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| Duncan Is Getting In Good Shape For Majorca! |
I am now in the habit of setting off a little earlier than the others so that I can safely get down Battery hill at my own pace without holding anyone up. This time I left two minutes early rather than one. This worked out perfectly as I had an enjoyable steady decent and the others didn't catch me up until we were near to the entry for the reserve.
Ultra rider Stu Hodd was in a chatty mood and rode with me some way back from the others through the reserve. Despite now being a cat 2 rider Stu said he was happy just to do a steady ride as his body was completely knackered having finally reached the 40 points needed for qualification. Next year may be a bit easier for him as he only needs 25 points to maintain this status. Unbeknown to myself and Stu a little drama was unfolding up ahead. A rabbit darted across directly into Nathan's path, there was no time to react and Nathan hit it straight on, causing the rabbit to spin up in the air and land directly under Dan's back wheel! Riders and bike emerged unscathed from this incident but the rabbit would not have been so lucky (poor thing!)
The long drag up to Broad-Oak felt particularly hard and long but at least this time I had a companion,as Mark was riding his heavy disc equipped Whyte Suffolk which slowed him down considerably.
Reaching the junction we were greeted with a road closed sign and a works van stopping vehicles entering Brede hill. Stu persuaded the friendly van driver to let us through and we enjoyed an almost traffic free journey all the way to Stonestile. An enjoyable nights ride and some fast sections that helped Michael Maxwell gain a Strava PB for the whole route.
Steve C
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