Jason MacIntyre

Scottish 10TT Championships. (Newton Mearns)

This year the Championship was held on what can only be described as sporting course. Heading out of Newton Mearns on the A77 required almost all the gears available, some fast sections on the return though brought speeds of 45+ mph near the finish.
With last weeks disappointing result at the British 10TT Championships still fresh in the mind i was unsure of how I'd go. Starting well on the up hill out of Newton Mearns i was getting time checks on Evan & Mark who are both fast riders i knew would be dangerous. Checks were good and by the return leg i had a cushion that obviously required no checks as Caroline & Shona had dispensed with the clock and resorted to just shouting. Thank you to them.
Back at the finish and 19:58 was my time. Evan & Mark had fought out a close battle for 2nd & 3rd, with Evan just taking it. Our team (The Edge RT/ Dooley's cycles) had won team prize completing a good day at the races.

RTTC National 10TT Championships. (Sawtry)

A 1200 mile round trip for a 10 mile TT !! All this in search of the National 10TT title i was desperate to win. Ridding the West Ferry 10TT on Wednesday night in rain & temperatures of 8 degs was, in retrospect, not the best idea I've ever had.
Accommodation for this event was only a short drive from the course, arriving on the Friday we (Myself, Gary & Donald) drove the course, then on Saturday we rode the course twice.
Sunday morning and the weather was near perfect for a fast race. A slight rising wind was to make the day tougher than first expected.
Michael Hutchinson won on the day with a very impressive 19:43. I was second in 19:51 and rounding of the medals was Alex Dowsett with a 20:10.
The drive home was of mixed thoughts, what if ? should i ? Next year perhaps.
Unfortunately team mate Gary Robson, on course for an excellent ride, fell foul of a puncture and was the only non-finisher from near 150 entrants.