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Cheers RPM.
I felt pretty good yesterday. I started to cramp up a bit down the back straight on the final lap. I wouldn't say I have been doing no training though. I have been putting a lot of time in the pool, which I will say now, has made a massive difference to my stamina. I have the upper body strength now to really hold the bike down and not let people jossle me or push me out of position when the going gets tough. I have also been doing a lot of hill climbing in big gears which also seems to have helped.
I was on a pretty low gear of 86 yesterday ( a real 86 based on the rabbit calculator ) I think I would have done a bit better on a higher gear, but it was the first day back, windy and a little chilly