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mr-marty-martin




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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: tli cyclo-cross final round 9-hetton Reply with quote

hi everyone

this was the final tli cross race of the season, and with everyone being tired of yesterday it was going to be intresting

well you could tell the course was made by mtber's as there was some great decents, and a realy good single track section. but with the great decents there was also some hard climbs

there was about 8 of use on the line and the northern champ was present (joe home won it yesterday)


got of to the normal good start and let joe take the lead, i straight away just followed his wheel and we were soon climbing. once we'd climbed and were coming upto the decents i looked behind and was suprised to see the whole field a fair bit behind...

i was expecting joe to pull away after a lap but i held onto him. my legs were realy burning on the tough climbs so i drafted him on all of the downhill road sections there was. i wasnt sure how long i was going to be able to hold this pace for, so i just thought i'd make the most of it and hang on for as long as i could, as i new if i blew up i could still hold second as the lead we'd gained was pritty big. crossing the line we heard the bell for the finl lap, through the tight single track joe ws trying to pull away and break me, but i hung on for my life. then we hit the climbs. he was again trying to pull away and got a slight lead on me, maybe a few wheel lengnths. once at the top of the climbs i pushed on the downhill sections to try and get infront of him before we hit one of the single track sections, but as hard as i hard as i pushed i could feel my legs blowing up, so i sat behind him into the single track and just tryed to keep as close as possible. dropping down of the single track we hit a muddy section were my bike slid from beneath me, luckily i managed to hold it but i tell you ma heart was in my mouth. then it was round a tight bend and up the final climb ( the opposite way we went up the tough climb yesterday in the northerns, as it went upto a peak then down hill) up the climb he was realy pushing and got a slight lead on me and once over the crest we both flew down the hill for the final bend. i new whoever got into it first would win. sadly he had the edge over me and managed to pip me to the line, beating me by 4 seconds

i was still realy pleased though, as usualy he beats me by a good few minuetes and i get dropped by the first lap.

looking on joe's speedo we avreged around 12 mph, and in the northern race yesterday he avredged 11, so we must of been going pritty fast ( 12 dont sound fast but on tough climbs and all hard to ride grass it is )

beat ross by a good bit aswell, after him pipping me to the postin the meadowfield race a couple of weeks ago. so i was realy happy about that, as beating this weekend was one of my goals, and i got them twice as i beat him yesterday to


check out the league, he's beat me by 2 points, as he was stronger than me in the first half of the league and i didnt have the cross bike, but thats life ( http://www.neccl.co.uk/)


there uploading te pics as we speak so they will be put on in about 10-15 mins Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That was a close call though, getting pipped by only 4 seconds, you must be pretty pleased.

At least you know your constantly improving Wink

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mr-marty-martin




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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeh a was realy chuffed, beate 4 seconds by the northern champ

just puttin the pics on phot bucket now Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote








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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
































i then did the adults race but was realt tired and dropped out, plus i was riding 10 mile home









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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

more pics









and yes the trademark wheelie was present Laughing


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grant




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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well done marty
good write-up and good pics as well , nice one Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

realy well done adam
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