Chaingang report weds 12 oct

A fantastic turnout for the weds chaingang tonight with 27 riders which equals our previous best. Present on his first chaingang of the season was our best rider 'Pete Tadros'. Pete was on his new carbon fixed wheeled bike so was expected to be even faster than normal. Max was worried that with so many riders we could come a cropper racing up Galley hill, so the word was passed round that we should stick together until we got to the De la Warr Pavillion. Predictably, although some people did try to follow Max's advice, others started fanning out as soon as we got to galley hill which caused others to do their own thing etc. Pete led out the fast riders on the way to Pevenesey with Sean following his wheel. At one point a landrover decided to pull out in front of the leading group, only Pete and Sean managed to get in front of it, the others had to wait behind it. Despite a valiant chase led by Ivan and others, no one could close the gap between Pete and Sean. On the return leg Pete went off at the front and no one was able to keep with him (not even Sean) leaving the others to follow some way back. Weather wise it was a perfect evening with a mild temperature and light winds. For me it was the fastest chaingang of the season so the weather must have been good

S.C