Sorry about the lateness of this post, but the race didn't quite go so well form the 2nd day. Well, not for me anyway. The team did pretty well. So here's what happened:
After making it to the end of the first stage, I didn't quite have the same luck the next day. I started off alright, staying in the front half of the field. Not quite as far up as I would have liked, but definitely nearer the front than the back. Though as the race went on I slowly drifted towards the back. After an hour of racing, the pace was still on, and I was starting to find myself nearer the back. I decided to try to move up, and coming up to a left hand turn at a stop sign there was a gap opening up on the right. I moved round the outside till the gap closed and I was forced off the road. I just happened to be right next to a big patch of soft sand. My wheels just sank in the sand, and I had to unclip and lift my bike back onto the road. I got back on and chased onto the back of a bunch that was strung out single file. As soon as I was back on, a rider a few in front of me let the wheel go, and this time the legs weren't there to get me back on. It was just 4 of us chasing to get back on. Then 3. Then just 2. Not the best way to finish the race.
But in better news, Matt went on to win that stage and take the yellow. Although he didn't hold it in the tt, we still did well with another stage win for Moises, who also took the K.O.M. by one point ahead of Chris. And Shawn was unlucky not to take a third stage for us ending the last stage in 2nd. So 2 stages, a 2nd, 1-2 in the KOM and 5th on GC. Not too bad for the team. Hopefully next time I'll be able to last a bit longer.
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