REALTEAM 25M TT - Hirwaun S Wales - 23rd July 2017

18th Overall & 3rd on Standard - 50-24 records galore at the time
Aaaagh! How friggin annoying - I think the only rain all day in South Wales was during my race (RealTeam TT 25m) and a tropical deluge at that (those that know "gift hill" will understand) - road was flooded at one point....it was quite awful - the bottom line being it scuppered any chance of a consecutive National Age record missing it by 27 seconds.

I shouldn't complain with a PB though of 50-24 for the 25 miles - few local records "tidied up" again - but should've could've would've - but "I'll be back" - that's just a benchmark! [April 2020: and how right you were!]

All in all, not a bad weekends work - back on track

Reyt, rush now back to Sheffield and a few deserved beers at Tramlines - looking forward to The Coral

YORKSHIRE VTTA 10M TT - S Cave V718 - 22nd July 2017

5th Overall & 3rd on Standard - records galore
STOP PRESS - VTTA 10m S Cave - National Age Record 19-11 - 19-11 Boom!! Stage 1 though....@Langsettrt @Sheffrec_CC @7HillsCC

Strangely, even though it was such a keynote time for me at the time, I have no reports on the day?

[April 2020: Still two years later this is my PB, although my power increased by over 20w since, main reason being that the use of this course was suspended by the authorities...fastest course in the UK for a '10'...power output in this was 334w (typical in 2017) but by 2020 was knocking out near 360w efforts for the same distance]

BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB 10 - Park Springs - 12th July 2017

2nd Overall

Boom! Best race this season possibly…..21-17 (on a good night) but just 25 secs behind Dan Taylor who posted that he achieved his best ever power output for a 10…..


[April 2020:This needs explanation....after the National '50', which was the last of a series of underwhelming results on my new super fast bike, I went to Mallorca for a break. On a group ride met an old Uni pal of Dan Bigham...who told me that he was an aero scientist and based in Derby. and he conducted aero testing at the new velodrome...I contacted Dan on my return, and after a couple of sessions with Dan and Jonny Wale - and with subtle changes to my bike, in the velodrome gained nearly 40 watts...this race was the first test outdoors, followed by my 19-11 on the V718...my season and the following years changed, although there was a another piece to the jigsaw still to come....] 😉