First race of the season is now in the bag! I was supposed to race last weekend but the weather here in the UK has been horrific to say the least so was cancelled! It was pretty unforntunate that i came home from my training camp in spain early to specificially prepare for what would have been my 1st race of 2010, a 10 mile TT, on a fast course about 1h away from my house but when the morning came, so did several inches of snow. So, i had to be patient and wait another 7days to ride the Shiv in anger for the first time in 2010, and looking at the forcast i prepared myself for another write off but luckily the weather gods prevailed and i managed to open the 2010 account with a win and a 20min 8seconds clocking over a cold and very windy 10 miles. there was no taper this week either, i went out with 'the lads' yesterday for a 110k smash up and had a little run off it so the legs were not feeling so great. It was particually reasuring that last year, on the same course in what i would say were easier conditions on the same weekend i rode 20.51, so to take almost 45seconds off where i was this time last year fills me with confidence going forward! Hopefully next weekend i will be able to go under 20minutes and do that 30mph ride for the first time this year!