2 Races 2 Days – 10 and 25 Mile Time Trial

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At the weekend, I was racing on both Saturday and Sunday

  • Saturday 10 miles 21:12 average speed 28.5mph 3rd / 70
  • Sunday 25 miles 56:57. average speed 26.2 mph (6th /60)

Saturday felt good. On Sunday I was quite a bit slower probably because:

  • Tiredness from previous day
  • Body not as responsive early in morning
  • Less traffic in morning.


It is hard doing 2 races in 2 days. Although a 10 mile time trial is quite short; I just seemed to lack the same intensity on the next morning. I think this was as much mental tiredness as physical tiredness. It requires a real determination to race at your peak form. There was a time in the 25 mile time trial when I felt a little demoralised I was racing up hill, into the wind and my speed dropped to 20mph. Nevertheless, I was happy with the weekend racing, especially the Saturday race. It was quite windy and the return leg was very fast, I was averaging over 30mph for 10 minutes, which is a great feeling.

The important thing is not to give too much importance to a disappointing result. I shall focus on the 10 time and forget the 25 time.

Photo by me at warm up to race, possibly Richard Davies of High Wycombe CC



2 Responses to 2 Races 2 Days – 10 and 25 Mile Time Trial

  1. tejvan July 1, 2008 at 7:25 am #

    Thanks for dropping by John. That’s the great thing about cycling, you can enjoy it at all levels.

  2. John June 30, 2008 at 10:52 pm #

    I think you must have a laugh when you read my performance figures – but the main thing is that we both enjoy our very different styles of cycling. Your results are quite inspiring all the same!

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