On the back of a Top 10 ride in Thursday evenings club 10 mile T.T. with a short 27 minute time , only just behind our top club senior riders he made his début in the senior ‘B’ Group at Welwyn Track on Friday evening, a big step up from the Under 16s from last season, he said ‘ It was a lot faster than I expected it would be’.  All the same he still achieved a 8th & 9th place in two events and finished the evening in the bunch in the 10 mile closing event.

An impressive start to senior Track Racing for a 15 year old.

Up early Saturday morning to ride a circuit race at Hogg Hill, a selection event to represent  the Eastern Region at the UK School Games in September.

Alan’s race the U16’s had many of the top riders from this age group, again this is one step up from last season for Alan.  The race started fast for the first few laps, Alan was content to stay in the bunch and ride him self in, then Jack Oliver-Blaney Team Terminator went of the front & established a short lead, after another 2 laps Alex Anderson Welwyn Wheelers joined up with Jack they then held a 25sec lead over the bunch.  By now a about 30mins into the race Alan had ridden himself in & was showing strongly at the head of the bunch and made a loan bid to join the leaders which he soon achieved although there lead was down to 15ses, these 3 worked well together to hold there lead without any riders from the bunch able to get across.  On the last lap after 40mims of racing at he top of the hill Alex & Alan were together leaving Jack behind, down the hill & up the long drag Alex just held of Alan at the finish.

A very impressive performance, WELL DONE ALAN, I would pick you for my team any day.

PS. I said, you will have a lay in tomorrow won’t you, No I will be out on the club run.