It was such a beautiful morning i decided to ride through to Gypsies Green, South Shields to watch Neecl Rd2 CX. Its only a couple of hours ride / 25 mile so set away to get there in time for the first race - midday. There was a strong wind again but mainly tail/side for a change so i was bombing along. Just got in sight of South Shields and my rear tyre went down in a flash, massive 2" clout nail straight through the tyre & tube. Do i push it or chuck a tube in as i was 11.50am. I decided to chuck a tub in and go for it, just made it in time. What a fantastic venue the old velodrome is, the grass is sand based so dosent suffer from rain / mud and the course was bone dry and riding very fast. Here is a link to the gallery of photos from the MBE crew. Below are a some photos from my ride through to Shields. Away to finish the preperations for tomorrow - cakes / refreshments etc
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