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Winning a devil at at a velodrome full of devil specialists is extra special! You backed it up with a good result last night. Well done on this season and I'll have to come over and introduce myself next time (VCL rider on a black and silver Hallett).
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Yes really happy with that result too. I think I had it in my head that I suck at elimination/devil. But I think I was overthinking it before, one of the best bits of advice I had from the coaches is to race it like you're paranoid!
I was surprised that the "spin it to win it" didn't seem to affect me too much last Wednesday. (FYI for others we were limited to youth gearing 88" for one round of track league) so it was hilarious to see everyone spinning like crazy.
Yes would be great to say hi next time you're at the track.
ghettro
Bit of an update!
I've also started racing in the Open B Category at Track League on Wednesday evenings too, this is with people who I'm old enough to be their dad. Pretty happy with my results as I've managed to get a few top 5 finishes so far in this league.
The racing season is nearly finished now, and Vets league had its Finale on Saturday. This turned out quite interesting as I managed to win the Elimination race and also the Tempo race. Normally Elimination is one of my weakest races, I would typically be eliminated early on and not get any points. Same with the Tempo race, managed to break away for 3 laps and totally destroyed myself and coughed up my lungs.
Overall for the season I managed to get a few trophies
Really didn't think I'd get a podium place as I only raced 3 out of 6 rounds in Cat B, but managed to get consistent number of points each round. Super stoked with that, but more particularly winning the Elimination was a highlight as this was something that always dwelled on my mind, that I wasn't good at this race. It just magically happened
Big turnout for the last round!
Elimination race
Elimination Race with 6 of us left...
Last 3!
Won the Elimination race! Not usually one to celebrate crossing the line, but so ecstatic as I would have never dreamed of ever winning this event!
I was really hoping to get most improved rider and got it, so super happy with that. I can still remember when I started this thread, and then writing about my first race experiences back in the Spring. My original goal was to not get dropped in the Vets C cat! So seems like an absolutely magic experience to get to a Cat B podium in my debut season!
