Charlie Evans reports:<\/p>\n
On the 9th<\/sup> 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.<\/p>\n James competed in his second ever road race the following day at the Tameside Circuit, Manchester. He finished 12th<\/sup> and Pete Tatton 5th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n On Sunday 17th<\/sup>, 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<\/sup> 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<\/sup> place in the same category. James, competing in the Expert category finished in 11th<\/sup> place, with the event won by Lee Gratton, from Run and Ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading