For once the rain held off. Torrential downpours were predicted but the course was dry and dusty, a short lap - only 12 minutes but little rest. I was off first closely followed by Niki and John who got a flying start until he hit a tree! Whilst I chased the leaders John and Niki swapped positions a number of times as John fell off again and Niki got lost twice...
Niki managed to hold off a strong challenge from Jennie Middlehurst in the first few laps but by the end of the race had a lead of over 4 minutes. John finished a couple of minutes behind Niki after 4 laps - 5th in the grand vets category.
I managed to keep up with the chase pack until lap 6 but as the pace picked up they dropped me on the climb so I ended up 5th - not too bad seeing that 30 minutes before the race I was only going to watch...
Niki rounded off the day well by winning the number board prize draw for the bike prize supplied by Grafham Cycling!
full results
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