Even if the marshalls were still there, it might not have helped. I was leading the VA race with a healthy gap. The MArshall at this last intersection, was standing in the middle of the intersection with his flag in the air. I took it that I had to go straight, as he was blocking the road to the right. Boy was I surprised (at first surprised then f ing mad!) when the commissaire started hooting in her car. I looked back only to realise that I had been sent the wrong way! by the time I was able to stop my bike on that downhill, turn around and ride back up the intersection, I had lost my 300m gap to the chasing bunch. Lost a certain win to some incompetent marshalling. Commissaire apologised, but said there was nothing she could do for me other than write it up in her report. You might say I should know the route, but no matter how much I had studied that map, I would no thave known where I was as these roads are unfamiliar to me. Even had I known the road, the fact that the marshall was standing in the way waving me straight would have still sent me the wrong way. Some of the guys at the head of the chasing bunch were sent the wrong way at the intersection before this last one. oh well! cést la vie... who knows maybe someday, someone else will be sent the wrong way, and I might score a win
