Last 3 races

I haven't done an update for a while as lots has been going on. Big hours on the bike and pretty much a full time worker at the gym in the evenings.

I have done 3 races since the last update

Day Nighter was 1st on the 15th. Earlier in the week I had decided I should do the 6 hour as a solid training ride because the weather looked like it was going to pack in, I needed to get these hours in so this way it was forced into me, but I ended up having to push a little harder over the 6 hours than I wanted to and it kinda turned into a race not training, Bevan Spratt from Tauranga pushed me for the lead for a while. In the end I managed to slip away and win by a few minutes, way closer than I was hoping but it was good to wake me up.

The next day (16th) was the R4 road race from Rotorua to Whakatane and it was pelting down, it was the worst weather I had seen for years and I had to go out in it. The race started and boy it was wet. Within second it was as if you had jumped in a swimming pool, ever bit of you was soaked to the bone.
Right from the start I was struggling I didn't like holding wheels as I was getting a hell of a spray off the wheels in front, I soon just sucked it up as it made my ride easier. A small break went up the road early and we all just sat back until Hells gate at the foot of the Tikiteri hill I lead the pace over the top but my legs were hurting and my knees were killing me but we managed shrink the group down to 15 odd.
I made it all the way to the Whakatane side of the Rotoma's then got swung off the back in a side wind, not what I wanted but my legs wouldn't take any more. I rode for 10km on my own and then the 2nd bunch caught me and for the last 20km I had a hell of a time to even hold on to them. Worst day of riding in my life never been so wet and cold and tired all at the same time.

Last Saturday was Taupo to Napier, this race is hard it has 3 major climbs in it with KOM primes at the top I was keen to get some of these I had freshened up through the week, however my race ended very early 25km into the 140km race my tire blu and as we were changing it my derailleur hanger just dropped out. Before the race I had noticed my tire was deformed with a little wobble not a cut or anything so I thought it would be ok, I didn't have any spare road tires so just run it. Turns out bad idea. and a lack of TLC for the road bike cost me a lot. its now its at the shop getting the TLC.

What's next for me. I have sent an entry down to race the Tour of Southland I haven't had confirmation as of yet as to what team i'm in but i'm just been put in one with other individuals.
In the lead up to this i'm doing as many road races as I can and the Motu 160 and the Whaka 100

Ill update after the weekend
Chur
Carl