SE Track Championships - Thanks Guys

What a great day of racing both at HH and along the Champs Elysees. A big thank you to the Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome as organisers, the commissaires and all those that helped make this such a memorable day.

Great shot of you on BBC breakfast this morning Colin!

Great shot of me doing what, exactly?

I'm not sure, there was something about the police looking for a man to assist them with their enquiries.

It was a really good day. Some good racing, well done Rich for not having to walk home.

Cheers fella, I know what side my bread's buttered. When the missus says win I do as I'm told, I didn't fancy walking ten miles home in that heat.

I must say though, that was the slowest 20k ever run. 40 laps at club run pace followed by a 2 lap dash, just how I like it.

From what I saw, the Friends of the velodrome did an excellent organisational job, hats off to them.
However, in the interest of a balanced opinion, I do think the program was rather odd for a regional championships. No 200m time trial for sprint seeding, 4-up 500m sprints, yet a seperate 20k scratch race in addition to the (presumably) championship scratch race?
Seemed more like track league or open meet than a champs.

Was gutted to miss this. Returned from a week in the Alps on Saturday, And was in major need of a bit of rest after so much climbing, so went to the pub to watch the tour and have a beer instead.

Saw you lot on the BBC news this morining though. It looked like a really well run event!

Oh, and Jim looked like some random bum had found a BC skinsuit on the side of the road, and stumbled into track centre!

The 20k was the championship event with the scratch being the support. I just thought I should make that bit clear, not showing off or anything, oh no.

I agree it was a well organised day of racing, thanks to everyone involved in getting it organised at short notice. With a few tweaks to the program (specifically the sprint structure) I think next year's event could be even better. Was pretty strange having loads of news crews down there filming, and I even got interviewed by the evening substandard after my win. They haven't actually printed anything but that could just be down to the fact that I'm a bumbling inarticulate idiot. In fact, I don't think the bloke was even taking any notes when I was blabbering away.

My only gripe for the day was that everyone downed tools mid event to watch some bloke called Biggins riding round Paris in a yellow jumper. That added a chunk of time on to proceedings and made me late for my dinner. How inconsiderate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18951346

Phew, luckily I was doing nothing, again. I don't think they can arrest me for that, or can they?

Next year, the SE Track Championships are going to be held in Kenya.

The 20k was the championship event with the scratch being the support. I just thought I should make that bit clear, not showing off or anything, oh no.

Haha! Well done Regional champion!!

Oh, and Jim looked like some random bum had found a BC skinsuit on the side of the road, and stumbled into track centre!

Hey! I paid for that skinsuit.

I'd demand a refund.

or a haircut