Quote Originally Posted by Hanneke View Post
Not sure about that Merry, but am aiming to be a fair bit faster han last year!

Thanks guys... it is rather hard for me, as I am continuously having to compare myslef with the racing snake young lads as I am the only woman and the only vet in the ride Makes it rather hard... but they are always very encourageing...
You wont suddenly go that much faster Hann
Belive me years ago I really trained hard on the bike. What you will do is sustain your pace for a much longer distance.
To get to 2nd cat is very very hard.
You will start to maintain that pace after the chainbridge. But the real key to good cycling is to conserve your energy. You dont see the top lads doing unnecesary work.
Not a luxury that most of us have.

The main thing is you have recovered from that illness and are back in the groove.

I hope you had a helmet on