My legs still feel like I'm wearing concrete legwarmers after the weekend's exertions, but I haven't got much time to recover before the first sportive of the year - the Burgess Hill Springtime Classic.
Avid readers of this blog (or those who have been really bored at work and have scrolled back that far) will know that I completed the classic route for this event last year in a silver medal time. Weather-permitting (and it looks good at the moment), I will be attempting to go one better in 2014 and make this a gold-medal run out. This needs an average speed of 27km/h however.
The course is suitably lumpy, but not too different to what I've been pedalling during the winter in the Surrey Downs:
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| This map fails to show the short but steep 20% Cob Lane. But it's in there! |
My only dilemma now is whether the upturn in the weather conditions warrants me unsheathing the super-light Scott CR1 from it's gossamer / doeskin sleeping bag.
Hi Lee,
ReplyDeleteMe & 1 or 2 others will be venturing out as well... If you're on the start line for 08:45 we can start off as one 2013 Etape Team!
Russellsmith1986@hotmail.com - email me your number & we'll get it organised. I'll wear the 2013 Rapha Etape jersey, shouldn't be too hard to spot.
Gold time's in the bag irregardless of the weather! :)
Russell