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Yesterday, as I was heading to the start, the guy setting off a min after me rolled past with a flat. I gave him my spare front wheel and felt pretty smug.
After finishing I was heading back to the hq in my Zipcar and saw him, just finished and with a rear puncture. Crammed him and his bike into the car to give him a lift back to the hq.
Turns out he drove up from Dover in a massive car and left it at the hq and he was riding tubs. I carry a full pump/repair kit with me, as I never want to walk down a dual carriageway for an hour.
cjr
@frank9755
Finished my first open TT for 3 years on F1b 50.
Overall a bit disappointing. I'd hoped that the training I'd done this season would have given me a step change in speed, and it didn't. Plodded around in 2:08 on a fast day. Couldn't hold the same position I had three years ago for the full distance so lost some time sitting up here and there, mostly up hills. Probably need to review my position, or acknowledge that I'm going to struggle to get PBs this year and back off, use the ones I've entered as training rides on TCR bike.
Some comedy at the start. Noticed my headset was a bit too loose, and had forgotten Allen keys, so borrowed some and tightened it. Then tried to ride and it was too tight, couldn't steer the bike! So had to borrow another set from someone else and re do it. Then panic to ride across to make my start.