Welcome

Hi there,
Thanks for taking the time to come and have a look at what's going on in my corner of the world.
This year sees my cycling bumped up to the next level, up to now its been mostly riding to work now and again, to and from the train station and generally tootling around with the local club LBRCC.
there has been a single attempt at competitive cycling last year thanks to the club Time Trial. This involves a 10 mile ride on a set course. one man at at time, timed against yourself, other competitors and ultimately the world...
I had ridden along the course a number of times and was aiming for a sub 25 minutes. I had borrowed a pair of TT bars to bolt on to the old bone shaker (Thanks Dave) and with a bit of practice, managed to hold on without wobbling about all over the place.
Incredibly I managed on the day to post a 24:29 time, placing me 30th of 45. something I was quite chuffed with considering some of the competition. (real bikes and real experience).
and so... 2014 will hopefully be a glorious mix of racing/pacing and chasing.

Already thanks to the guys at bespoke cycling and David Le Grys' legro training. I joined a group of newby track cyclists down at Calshott velodrome. Nobody had ridden a track before and very few had even ridden on a fixed wheel so there was much to learn. Thanks also to the fantastic training and guidance from the Hallam family, everyone there was putting in great lap times and having a hoot whizzing round the tiny Calshott track. i do believe the competitive side* in me was in full flow.

coming up will be a series of spring races at MK Bowl, a couple of TT's booked including Hemel Hilly TT, then its onto the Thurday night Summer series at the bowl. come along and cheer if you wish, i might even give you a wave.
stay tuned...
Tom

* My competitive side unfortunately takes up 90% of my being and cannot be quashed unless volleyball is involved.