The room was dark and silent. You could smell the tension. Beatniks had gathered from all over EC3, racing legs at the ready, preparing to give their all for glory, for victory, and for a bottle of bubbly. Each of us understood that however strong we were collectively, in the end there could be only one.

Or rather two - Cyclebeat Race Night has separate male and female categories. Our host instructor Carl pushed, cajoled and encouraged everybody to extraordinary performances. Race night includes a series of sprint races, and an overall victory for whoever finishes top of the Beatboard. This requires some tactical decisions – whether to go flat out for the brief glory of a sprint win, or to hold some in reserve in pursuit of the championship.

In the end, it made no odds, because Adam Willans and Heather Low reigned supreme, sweeping up all the sprints and overall victory. Really brilliant riding guys. Great effort also from Graham (@Mr_Gmo) who pushed Adam all the way. 

     

We saluted our winners, and drowned our sorrows in muffins and cupcakes (M&S finest – mmm!)

To the victors the spoils. To everyone else, the knowledge that Race Night will be back next month at an earlier time, with a month more training under our belts. See you then!