Looking on to 2011

So 2011 in two words 'Can't Wait'. The winter preparation is going perfectly unlike last year, and if progress carries on at the same rate then its all looking good! I have very high goals for next season as my results will determine where and at what level I will ride in 2012! So my goals are:

1)Finish it the top ten overall in the National road series.

2) Top ten in every stage/round of the series.

3) Podium in national 10/25 mile TT.

4) Podium in BC national TT

5)Target top ten in every Foreign race.

So tough targets but that's the plan! Go into every race with the mentality 'I can win'

Below is a picture of my race wheels for 2011:

Review 2010 (Up's)

So on a good note. After returning from the broken elbow and after the end of my AS exams, I left the UK and was based for 6 weeks in France. Last year I raced there and I really loved it, the racing aboard is a completely different kettle of fish for a first having a crowd is a really nice addition! Also the races were interlinked with the village Fête's which are a spectacle in themselves On results note i have to admit the best came in France with 3 podiums and a a Victory!! . My moment to fame this year must be motor pacing behind the saxo bank car on the wheel of Andy Schleck!!!!!

It ended with me being the sole rider and Bjarne riis asking me to stop so Andy could concentrate!Well that was a once in a life time moment!!! Hats 0f to Patrick Harris who kept up at 30mph for a respectable length of time. Also myself and Patrick were in the Wall Street Journal after meeting John W. Miller in an Irish Bar he also got us a meeting with Brad Wiggins and a tour of the Bus which was quite cool!

On a national scale I didn't race enough due to injury and a late start which was a nuisance. However I did improve my 10 mile TT record now going sub 21mins, I certainly improved my knowledge into reading a race and I am becoming much stronger each week! Next season's looks promising, my next post will be looking forward to 2011 and my goals for next year and they are big, on a national scale!

The 2nd Love, the Seagulls

I thought I would mix up the cycling a bit for a quick mention to my second love, Brighton and Hove Albion FC. I have been a Brighton fan for around 10 years now, and it all started when a friend (Billy Greening) an avid fan convinced me to follow a local team instead of a glory team eg. Chelsea. My first memorable moment was the play-off final at the millennium stadium in Cardiff. 1-0 win to the Albion and we were in the championship. Well it seems like history is repeating itself again and we head league 1 by 8 points! and are favourites to get promoted to the championship. This season I have been more dedicated than ever travelling everywhere to watch the boys! Southampton away will be my 8th game of the season and I love it. The Passion of the fans inspire me as an athlete and every time the team walks or a goal is scored it reminds me of the tdf when the race passes through. The football league is full of passion and there are no ridiculous sums of money and week in week out, passionate fans turn up come rain or shine. Watching football also gives me an interest outside of cycling and I believe this is extremely important in keeping professionalism in my approach to the sport. I will talk a bit about brighton on the blog when i go to games as the team is important to me and it helps my approach the the overall goal .

Peterborough away, 0-3 victory to the Albion.

Review 2010 (Low's)

2010 was a tough year for me, injury was a constant setback and I was extremely unlucky. In this blog I am going to talk of the low's of the season and the next the high's.

The season started late for me and I hit some form late march and was contending the sprints up at hillingdon on Tuesday nights. With 300m to go in 5th wheel parallel to the 'barbadian national champion' I was feeling confident for a top 3. However I was switched and this resulted in a 55kmph crash!!! ouch!!!! I layed in the road with riders swerving and riding over me!! After the sprint had past I stood up not feeling in too much pain (the adrenaline affect) and walked back to the van. Within 5 minutes I couldn't move my elbow and I went straight back to the ambulance who let me know I had broken my elbow FAB!! so missed 2 national series and the Nat champs and 7 weeks of riding!

That is not all for poor luck, in August a week before the tour of Wales desecending lieth hill after returning from France in the form of my life. Crunch the bars slipped after hitting a pothole hard and I couldn't reach my brakes and hit a tree head on and was unconscious!! Ended up with internal bruising of my buttock and a ass like Beyonce and my lower back was unbelievably sore That called for a premature end to 2010. Well Thats it for the low's basically I missed the 2 most important races of 2010 but I will have another shot next year! On the positive June/July were good!

So 2010

Well its been an patchy start to the delayed 2010 season. After a late start to the season I hit some form around march,after a week in france training on various pyrenean cols.

I Finished 4th at hog hill and 11th at Hillingdon. Things were looking good setting myself up nicely for the nationals and the regionals as well as the Serrl three day, this coming weekend. But just my luck I broke my elbow in the run into the sprint at Hillingdon because of the 'Barbadian National Champion' riding like a 4th cat. Well that took out May from the calender and I return to racing this weekend at Hog Hill looking for a win in the 3rds.

I am expecpting the arrival of my 2010 race bike soon, a Flanders pro team, accompanied with Sram Force and FSA and Fizik components. Which should be nice considering I have been riding on my Alloy Kinesis for around 8 months now. The new kit has also arrived and it is very smart and much nicer than last years plus it fits.

Here is the plan for the remainder of 2010, it includes a large spell in france over summer where I hope to repeat the results of last year.

Rapha Condor Hoghill 3/4 29th may (Sat)

Hog Hill 3rds (thr)

Fowlmead 3rds 5th June (Sat)

Bidderden 1/2/3 13th June

Tom Simpson Nat Series 20th June

Horsham 10 TT 22^nd June (Tue)

Rollegem-Kapelle 1.14.3 or GHS Regional Heat 26th June (Sat)

Edenbridge 2/3/4 27th June if I ride GHS

Tenderten 1/2/3 4th July

WXCRL Horton 2/3/4 10^th July (sat)

Omloop Lendelede 1.14.3 18th july

GP Orthez France2/3/J 24^th july

Auch ZI Engachie france 2/J 25th July7

Gabaret Nocturne 27^th July

Izegem – De Mol 1st August or Carrese prix de fetes 2/3/J

Nocturne de Navarrenx France 2/3/j or Dax Nocturne 2/3/J 7th August

Oriel france 2/3/j 8th August

Salies De Bearn Nocturne 2/3/J or SERRL Kennardington 3/4 15th August

SERRL ChilhamRoad E/1/2/3 22nd August

Tour of wales 28th-30^th

BC National TT Champs 5^th September or Fowlmead 3/4

GHS final 11^th September

Serrl Benerden 19^th September

Serrl Champiohips 1/2/3 26^th September

This promises to be a brilliant season and I can't wait to get back into racing and getting some victories along the way.