Jason MacIntyre

Scottish Olympic TT (Eglinton)

Waking early on Sunday morning high above Kilwinning in Ayrshire we, (myself & Gary), quickly realised that we were in for a tough race. Wet roads and at times strong winds were the order of the day. The first few miles brought some nice rolling roads out of the Eglinton park starting point. Once turning left of the A736 the roads turned a little rustic, very slippery on many of the corners and i was to find myself running very wide on a number of bends with two trips onto the grass i can remember ! Paul & Sean had the miss-fortune of coming off but both got away with the usual injuries. The course seemed longer than the  approx 24 miles we had been told, i think after a quick google that 27 miles-ish is more like it, we'll need to wait on the official measurement. The Edge RT/Dooleys cycles also won the team prise, well done to Gary Robson & Tom Dempster.

1 Jason MacIntyre. The Edge R.T./Dooleys cycles. Sen. 59.18
2 Arthur Doyle. Ivy C.C. Sen. 1.03.39
3 Carlos Riise. Shetland Wheelers V40 1.04.29
4 Jim Cusick. Glasgow Couriers V40 1.04.51
5 Chris Smart. Glasgow Couriers Sen. 1.06.02
6 Gary Robson. The Edge R.T./Dooleys cycles. Sen. 1.06.14
7 Gordon Graham. Fullarton Wheelers V40 1.08.41
8 Alister Watt. Granite City R.T. Sen. 1.08.43
9 Tom Dempster. The Edge R.T./Dooleys cycles. Jun. 1.09.13
10 Barry Duncan. Edinburgh R.C. V40 1.09.40
11 David Millar. Glasgow Couriers V60 1.09.49
12 Stuart Reid. Glasgow Couriers Sen. 1.10.47
13 Sean Gray. The Edge R.T./Dooleys cycles. Sen. 1.12.02
14 Norman Skene. Granite City R.T. V50 1.12.33
15 Jessica Wilson-Young. Edinburgh R.C. LadySen 1.14.51
16 Andy Duncan. Ythan C.C. Sen. 1.15.03
17 Christine McLean. Shetland Wheelers Lady Vet 1.15.06
18 Bob Taylor. Glasgow Wheelers V60 1.16.43
19 Steve Flindall. Fullarton Wheelers V50 1.16.52
20 Neil Muir Edinburgh. R.C. V50 1.17.00

(27.5 miles seems to be the course measurement.)

Wigan Wheelers 10 TT (Levens Cumbria)

After the disappointment of the British Championships another trip to the fast Levens course for an attempt at the British 10 TT record was my focus. Stevie, David & myself traveled most of the way down on the Friday night. Having had a couple of good sessions after the circuit Champs i felt ready for a good ride. Good conditions were needed if i was to get anywhere near the 17:58 set by Bradley Wigans last year, an amazing ride. Arriving at the course there was a bit of a breeze and by the time i was set to start my description of "a bit blowy" was considered an under statement. Starting into the wind on the outward leg i quickly realized the speed needed was not attainable for me. Rounding the turn i got stuck into the run home reaching speeds of 38.5 mph. 55, 56, 57, 58..... the record was never really on but i was still disappointed to see the 18 minute mark appear. Easing of and free wheeling across the line brought a time of 18:54. A good workout, next race the Scottish Olympic TT Championships.

The British TT Championships. (Holmes Chapel)

        The week started for me by traveling to Inverness to pick up the Highland Institute of Sport car ready for the journey to Holmes Chapel. Accommodation was booked well in advance (a nice wee farm) 3 miles from the course.
        We arrived (myself & Gary that is.) Thursday noon ish, got settled in then headed out for a ride round the course. Very nice it was, rolling, not to hilly and some nice lanes. Friday we rode the lap twice with a few extra passes at junctions etc. On Saturday some brisk efforts and some bike maintenance was the order of the day.
        Race day arrived and all was well, Gary completed the Masters event (finishing an excellent 5th). At 1pm i rode out from  the farm to the course to begin prep. Pulling up behind David Millar on the start line was quite something (carpi diem). Easing onto the first few miles an early time check for the West of Scotland crew put me down on David Millar, no surprise. Started to pick things up and got a few positive checks. Puncturing out at 16 miles the race was all over for me and a Very long drive back to Inverness was ahead.
        At least no real damage was done and I'll live to fight another day !

Pez interview with Ed Hood -
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/default.asp?pg=fullstory&id=5269