<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Part two, tired from the previous days exploits around the country side I only woke up at 5, as my father was going to ride with me to improve my seeding. We parked, donned out kit and met up with, Jason, Epoh, Spidey? We were told that we would ride D and try to beat A?s time? So we casually worked our way over to the start to watch the rest of TCS go off in the A bunch, always wanting to race sheesh. I was seeded B so I worked my way into the already full pen and found myself at the back again. We set off and yet again I had one thing on my mind get to the front of the bunch? but this time I had a secret weapon IANJ? he pulled me up to about 20th position in the bunch, and I quickly had a look at the surroundings guys, a couple of A?s a Cyclelab racing lady that looked really strong (I did not want to get beat by a lady) and some strong looking B?s. We continued on your merry way, and my dad turns to me and says ?We need to move up cause we going to miss the breaks?, and they attacked? lol? from our 20th odd position in the bunch we caught the break and found ourselves riding 5th wheel. We came to another hill and again the same guy attacks, I went with and got onto his wheel and the bunch caught up again, by this time my dads legs were feeling the vets dischem race so, I think he got dropped (there went my lead out man). I just sat in and up every hill the same guy tried to attack the bunch while his friend tried to attack on the flats, every time they were reeled in. Not so sure what the hill is called but it is the one were I caught Jason (on his second time round) but I decided that it was time to see how good the boys were looking, the attacking guy battled to stay on but I sat up as I was no going to time trial the final 50km, and the bunch was brought back together with about 6 of us remaining. With one very strong guy at the front doing the majority of the work I felt quite content sitting in the bunch and watch the race unfold? We turned onto the road that brings us out near the top of hekpoort (sorry I don?t know its name) and this is were the race really picked up? I knew the road as I had ridden it the previous day in the dischem but I have to admit it was nothing the same from the other side. The long hills really took it out on us, eventually leaving us with just 3 of us remaining, the very strong guy put in and attack with about 15km to go and I couldn?t go with him. He gained a lead of no more then 500m. With about 5km to go I tried to ride across, a eventually caught him with about 500m to and I went straight past him, to say he was tired is an understatement, and I got a lead of about 20secs as I took the B win in a time of 2:56 (my first sub 3). Well done to everyone that completed the race, and to the TCS tandem on yet another win, and for the TCS A riders taking 2nd, 3rd and 4th I think.
