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Let the racing begin!

February 26th, 2010 - Posted by Ross - RKC Race Team

Next Sunday is the second round of the Gorrick Spring Series of mountain bike races, and will mark my first race of the year, and my first ever race on my brand new Whyte 19 Carbon, our Bike of the Month for March. Training has gone as well as can be expected, given the somewhat extreme weather that we have had this winter. Spending an hour on the turbo at 6:30 in the morning when it is so cold the sweat freezes to your face is not a huge amount of fun, especially when you know you have to do it again when you get home from work… But now the days are getting longer and so riding is getting back to normal, and the pain of those long, long mornings has been forgotten.

With the first races just around the corner, training is being ramped up, and all the new things for the year are being tested out. Firstly, the Whyte 19 Carbon. Quite simply the best mountain bike I have ever ridden, and I have ridden quite a few! It feels so fast and responds to you putting the power down like no other bike. I have yet to give it a proper test off road, as the New Forest has turned into a lake, so I will let you know how it handle the rough stuff after the Gorrick race on the 7th March. I have also been eating Mule Bars on long rides this winter, which, unlike most energy bars, actually taste nice as well as give you the energy to keep on riding.

So, racing starts in a week, the new bike is all set up and ready to go, training is going well, time for a reward. I am off to get pizza!

Will let you know how the first race goes, wish me luck!

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