That's racing

You know you've had a bad day on the bike when some one says 'That's racing'.

I really dissappointed with my result at Smthfield Nocturne, not because I didn't win so much, but more why I didn't win. Anyone who had down a criterium on short, tight circuit will tell you that starting near the front is paramount. So why was lining up last behind everyone else! Stupidity, is all I can think of.

On the first lap I could see the head of the field 3/4's of the way round already! This put some fire in my belly and I decided the training wasn't going to be in vain. I raced throught the field, bridging multiple gaps to make it to the lead group.

Then I hit the barriers. My fault. Two riders had got away, and I was impatient. You need to take risks sometimes, but this wasn't one of them. Stupidity again.

I'd dropped so far back by the time I was back on the bike I had little chance of making an impact. But what chance I had was diminished by my attitude. I just thought sod it. I cruised round with little interest in racing, angry and fed up.

With a bit more belief I could have snatched some points, but I wasted my form and all those all hours in training because I just felt everything was against me and I decided not to fight it.

It's only one race and may be it is for the best, as I learnt a lot from all the mistakes.



Me leading the 2nd group round, a little bored and disheartened.