Bad day for Cherry Valley duo

Dinnington Road Race - 03/09/2006 - Braithwell, South Yorkshire

Gareths race diary

‘After feeling pretty bad for the last 10 days or so, I decided to sit at the back and just follow the wheels. After 30 mins I decided to have a dig and started to cross to a move. I could feel my throat was a bit sore but carried on as Rich was also bridging across with another rider. Just as we hit the top of the small climb into the wind Rich touched a back wheel and hit the deck heavily. Luckily it was so windy we were going less than 20mph up the climb so I thought he would be OK. I carried on and felt really frustrated because my legs felt good but my throat was really tingling which stopped me from tapping through to drive the move.

After sitting at the back for a few more miles I called it a day at an hours racing thinking it best not to aggravate my sore throat and save myself for another weekend.

Despite plenty of cuts and bruising, Rich is OK and will be back again next weekend’.