Charlie Evans reports:
On the 9th March, James Bailey and I went to Darley moor to compete in the circuit road race there. It was my return to road racing after approx 4 -5 years and James first ever road race. Both of us were in the mix, featuring in a number of attacks and breaks, however the race finished in a bunch sprint, with both of us coming home safe. Race was 34 miles covered at 25 mph avg.
James competed in his second ever road race the following day at the Tameside Circuit, Manchester. He finished 12th and Pete Tatton 5th.
On Sunday 17th, James and I were again competing, this time in our opening off-road race of the year, Midlands XC Series Round 1 at Cannock Chase. Conditions were very muddy, on the largely single-track based course. I finished 4th in the Masters category completing 5 laps in 1hr 39. The masters race was won by our Macclesfield-based training partner Dan Wells, Cube Bikes in 1hr 34. Shad Sadat, from Cyclestore.co.uk finished a strong 11th place in the same category. James, competing in the Expert category finished in 11th place, with the event won by Lee Gratton, from Run and Ride.
