National trophy round 3

Today was the second round of the national trophy at Leicester Leys.

The course was fast and slippy in places with some very nice fast swooping corners, the ideal course for me coming from the MTB side of the sport. I was on the front row and by the first corner I was in 3rd wheel feeling comfortable, then found myself on the front. For half a lap i had Adam Martin on my wheel but after a couple of efforts out of the corners i got the gap and slowly started to pull away. Once I was in the lead I was never threatened and continued to slowly pull away from the rest of the field. 

Someone told me with the current order of the people behind me and that I’d be in the yellow jersey (leading the series overall) if it stayed the same. That just spurred me on even more but with three laps to go I wasn’t taking any risks which could jeopardise my position, just kept the speed up and the corners smooth. There was a sand pit and a steep climb which kept me on my toes, but with a lap to go and seconds to spare I knew the win was in the bag! 

The feeling of knowing that the yellow jersey was going to be on my shoulders made any pain go away, but writing this I can tell you the pain is now here and walking up that stairs is somewhat difficult.   

So thats my first National win, What can I say really; it feels fantastic and even better that I’m sat in the yellow series jersey,

I’d like to say thanks from all the support from all the sponsors, Cycle Shack, Forme Coaching, Forme Bikes, USE, Acclerade, Skoda, Kask and to all the people cheering me on.