We set off in glorious sunshine around lunchtime but on arrival in Perranporth it was overcast freezing cold and very windy.
Got a really good warm up done as I knew the racing would be flat out from the start, which it was with attack after attack from rival teams.
The four riders from the Bikeshed - UEX team attacked continuously in an effort to get away. No one seemed to be very bothered about chasing down the attacks so 90% of the time it was down to me to try to bring them back.
Eventually Al Murison got away and the race began to splinter. The early efforts I put to marshall the initial attacks + not being the most powerful rider in the bunch meant that I was starting to suffer and during this time a few others managed a break away which I missed.
After that it was damage limitation and in the end I crossed the line in 9th place. Not quite the result I wanted, short circuit flat racing doesn't really suit me that well, but it's all good experience and I still managed to score enough points to move up to Cat 2!