A cold start and also quick from the off as the group hared off down the A41. It was useful to have had 15 warmup miles beforehand. Pace was over 25mph for the initial few miles until it steady eddied.
ROUTE PROFILE
Of course, with 15 to go the inevitable happened and front puncture. Lost the group, rode on rim for a mile or 2 at much reduced pace then pulled into side of road to swap the tube.
Thanks to small group of Market Drayton club riders who stopped and pumped up tyre with a better pump!
I was feeling strong but the bike was heavy with my old wheels and tyres - so thats my excuse for the day.
At the end my legs were well drained of any useable energy - that was as a consequence of deliberately not eating during the ride in order to check how it felt.
As most races are around 50 miles for my age category, I can devise a better nutrition plan for the season.
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