Stratford Road Race - Womens Team Series

WOW! I wasn’t expecting the race to start straight out of the Head Quarters, not good when you start the race in the worst position possible – THE VERY BACK! I spent the first section on the race fighting to move up through the bunch. The bad start resulted in me missing the main break and I was left trying to get off the front with no teams working as they all had a rider away. It was a windy and a very open course and For-Viored, the biggest team on the day, had a rider away and settled for minor placing in the bunch. I was third in line to the sprint although it was further to the finish than I though. Rohan Battison attacked and I jumped on her wheel - into a position where I would be dragged up to the Finish. Luckily I succeeded in getting 5th in the sprint so overall 8th position, a brilliant result for me as I don’t consider myself the best sprinter!!