21/02/2026
Solo 2 hour training ride today with a few sprints to switch on my legs for tomorrow's race.
It's a 5am start to get down to Clitheroe for Clayton Spring Classic Handicap Road Race 2026.
The race starts at 10am for 15 laps of the 3.9 mile Bashall Circuit which has a 200m long uphill finish......
There are 7 Otley Race Team riders in the race so lets see if we can get a few of us in a breakaway.....
Here's a preview of the 2026 event - https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/19/2026-clayton-spring-classic-handicap-preview-and-startlist/
And here's a bit of footage from 2019 - https://youtu.be/Fc29ayMSlO0?si=JKxJx_QhNXAZ8OYt
Huge thanks to my sponsors and supporters for making it possible: Whitley Bay Rotary PPProtect Dub Scrub Alan Gibson Ascent Roofing & Building AeroFin Performance Purple Pedal Photography
Huge thanks also to the race team sponsors Chevin Cycles LTD Santini Cycling Wear MAS Design Consultants Ltd BBS Natural Stone Ltd Nuffield Health Bike Futures