Wednesday Chain Gang 5 : Lovely

A dozen tonight, including three of us on fixed and at least four bikes with mudguards - maybe a new mudguard record! Rain mercifully stayed off, having blown itself up earlier.

Six or seven of us worked together smoothly doing short turns all the way out, averaging 24 mph, not bad into a South Westerly. A grupetto of four at the back with  one or two  riders adrift in between in no man's land completed the run out.

Joker in the pack and  most aggressive rider was Simon N, perhaps a little inspired by  Phillippe Gilbert's gutsy win in the worlds last weekend. Simon N once patted Gilbert on the back after watching him race on a club trip to France, maybe a bit of the magic rubbed off?  " I could see you were tired - so I tried to drop you".  Jon M found enough mudguards to follow to keep his face clean and at the stop exclaimed, "I really enjoyed that, it was lovely, kind of old timey."

Simon Phoenix Cycles - pictured - had the finishes like Cav after I lead him out. Next week we're going to head for Traffer's after the stop in Bexhill for a post ride meet and a beer, see you there.

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