This day was a bit more competitive; the morning would be taken up by route reconnaisance followed by a short 7.2 mile time trial. Then in the afternoon we would practice our break chasing skills in a fast two-hour workout.
We did 3 laps of the time trial circuit before everyone was sure that they had the route and the important feature (such as wind direction and road surfaces) clear in their minds. The warm up was important for such as short race and as I set off I knew I had done mine well. Unfortunately my tired legs from the day before and the heavy winter bike meant that I came in second last with a time of 19:03. It just goes to show how much faster the Orbit Software bike makes me.
The afternoon session started off well but by halfway round the ride everyone was knackered and the pace went down from 26 mph to 21 mph. The ride completed with a quick de-brief and then home. It was a good weekend away getting in some fast miles.
The pictures and film that I mentioned might not make it onto the blog as they may be the property of British cycling
