Did some skids.....

I'll keep this brief, because it was a pretty uneventful race.
Jeez, it was a hot and hard day. the track was brutal - loads of climbing, rocks with sharp edges, and then jarring descents.

I've been working on some specific tech skills over the summer because I am sick of going to Stromlo (and other places really) and getting beaten due to a lack of tech ability or just being too cautious. alweays on the 'downs'. Sure local knowledge helps, but until I allowed myself to get past that (they will always know it better than me - use that to my advantage) I was never gonna compete.
Turns out that it worked pretty well and for the first time in a while I was managing to ride to a level that I was happy with. I had a great time out there.

I was in a real dual with the two 4Shaw riders - Tom Goddard and Scott Bowden. I have roughly 15 years more fatigue in my old muscles than them - but I managed to hang on to seperate them and come in 2nd place. To be honest, Scott was in a different class, and Tom had a sore wrist - but hey - you can only race what you are presented with!
I even took the odd KOM at Mnt.Stromlo - not an easy place to go and be 'fastest'. In fact, I suspect they wont stand for very long!

https://www.strava.com/activities/251923256

All in all - very happy with the first serious race of the year. Looking forward to the next big block of training and then Capital Punishment - back at the Mountain.