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Old 01-15-06 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
yeah, and I made even dumber mistakes thanthe week before

I saw Rob Crowe and John Kennedy rock up to A-grade, so I thought I'd jib it and go in 'B'. Now, I don't wanna sound like a hero, but B-grade vets was a LOT easier that A-grade.

I got off the front on my own for a few laps, then looked around, and thinking I was being caught, i slowed right down, but it wasn't my bunch, it was an A-grade break!!! So, I cranked it up again, and made the same mistake, but this time it was the A-grade chase group!! Then I virtually stopped to look over my shoulder to try to figure out where my group was

Last lap there was a guy off the front on his own, so I took off after him on the slight rise at Sandown. I was ~15M from the front guy when I turned to see the whole bunch only 40M from me, so I thought it was all over for us, and it would be a bunch sprint. WRONG WRONG WRONG!! Th eguy held on and won!!
STOOOPID!!
I feel your pain, similar thing happened when I decided to drop myself back to b-grade about 4 weeks ago. Every time I have ridden in that group I have wasted my energy trying an attack or tried to be a hero. The pro's are going overseas or to the tour down under now so its safe to crawl out of my shell and race A's again.
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