Text and images courtesy of Tom.

My first big event of the season, being a Premier calendar event. I was suprised how easy it was compared to difficulties of the previous low key Hillingdon event of the previous Sunday.

Numbers again, in the wrong position. No problem in the Archer, apart from 2 dodgy numbers which I still managed to suss out, I placed the entire field within 10 minutes.

The spread sheet I received was poor, with number, riders name and club all in one single cell. So I spent a hour having to re-type it in our format.

The biggest problem on the day was the weather, extreme cold, hail showers and high winds gusting. The race finished at 4pm, and I arrived at 12.30, but to be honest, I could have arrived at 2 with no problem at all and saved myself shivering for the amount of time I was there.

You only get one chance with the Archer as the riders only come through the line once. Trevor Read was chief Comm who I know well and I like working with him.

Some pictures attached showing the inside of the van, with my cross bike parked in there. Not quite as tidy as Bob's but it looks worse than it is, I've everything packed in boxes so easy to put away. Anyway, it always takes less than 15 minutes to pack up and go, so that's good enough for me.