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@Brommers
Cunts. Cunts everywhere.
On a happier note, I took Xavier's advice at the club 10 this evening, took off the Wheels of Powah, refitted the Planet X 80/101mm tubs, and rode just on feel. I got a course PB (by 80 seconds from April this year) and I think the pacing was pretty good - I was definitely hanging on for the last half a mile, after having put in an effort to pass my 2 minute man cleanly.
It's 10 seconds away from my 10 mile PB from a fortnight ago, but it's difficult to compare the two, given that this course is slower - it starts at the bottom of a 50ft hill and finishes on top of it. And round here a 50ft hill is considered a mountain. Also, I got held up quite badly by a car patiently waiting behind my 3 minute man at about 8.5 miles in. On the other hand, the conditions were excellent (warm and only a very gentle crosswind) and I was running Ultremo HT tubs rather than Ultremo ZX clinchers.
Zipp 808s, Power2Max power meter and a skinsuit to follow. Sub-24 should be well in reach then.
Oh, and after years of refusing to do TTs, Cycliste has just bought a Planet X Stealth frame. In the XS size. 650c wheels-a-go-go.