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Defending the Stripes

Sunday was the biggest race of my season, the race i’d put hours and hours of training into, the race i’d sacrificed a lot for, the race that really counted!
So I needed to be completely focussed and ready to give it everything i’d got.

The start line is always a scary place, i’d put so much time into the preperation for this race, and I had 40 minutes to make it show.
The gun went, my foot was straight in the pedal and I put the power down.The course sort of suited me. It was dry but the corners were techinical and there was a lot of time to be gained on them. 2 laps in and I was still feeling good. Beth Crumpton was on my wheel and I was trying to make her suffer, cornering as fast as I could and powering it down the straights. Eventually I got a gap and I knew I had to go for it. I could feel the burn but I remembered the feeling of taking the title last season and I wanted so bady to defend it. 

Me and Beth locked together.

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The finishing straight was in sight and I knew i’d done it!  It was a feeling of relief, knowing my hard work had paid off and knowing that i’d made my family, friends and team proud!

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Well done to Beth who took 2nd and Becky Preece 3rd.

So all thats left to do is to take the series title. Im in the leaders jersey going into it and im up for another fight to keep it.

Thanks to everyone for all their support this season. I couldn’t have done it without them.

Posted by Morvélo