Central CX R9, Hillingdon, 17 Nov 2019

I thought I'd try a Central CX race this week and I found myself in Hillingdon. Compared to what I'm used to with the Eastern league there were far less people. The start was hard and eventually I got into a group of 3. The guy in front of me slowed up so that allowed Mason to get away. Having dropped the other guy I spent the rest of the time trying to catch on. He was better than me at the the slippery corners so held his lead. As I got tireder I started to slip up and stacked it twice. I held that place and got 4th in the end. If I do another Central race my target would be to make it on the podium.

Ollie Maynard

Photo: Keith Perry