I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Please ignore me if I start to waffle, I haven't slept in nearly 24hrs and after a 12hr night shift I stayed up to take my kids to take part in a cyclocross race.
www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/106358/Go-Ride-Racing-at-Dowson-Primary-School
It was a wet miserable morning and the field was a soggy patch that quickly turned into a quagmire. The free to enter event started at 10am and the kids were split into age groups. My youngest son was in the under 8s and older son was slap, bang in the middle of the 10-12 bracket having turned 11 in January.
The format was to do a few warm-up laps then into the time trial. Both sons did brilliantly with a 1st and a 2nd in their individual splits. The main event was a single lap mass start by age group. Youngest Son came home with a second place after trying hard to hang onto the back wheel of a slightly bigger, stronger child. Oldest son amazed me in his race. He took the lead off the start and after a quarter of a lap he was a good 30ft ahead and held that advantage for the full 2 laps to cross the line with a clear victory and to frantic shouts from me to 'take it easy, don't fall off now!"
I couldn't possibly be prouder of both boys. I knew they were strong riders as we get lots of practice but it's good to put them up against their peers and see them do so well (didn't think my oldest son could really be bothered to make enough effort to win!). Anyway, they have come away with medals, event T-shirts and a huge boost to their confidence/egos
Baby Skol (furthest from the camera) on the start line for his race and not looking like he is paying attention, with the (much) bigger kid that beat him closest to the camera.
Funny how it was the under 8s and Baby Skol is 8 years old in 1 month so I wonder when the bigger kids 8th birthday is?
Oldest Skol Jnr in the lead and staying there.....
And here he is crossing the line to start his second lap on the way to VICTORY (I didn't shout much
)
And looking V.cool in the process......
www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/106358/Go-Ride-Racing-at-Dowson-Primary-School
It was a wet miserable morning and the field was a soggy patch that quickly turned into a quagmire. The free to enter event started at 10am and the kids were split into age groups. My youngest son was in the under 8s and older son was slap, bang in the middle of the 10-12 bracket having turned 11 in January.
The format was to do a few warm-up laps then into the time trial. Both sons did brilliantly with a 1st and a 2nd in their individual splits. The main event was a single lap mass start by age group. Youngest Son came home with a second place after trying hard to hang onto the back wheel of a slightly bigger, stronger child. Oldest son amazed me in his race. He took the lead off the start and after a quarter of a lap he was a good 30ft ahead and held that advantage for the full 2 laps to cross the line with a clear victory and to frantic shouts from me to 'take it easy, don't fall off now!"
I couldn't possibly be prouder of both boys. I knew they were strong riders as we get lots of practice but it's good to put them up against their peers and see them do so well (didn't think my oldest son could really be bothered to make enough effort to win!). Anyway, they have come away with medals, event T-shirts and a huge boost to their confidence/egos
Baby Skol (furthest from the camera) on the start line for his race and not looking like he is paying attention, with the (much) bigger kid that beat him closest to the camera.
Funny how it was the under 8s and Baby Skol is 8 years old in 1 month so I wonder when the bigger kids 8th birthday is?
Oldest Skol Jnr in the lead and staying there.....
And here he is crossing the line to start his second lap on the way to VICTORY (I didn't shout much
)And looking V.cool in the process......
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