good bit of "commuter racing" going on today, coming through unstone (long gentle uphill) a fella on a 'roadie-ised' mtb in front, i'm decidedly gaining on him (before he knows i'm there), but as i come up right behind him as we get to dronfield he speeds up massively! I think it might be something to do with that the same guy saw me overtake him yesterday so when he saw me today decided to put up a bit of a fight...
anyhow he pedals on to such an extent that he was gaining a bit of a lead again, but then before the roundabout (quite a big one but not too difficult) he pulls over to the right and gets in the cycle lane! (which incidentally i wasn't aware even existed) and on the little hill up to meadowhead, i see him waiting at the end of the cycle lane for the traffic to pass, traffic which I was one of! ha!
So the moral of the story quite clear on this one i should hope.
and OT, but just thought i'd share: then coming down chesterfield road (downhill enough to be doing 30+) one of these volvo estate ambulances pulls out and all the cars obliviously pull over left! as they do..., but i'm anticipating them all as soon as i hear the siren, which is before they did, so i spy my perfect opportunity to get in his slipstream and get in 'super-primary' (read: 6 inches left of centre line) and literally ragged it past about 10 cars! cheers mr ambulance...
coming through unstone (long gentle uphill) a fella on a 'road-ised' mtb in front and i'm catching him quite rapidly, but when I get behind him as we get to dronfield
anyhow he pedals on to such an extent that he was gaining a bit of a lead again, but then before the roundabout (quite a big one but not too difficult) he pulls over to the right and gets in the cycle lane! (which incidentally i wasn't aware even existed) and on the little hill up to meadowhead, i see him waiting at the end of the cycle lane for the traffic to pass, traffic which I was one of! ha!
So the moral of the story quite clear on this one i should hope.
and OT, but just thought i'd share: then coming down chesterfield road (downhill enough to be doing 30+) one of these volvo estate ambulances pulls out and all the cars obliviously pull over left! as they do..., but i'm anticipating them all as soon as i hear the siren, which is before they did, so i spy my perfect opportunity to get in his slipstream and get in 'super-primary' (read: 6 inches left of centre line) and literally ragged it past about 10 cars! cheers mr ambulance...
coming through unstone (long gentle uphill) a fella on a 'road-ised' mtb in front and i'm catching him quite rapidly, but when I get behind him as we get to dronfield