Prix de Ruffey/Seille

Sundays race was a Cat 2 race in the Jura series. (7x 12km laps)

The Race started fast with heaps of attacking and nothing getting away on such a fast course.

The laps ticked by and for some reason i decided to attack across to 2 other guys and 1 guy got on my wheel and the bunch decided not to chase this break. So we managed to get away and the time gap was out at about 50 sec.

The other riders in the break where pretty weak and where not at all committed to rolling. So i attacked up the main climb and then they would cover me and abuse me for attacking.

So then all of us in the break started pulling weak turns and trying to figure each other out seeing as they thought it was going to come down to the break away winning. Turns out whilst all those shinanagins in the break where going on a group off around 9 riders slipped of the front of the bunch and hunted our break down. This group had a team mate in it (Alex) who is the teams best sprinter. With the k's ticking down i went and found him and said that i would give him a lead out. Just on the out skirts of town a split in the break accrued and we where at the back i guy in front jumped across the gap and sat up i sensed a stop in momentum in the break so i whacked it off the front with Alex on the wheel, but unfortunately the others got on and it was to far out to keep that pace on. It was one of those things that happens in split seconded decisions and sometimes works. I stayed on the front and kept a decent lead out speed but the others kicked early and this didnt suit Alex but he still dug deep for 3rd. I rolled 9th. So i good weekend.

Kh

Prix du Cyclophile Morgien a Reverolle (Suisse)

So after a busy few days of site seeing and riding to watch the Tour of Romandie ive finally got a chance to right a quick report.

The first race 120km Amateur swiss race. 4 x 30km laps. rolling terrain.

The race started with a big bunch into a fairly strong head wind with not many attacks and a slowish pace but i knew i had to wait for the first few laps before getting in a break would be worth while.

After the finish of lap 2 i attacked after the feed zone and some muppet came with me. We lasted around 15km before we where caught. But as we got caught the bunch slowed up and i went again this time taking a stronger looking rider with me. We rode hard for the rest of the lap to get the bell with about a 1 minutes lead. By this stage i was starting to get signs of cramp. With around 20km to go 2 riders came across to us. So i sat on for a to make sure i would make it over the main climb. After the main climb one rider went clear on a small climb and my original break away partner dropped. So it was down to me and another rider to chase down a 20 sec gap. We where both hurting and could feel the bunch starting to reel us in. So we just lapped it right to the finish with the bunch just 3seconds behind. I managed to roll the other guy for 2nd.

Pretty stoked that the break stayed away but need to sort out cramp problems!!!!

KH

Prix de Ville d'Ornans

So just got back from my second race and after a week of solid training i knew that this would be a better race for me. But i was told on the way to the race that this race will be to hilly for me and that i should work for the team as long as i can.

So the race was two loops of 60k's. After a 5km neutral the pace went on and a break away group formed. So after a few more attacks of riders trying to get across i chased for pretty much most of the first lap and coming into the first lap caught the break. but in chasing down the break only 20 or so riders made the front split, so it was game on heading into the second lap. Just after the second lap a few people started attacking and Sam followed a move and it got out to a good gap so we all just covered from then on.

I was feeling comfortable in the front group but heading into a long climb a morteau team mate attacks when i had drifted to the back and the pace went on up the longest climb of the day and i slipped back into about the third main group to the finish.

I'm happy with the race but would have liked to know that it wasn't really that hilly. Any way next week is fairly flat so should be a good one!!!

Cheers

VCC Morteau 2010

So i made it to the cold little place they call France last week. I had 3 days then straight into my first race a 3.2 km lap with 1 small hill and 30 laps. i ended up in the first main break of the day with 4 guys including sam lindsay (kiwi team mate), my legs had nothing so by the mid way point in the race when the front group formed to about 20 riders. i was ready to drop. and next lap a few riders roll off the front of the peleton and some guy in the middle of the bunch attacks and hits a pot hole and crashes hard.

This crash causes the six out front to slip away and the second group on the road never caught.

I ended up pulling out with 10 laps to go. The legs just didnt have the endurance.

Had a solid week of training this week so hope to firing and ready for next big hilly race.

Kieran