February 2012 archives
33 races done, 500UCI points scored, 1 British Title Won. Sat here now it feels like it was a long season, which left me both physically and mentally drained but on the other hand it doesn’t seem all that long ago I was sat at the top of a French mountain at the end of [...]
My final race of the 2011-12 season was here. The cauberg cross is one of the toughest on the cross calendar and I had been looking forward to it since Worlds. 11th here last year I was hoping for another good ride this year. However during the week I had come down with a cold [...]
Following yesterdays dissapointment I wanted to put things right on a tough old school kind of course which suits me a lot more. I got a front row gridding and took full advantage of this 3rd place going off the road and 11th after a lap, i felt good and settled into a good group. [...]
The final round of the Superprestige series was up on the coast and I wanted to finish off the series with a decent ride. The course was a funny one, very tight and pretty technical for the majority then some real long hot dog style sections where you could see all you competitors ahead or [...]
After the mid week race in maldegem I was looking forward to getting stuck back into the big races. This being the penultimate round of the Superprestige. However with my dodgy back and the deep frozen conditions I ended up pulling out of the race with 3 laps to go. The constant power output over [...]
It’s always nice to get an unexpected race contract out of the blue but just as you have walked through the door after a below zero 4hours in the hills with a group isn’t always the best preparation. However the money was good and it would be a good opportunity to get a cross session [...]
The World championships are always a funny one. It’s another one off event where nerves and expectations go to another level and the person who often copes best with these outside factors does well. The other issue with the World Championships is when it is, 3 weeks after the National Championships isn’t great timing in [...]
Final round of the World Cup, this was my final real test before the World Championships and was really needed to see if my back would hold up. Hoogerheide has been a regular venue on the World Cup scene for as long as I can remember. It always offers up a pretty tough course and [...]
All content © 2011 by Ian Field.