Mine was yesterday, it was Archers CC cat 3/4 @ Hillingdon.
If any of you have raced there its a fast circuit with slight elevation changes and a nice sweeping section.
I wasn't feeling my best and i couldn't believe my eyes when i signed on, 85 riders@Hillingdon= crash fest, so i went outside and thought maybe today wasnt a day to race as i was already tired and then a couple of mates arrived, so back in i go and i thought id have another look now its 103, now to me thats just dangerous and goes to show that its more of a money spinner.
There we was all on the line and the commissioner was on one of the handheld tannoy speaker thingys and i was in the middle and i could not hear a thing because i was so far away and then i was amazed when he said that there was going to be 3 sprints on lap 5,10,15, now if you was anywhere in the middle you have no chance.
I done 7 laps and pulled off in the end.
In my eyes theres nothing wrong with cat 3/4 racing together i actually prefer it(im cat 4), but with 103 and quite a few first timers mixed in with 3 sprints is a joke.
And the obvious happened 45 mins in, CRASH !!! Race stopped and neutralised, one rider on the deck for 20 mins before the Ambulance turned up.
If any of you have raced there its a fast circuit with slight elevation changes and a nice sweeping section.
I wasn't feeling my best and i couldn't believe my eyes when i signed on, 85 riders@Hillingdon= crash fest, so i went outside and thought maybe today wasnt a day to race as i was already tired and then a couple of mates arrived, so back in i go and i thought id have another look now its 103, now to me thats just dangerous and goes to show that its more of a money spinner.
There we was all on the line and the commissioner was on one of the handheld tannoy speaker thingys and i was in the middle and i could not hear a thing because i was so far away and then i was amazed when he said that there was going to be 3 sprints on lap 5,10,15, now if you was anywhere in the middle you have no chance.
I done 7 laps and pulled off in the end.
In my eyes theres nothing wrong with cat 3/4 racing together i actually prefer it(im cat 4), but with 103 and quite a few first timers mixed in with 3 sprints is a joke.
And the obvious happened 45 mins in, CRASH !!! Race stopped and neutralised, one rider on the deck for 20 mins before the Ambulance turned up.