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[CXRAndy]

Excellent. That's the big "if" isn't it? "If I train right". My race results are down a fair bit in 2025, but then so was my volume. Down from about 500 hours to about 400 hours. Still enjoyed my cycling but did a bit less of it last year.

Are you doing more woodworking?

 

[13 rider]

If your of a paranoid mindset Alex you might think me and Michael were teamed up against you in race 2 🤫🤫
But honestly it's just how the race worked out 😁. Michael did encourage me to hop on when he closed the gap without you but the rest wasn't planned honest 😁. I knew if it went to a sprint what the result would be so I had nothing to lose and was hoping to get a gap and you and Michael just watch one another and me to hold on, optimistic but better than my chance in a sprint
Race 1 I just use as a power test best 2mins today and averaged of 298w so trying for 300 next time

 

[alex_cycles]

Are you doing more woodworking?

Yeah I've been teaching myself how to do woodturning. Great fun. Maximum diameter I can do on my lathe is 20cm and max length 30, but it's enough for now. Lots of tool handles, small bowls, boxes, scoops, egg cups, pots etc. even golf tees for fun and practise

Really enjoy making stuff out of wood from our own trees.

 

[alex_cycles]

If your of a paranoid mindset Alex you might think me and Michael were teamed up against you in race 2 🤫🤫
But honestly it's just how the race worked out 😁. Michael did encourage me to hop on when he closed the gap without you but the rest wasn't planned honest 😁. I knew if it went to a sprint what the result would be so I had nothing to lose and was hoping to get a gap and you and Michael just watch one another and me to hold on, optimistic but better than my chance in a sprint
Race 1 I just use as a power test best 2mins today and averaged of 298w so trying for 300 next time

Haha I deliberately let you go on that uphill sprint, knowing we would catch back but I also knew I would have to watch Michael. I probably left it a couple of seconds too long before ramping up to catch you.
Carl always used to tell me that Michael was the master drafter. It amused me quite a lot that we were both trying to sit in and let you dictate the pace. Pair of lazy b'stards But Michael knew he could beat me in a sprint and I knew I could have you in a sprint. So it was nice we had a bit of action in the middle. You seem to have improved your punchiness though. In times gone by I would have dropped you at the underpass.

 

[13 rider]

Haha I deliberately let you go on that uphill sprint, knowing we would catch back but I also knew I would have to watch Michael. I probably left it a couple of seconds too long before ramping up to catch you.
Carl always used to tell me that Michael was the master drafter. It amused me quite a lot that we were both trying to sit in and let you dictate the pace. Pair of lazy b'stards But Michael knew he could beat me in a sprint and I knew I could have you in a sprint. So it was nice we had a bit of action in the middle. You seem to have improved your punchiness though. In times gone by I would have dropped you at the underpass.

Yes punch and recover is my weakness but it is improving . I'm just better at a longer sustained effort

 

[Norry1]

Sorry I missed the races today - family turned up unexpectedly.

 

[alex_cycles]

Sorry I missed the races today - family turned up unexpectedly.

How very dare they? It'll be on every week now, so plenty of chances.