A win. That's a win with a "." rather than a "!". Been a long time since I've won a bike race, 15 or so years.
Despite a very gloomy morning the sun came out and made a perfect a 'cross day-cold and muddy. Each week the club parcours in Utrecht becomes a little more technical; a new off camber tightrope and a few quick drops mixed to the normal menu today. A smaller turnout than normal meant a four man group forming at the start and waiting. Finally an attack at half way-one forward, two in the middle and one out the back. I came across with one to go, heel clipping a barrier in front of the small crowd. That gets a shout.
At the muddy run up starting the laatste ronde a choice--go now as my rival stumbles or hold for a big push at a half lap? I went. Then 3/4 of a lap with those remembered thoughts of when you haven't been off the front in years. Just focus, push smoothly forward and don't look back. Maybe glance when the course allows. No arms up at the finish, Saturday club race requires a subtle finish. Or maybe some karma balancing from a beyond last place in Belgium two weeks ago?
So why just a "."? A win is a win, right? I'll take this one for what it is-a hard 50 minutes at the club series. Six races in the book and a slim lead in the overall klassement, we'll keep it a win with a "." for now.
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