The weekend started off with the drive down to the euro tunnel, getting on the euro tunnel, then getting off the euro tunnel and arriving in France. Yes, it was as fun as it sounds. We arrived at the race (Lierde) at around 1pm in the afternoon with plenty of time to get ready. The beast from the east had just left Europe and the feeling of sun and 7 degrees was like being back in summer. We signed on, got changed and went for a lap of the course (around 30mins from the star

First road race of 2018 was Perfs Pedal race. It’s a race that I have heard a lot about and seen lots of pictures of but until now been too young to ride. This was my first race as a junior which also means my first race on open roads. I was a little unsure about this, I was going into the race not knowing the unwritten rules that people follow but also how close to breaking the written ones people would go to, say overtake on the wrong side of the road. Under 16 riders are v