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Ive not signed up yet but intend to do so tomorrow After this on there is a couple of weeks break over easter, then the schedule changes before the velodrome closes for the commonwealth games. 23 April : Endurance 30 April: Sprint 7 May: TT Night 14 May: Endurance 21 May: Endurance 28 May: Pursuits

So the key question - where does this leave the final sprint? The 40 sign before Houston? I realise sprinting for a 40 sign is normally bad etiquette

Good news on the entry front I have sent the email to confirm and will post further details when i get them next week

There was a bit about Paris Roubaix on the BeSpoke show on radio 5 last night (with the presenter riding a section of Pave) can listen to it again here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03yqmmj

Tough night in the Bs but an improvement on last week - got some points in the points race (2nd and 4th) but then suffered for those effort and eventually the elastic snapped and i was off the back and just hanging on hoping not to get lapped. Last scratch was alright was in a breakaway of 3 that then became 2 that stayed out for a few laps, eventually caught then too far back to do anything in the sprint (not that i had a sprint left in me). End result was the same as last week did not get any podiums but at least this week it felt like i was racing rather than hanging on so much more enjoyable! The Cs looked fast tonight, thought you were a bit unlucky to lose the wheel in front just before the pace picked up making it difficult to get back on again. If you'd been mid bunch then you'd have been alright i think - you were doing well for the first half of the race.

There is a shortcut (which i reluctantly volunteer to show anyone out for the first time ) to avoid the full Clune. It is still a tough climb but gives a little extra time to make it to the top for the regrouping at the top of the hill if you find yourself getting dropped or struggling along the west ferry. One thing id add is that if you find yourself getting dropped then dont get too disheartened - most of us have been there at one point or another. Keep at it though and you will notice the improvements made on a weekly basis.

Aim to be there

Anyone planning on doing these this year? If you are then the first couple are open for entry now (May 1st and 8th). It seems to be on a first come first served basis this year which i think is different to previous years when you could enter on the night.

Well done

Well done Had a look at the route profile earlier and there doesnt seem to have been any flat at all - made even harder with it being a 2/3/4 field i imagine!

Sorry to hear about the fall Chung, sounds a right sore one. Get well soon

Ok here goes, i suspect im going to type too much as im still buzzing As it was my first crit i'd read alot beforehand and also asked Paul and Billy for some advice at the track the other night - how important it is to be near the front, always be moving up in the bunch and things like that. So i made to sure to position myself on the first row for the start. So far so good - It was a neutralised lap to see the course then back to line up and start for real. However by the end of the neutralised lap i found myself right on the back! I stayed near there for the first 15 minutes struggling with the pace (i dont think i did a hard enough warm up) but after that started to find my legs so on the hill/ramp on the finish straight i put in a dig to see if i could move up to a better position managed that alright and stayed up for a lap before drifting back again to hide from the wind feeling a bit more confident that i could move up if needed. By this point there were a couple of guys up the road and managing to maintain a good gap (mostly out of sight of the bunch) then another couple of riders tried to bridge - when we eventually caught those two they were a couple of others with them and i thought that was everything back together. However it was 2 lapped riders and the 2 out in front were still there! Was about 5 laps to go by this point and things starting to heat up, final lap i made an effort up the hill to get near the front but i maybe put in too big an effort as i found myself on the front going through the carpark and onto the backstraight as we hit the first speedbump. I wasnt wanting to be there after the turn onto the home straight as there was a headwind on what was also the fastest section of the course (this section would be from about 500 to 100 metres before the finish) so let others come past - slipped back probably a bit much to about 10th, then it was down the sweeping bend onto the straight and right into the headwind. The sprint started as soon as we exited this corner which was good for me as i could pick my way through as others were starting to tie up however there was still one rider in front who managed to get to the roundabout first (this came before by the final corner) so i had to brake a little and couldnt carry momentum, then started again but that was that. Was a strange mixture of being really pleased but also a little disappointed because i didnt feel like i'd been able to give it everything. However in some respects it is just as well i didnt overtake him as i'd have looked a right spanner celebrating 3rd place as if i'd won the race I should add if i had known there were 2 riders still ahead i wouldnt have been able to do anything about it, they rode a great race and were by far the strongest on the day. Overall though really enjoyed it - i was worried beforehand partly about what the pace would be like but mostly about what the riding would be like as i'd read so many horror stories of Crits - particularly 4th Cat early season ones! There was some dodgy riding at times (i was almost put into a barrier due to someone diving up the inside of a corner then drifting over and rubbing shoulders) but overall it was pretty good and nowhere near as bad as i was expecting it to be. Good weather and a good course - nice mix of fast and technical - the highlight being a fast downhill corner where you could smell burning rubber with the tyres on the limits of their grip. Could have done without the speedbumps they werent pleasant at all. Also great to see so many out racing from all age groups to the elite riders and a world champ. On another note the Jets look really pro, this was my first time seeing their set up at a road race and i was impressed! Well done to all the riders, coaches and support

