Not much to update with

Been another few months with little postive to report with regards to cycling for me unfortunately.

Came back from my Majorcan training camp with a niggly knee injury that has persisted and left me stretching more often than cycling. Although I have raced a few times I haven't really ever felt at 100%.

So far season reads:

Training camps: Really flying!

Severn Bridge Road Race: Rode this one after having flu all week and being confined to the bed - couldn't do anything all day! Was probably in the back group when stupidly rode hard up the hill with a lap to go and then found myself in a small group! Not what I had wanted not enough shelter to hide behind!

Bikeline - Cancelled halfway through 1st stage, had only managed top 30 for the prologue, and on the training ride the next day we did instead of the race felt so empty and fed up, spent all day practising hanging onto the team car!

Tour of the Reservoir - Missed a 20 man break! Back feeling sore after doing too much in training the week before. However actually not going too awful in this one but taught a lesson about riding in the wrong place in the bunch.

Thames Velo Road Race - Cramped and dropped from bunch! Not exactly sure what happened

Girvan - Blew up completely in the crit with 2 laps to go and nearly got lapped. Went ok in the last stage though - climbed ok and got in the 2nd group on the road on a race that split to bits after a big crash mid race.

Not exactly going to plan so far!

On the other hand... The premier calender series is definately a lot stronger this year than last. It is noticeable how much better the teams are, particularly those with full time riders. As a team the Halfords riders are seriously quick on the flat and when they go to the front in a cross I know that its only seconds away before i'll be perched right on the nose of the saddle, and giving it everything to try and hold the wheel in front.

It's also slowly sinking in just how important positioning is, and this is even more true when you aren't going well - last year I had a tendency to ride last wheel too often and then have to ride across gaps when the guy in front of me popped. This year find myself near the back and I am too often struggling to get across those gaps!

Well might as well go stretch now... Hopefully a few more weeks and i'll be fit and healthy again, and back to the fitness I had before the training camps.