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Well it seemed as though it would be ok, an afternoon 25, without much wind, on a course with no big hills. But it didn't work out for me.
I seemed to be going reasonably well in the first few miles, although my 90" gear did seem a bit higher than usual on the modestly uphill parts. Then John French (Oxford City RC) caught me for two minutes long before he should have done. Mr. French was the only other fixed gear rider, and he finished with a creditable 58.00 for tenth place.
The winner was David Johnson (VC10) with 55.28, closely followed by Mark Cox (Fairly United CT) with 55.47.
I recorded a disappointing 1.6.48. Maybe I had dehydrated - I was still about six pounds under my normal nine and a half stone that evening. And I had a hangover like headache without having drunk any alcohol.
Note to myself for the next hot afternoon: Drink plenty of water beforehand.