Racing handicaps, oh how I dislike you.
Many races in Ireland at the start of
the year include race handicaps so that all category of riders can
race within the same race and have a fighting chance at a high finish
– it makes good sense. Both races last weekend, the Annaclone GP
and the Traders Cup used this.
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| Conor Ryan and I in Annaclone - photo by Marian Lamb from here |
Unfortunately, either there wasn't
enough A1 riders (in Annaclone, 7 riders chasing down 60, 6 minutes
up the road in a 60km race just didn't work), or the gap was too big.
Both days, the A1 riders worked pretty well together from the start -
we did make an impact on the lead, just not enough, quickly enough.
It was a frustrating weekend as I felt I didn't really get to race –
just ride a fast group ride...
More racing this weekend – I don't
think the Cycleways Cup (130km) has any handicap...
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