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ColinJ Change of plan, Cragg Vale entered! Whether I turn up or not will depend closer to the time, this weekend has felt like I have been in a bit of a daze and I am not sure if I may be coming down with something or what, but I intend to be there if well! See you there @
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dr_pink. Good luck on Mow Cop next week too Helen! Not feeling all that confident about The Rake next week after yesterdays crappy ride at Monsal Head, but at least I am close enough to recce this one during the week at race pace.
Looking at my data (that super heavy Garmin you remarked on came in handy) looks like I had quite a fast finish, despite nearly taking out a spectator, so I am guessing that I lost the time on the steepest section through "saving myself" for the last kick, which didn't actually exist! I use the turn "saving myself" but that is not all that accurate, what I really mean is, not going completely all out yet.
I don't really remember anything about my ride other than someone shouting to me "nearly over the steepest bit now" which confused me as I had it in my head that the gradient just kept picking up right to the finish. Then as I hit the spectator rich area someone was shouting "go on Rob" from I think the (my) right hand side of the road, I don't know who it was as I had my head down and was pretty much opening up the sprint at that point, the very last moments are a blur, all I recall is nearly running a girl over which I seem to recall caused a cheer or sound of some sort and a rather quick switch of direction from myself and then wobbling over the line.