Midlands Champion!
Last Sunday was the Midland Championships in Shrewsbury. I knew it would be a tough battle with some good riders on the start sheet; Lucy Garner, Louise Robinson and Isla Rowntree. The course was pretty dry for the warm up laps but with perfect timing the rain came down as we were on the start line.
Lucy led at the start with me, Isla and Louise lined out behind her. A lap into the race and Lucy and I were on our own. I kept the pressure on and the corners were getting slippier as the race went on. I was gaining time on the technical sections and with 2 laps to go I found myself on my own. Louise was in 2nd and she always has a very strong finish and was only 10 seconds behind me. With half a lap to go she was on my wheel. I’d practised the finishing section in case it came down to a sprint and I knew I had to get into the technical section ahead of Louise to have any chance of winning. I managed it and won the race by just a few seconds.
It was a very exciting race and a close finish.
Well done to all that raced!
The winning hug off Isla!



