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We had the opening round of the South West CX League today. I gridded on the front row (I was as shocked as everyone else!) and got my best start ever, getting the holeshot and holding it for a quarter of a lap or so before the proper fast guys decided enough was enough!
I settled in around 4th or 5th for a couple of laps, and then smacked into the square edge of a rut running perpendicular to the track, resulting in the handlebars rotating and my saddle ending up pointing at the top tube!
I nipped into the pits and borrowed a 4mm Allen key to fix it but lost about 90secs as a result. From then on, every bad bump would send the saddle nose downwards and the bars rotating similarly, so I rode much more gingerly than I’d have liked given my frankly unheard of start!
Still, had a great time and looking forward to the next rounds!
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