Cross.

Woodhall Spa cyclocross yesterday which was a much improved 2.2 mile course resulting in me not being lapped - a first I think, although not because I'm going any faster of course.

They split the seniors off from the Vets/Ladies, the aim being to reduce the chance of being lapped, and if it happened there would be less congestion.  The main improvement though was the longer lap, although that presented a different challenge in that each hazard only occurred 4 times (for me) instead of 8-12 as it usually does, which was a good and bad thing in that I had less chance to improve things and conversely less chance of things going wrong.  On balance, I think the longer lap is better.

Next week if Nettleham where a long lap will be very difficult to achieve given the limited space, but hopefully they will see the advantage of that and get more market tape out.

Dirty Boy.

Yesterday was cyclocross at Hubbards Hills.  It had rained in the early hours, and didn't stop until just before the race at 12:15.  This meant we had the most slip slidey race of the season where most of the slight rises were un-ridable resulting in lots of running resulting in being totally knackered and the bike was plastered with mud and grass.

Great stuff!