With the first national race of the year just gone by, it is easy to see the racing calendar is fully underway. The first round of the national mountain bike race series, located at Sherwood Pines on 28th March, was surely going to be fast with it’s rolling fireroads and fast singletrack. My preparation was good the week before the race, and I was ready to roll come sunday morning. What wasn’t quite as ready to roll, however, was my rear tyre, which was gradually deflating almost immediately after the race had begun. After using up my canister in an attempt to repair it, there was little I could do but struggle on and ride the best I could to fight my way back from the field, from being at the head of the race in the start, to finishing 12th.
Not too worry though, as I still picked up some points, and the excitement is building for the race in Holland this weekend.
Alex
