Other online diaries:

Photo Galleries:

Categories:

• cycling - 43
• football - 4
• general - 22
• results - 2

Wed, 22 Mar 2006

Good end to a bad week - 11:14
Last week was a bit of a bummer. Back to work after a good week off in Adelaide for the Festival and Fringe. If I had more time I’d blog about that as well.
Tuesday I was sick, but luckily did not get the big band version like Mike and others I know did. Wednesday I crashed in the rain in the crit, even Richard my brother in Kabul managed to hear about it and sent me an e-mail to check if I was OK. Thursday I could not sleep, a one night version of insomnia. Three-thirty in the morning I was e-mailing Richard. Friday, well that was a write-off with only three hours sleep under my belt. Saturday I raced like a dog at the annual Ti-Tree Handicap Race at Cooma.
Eventually on Sunday things improved. I traveled with Neil to Stockingbingal for the first race in the Riverena.  I got a good mark in the 40km Handicap and managed to place third and win a sprint prime out on the road. I nearly stuffed it all up as I did assess the wrong guy as the strong guy and consequently followed the wrong wheel and had to spend a bit too much energy jumping across a small gap as the actual sprint started. So I went home slightly richer and got my photo taken with the winners, but missed out on the Trophy and sash. Hopefully my handicap does not get too wildly adjusted.

Here is a report I stole from the Cootamundra Newspaper
Miller's victory in debut race Monday, 20 March 2006
Albury Wodongo rider Adrian Miller produced an upset and shock victory in yesterday's Stock Fair Cycle Classic. More renown around the NSW/Victorian border for his exploits with a golf club than a bike, Miller sprinted to the line in what was the first road race of his fledgling cycling career. Still coming to terms with the win after the race, Miller said he was as surprised as anyone with the result.

[/cycling] link