One More Month of Training.

One More Month of Trainng.

Today I received an email from the Challenge Roth gang stating a 30 day countdown until the race!
Wow! That's come around quick! Right better get down to business.

June 11th.

Ride out today before work with Luke and Josh Jones and my relaiable winter's staple of riders SteveO and Matt. These two have featured in many of my winter rides. Having SteveO work the same shifts as me and also training for an Ironman in a few weeks has made for an obvious riding partner. Matt, although new to cycling, is full of enthusiasm and I've been fortunate to have them both share some of those cold winter rides.
A flat 60 ish mile including a café stop at the Wetherspoons at Lincoln before meeting up with Clarky on the return home saw a 20.3 mph average. Great effort from the talented young Josh who refuses to be dropped off the back. I bet he sleeps when he gets home. Wish I'd taken up cycling when I was his age, and was equally disciplined, and wasn't such a dosser!

June 12th

Luke and I decided we'd get some miles in today on TT bikes. After turning up nearly an hour late and still showing the effects from the previous night's beers (yep, that ain't changed) I finally arrived at Luke's. The 82 mile hilly route took on, in part, the Lincsquad Sportive route. A café stop at Jostlers in Caistor for yummy poached eggs on toast (my favourite Sally Army and JJs were shut). Luke, also a budding Ironman and all round good egg knows how to hurt himself on training rides so when given the choice of flat route, or hilly route home you know it's time to take a gel!
I'm going to deliberately mention the following as an aide de memoire for next year's sportive. After warning Luke of the dangerous descents into gravel at the bottom of Stainton Le Vale I then bored him with the story of several riders also getting punctures(Lee Mccarthy x 3 & SteveO) at this danger spot. Luke awoke from his sleep with a loud pop from my front tyre! Would you Adam and Eve it!! I was only just saying that!!
The cattle grid before Hatcliffe evened the score as Luke received the second blow out of the day.