when we set off but it soon stopped by the 2nd lap thankfully.  The wind was high today and the pot holes were definitely to be avoided if you wanted to stay upright and not get a puncture! Thankful I managed both unlike the poor guy in front on me who took the full force of a big whole!  The race was fast on a flat to rolling course.

The attacks pretty much started within the first 5k.  On lap 2 a break formed which included  Roy Chamberlain, Richard Prebble and about 4 Pearl Izumi riders. The break rode strongly and stayed out front but Liam Holohan proved his strength by winning the sprint for Pear Izumi with his team mate Stephan Adam in 2nd place.

I was with the bunch  but we were not able to catch the break but still the pace was very high until the finish.   The race split a lot which was probably due to the weather conditions and the speed!   I felt strong today and kept my position well to finish in the bunch - pleased with my performance.  Can't wait to get to start my season!

I am hoping to find a race for next weekend if it ties in with my travel arrangements to Gatwick on Sunday evening!