There was a lot of talk about the changed TT course before we got to Seven Springs. Mick and I pre-drove it in the rain the day before. It was going to be interesting as there would be four "lanes" of bike traffic (out and back twice) on two lanes plus a shoulder worth of road. As it turned out though it was no big deal and the course was a good test.
What was somewhat of a surprise was just how hard those "little" rollers were. There wasn't much flat on this course. Anyway, long story short. It hurt. A lot. The last km was a never ending grind of shifting lower and lower while the finish line seemed to taunt me and move further away. Finally it was over and the hard truth was learned.
We were Thurlow'd. Thurlow won by 28 seconds with Mick and I were 4th and 5th at 45 and 49 seconds behind in the 45's. Kent Bostick was 2nd in the 50's.
As a note of interest I think that Tom's bike was "Team GC" as he finished 3rd in the 55's. Jeff rode it to 7th in the 35's and Larry rode it to 7th in the 45's. Jeff's TT bike got smashed in transit and Larry was just to lazy to bring his out with him!
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