It's not like me to finish in the bunch in the Spring handicaps. Fortunately(!) the race seemed to be slowed down by the rain that made the road surface feel like a skating rink. Everyone got spooked and played it safe for the last lap. Even the fast boys slowed down so scratch didn't catch us.
I got a good handicap again, a testament to my poor results to date but our group was hindered by riders who wouldn't go through smoothly, wanting to demonstrate their cycling prowess by going through hard and then blowing up 15 yds in front of us.
Still, the roads were a little less slimy 3rd time round and as far as I know, nobody died. Slapper finally shows that his efforts are paying off with a sprint for =1st at what must be his favourite venue. Well done that man.
