YORKSHIRE VTTA 10M TT - S Cave V718 - 23rd July 2016

19th Overall / Club and Regional VTTA Records (PB)

[April 2020 Breaking 20 mins was a big deal in these earlier days, and the course to do it was on this one, the V718...I knew I was capable it was just doing it...the conditions were often against the riders especially if there was a westerly return wind.

It was also important for me to break my club record of 19-45, because it was held by a later proven doper, and we were really keen to erase him from the record books...I knew coming down the home stretch that it was really close, but fortunately crossed the line with two seconds to spare...I was quite delirious at the time...noticed too from my notes, that I put out 333w average, which was pretty good, although this became near 360w by 2019.

However, on the warm down back towards the HQ, I clipped the kerb and went right over the bars...bleeding everywhere...of course I did not know my official time until I got to the HQ, celebrating with a bloodied chin....I still warmed down really properly though because I was driving to South Wales to race a 25miler...went via Lin's who bandaged me up, but said that I should have gone to A&E!]

Ha ha!! 19-43 - at last! 3 age records at Group VTTA level (to 47) and Sheffrec Record - raced quite consistently…finished hard

Retweeted Sheffrec CC (@Sheffrec_CC):
Congratulations to @nagalka for breaking the club 10 mile time trial record with a blistering 19:43. Well done Keith!

FB: Boom! 19-43 10 mile TT - a number of records go a tumbling, but then so did I on my warm down. Lucky I only put a hole in my chin - oh yeah, did you hear that, 19 effin 43