Have entered 1 team - will find out by 28th March if we have entry or not After that have until 25th April to pay entry fee (£48 each) and complete an individual online entry form

1 day left to enter, final call for anyone interested

Tough debut in the Bs First up was a points race, first half of the race wasnt too bad closed down a breakaway then came to the front and stayed there a too long hoping that i might hold on for some points. Wasnt to be, after that the pace picked up and i was just hanging on. Next a 40 lap scratch, fast from the gun and stayed fast most of the race. Was near the back for virtually all of it. Great win for Danny here, ride of the night. Last was a 30 lap scratch and felt ok, poorly positioned though so couldnt contest the sprint. I doubt i'd have done anything in any case but at least i felt like i had something left by the end unlike the previous race where i was having to go in the red repeatedly just to hold wheels and ended up totally spent and just rolling round the final lap in last place.

Seems my entry was successful. Bit of a leap into the unknown but looking forward to it Over 300 entries for this (there were so many 4th Cat entries they are running 2 races) so when you add that to over 100 entries for the South Lanarkshire WOSCA race, the Lang Wang hilly TT, a sold out Evans sportive in the Trossachs and the Sport Relief one in Glasgow all on the same day that is good going for March!

Have entered the Bs but whether i'll be racing there or not remains to be seen

Hopefully will be able to make it (and hopefully the weather will be decent) Mhor bakery / cafe in Callander does excellent pies - although probably not the best choice of food to eat with Top of the World and the Crow to come afterwards!

I think it opens at the weekends during winter now

Although it was fully booked the numbers were a bit down on last time so the groups were a little smaller (makes for a good change from the 20+ in the track league). We had a warm up, points race, 3 x Italian pursuit and a couple of kierins. Anyway it made for an enjoyable sunday night!

Thanks for the heads up, although ive entered the crit in stirling that day so wont be able to make it

I have a Thule 3 bike rack which i would recommend however it is a discontinued model. Couple of features that ive found handy (not unique to Thule) are the quick release to attach to the towbar (basically this is a lever which can then be locked in place). Saves time and hassle as you dont need any tools to take it on and off. Another useful feature to look for is the ability to tilt the carrier while attached to the towbar (and with bikes on it) to allow access to the boot.

Finally got my order in, had forgotten about the VAT being added so i guess the gilet will have to wait until next time. Unless i change my mind at 11:55 tonight! I couldnt resist popping in for some French toast as well, im going to be needing a bigger size if i continue having 2 breakfasts a day!

Gave this ago tonight, bit harder than i was expecting. Strangely by the time i got to the 4th and 5th minute of each set the hardest bit was the 30 seconds easy!

You can add me to the gilet list but havent placed the order yet will do it tomorrow. For those who tried on the gilet is the cut slightly bigger than the jersey size?