Team Captin' James Wilson's Ludgershall Glory !

Last Saturday David, Matt and myself raced the winter Ludgershall series round 3. Davids race started at 9am, we had spoken before the race and I advised him to stay calm, avoid too much hard work on the front and wait for the final lap to give his 'MASSIVE' legs a real blast down the last 100meters and across the finish line. David kept calm and rode really well, he was always near the front (around top 10) saving his energy whilst others attacked and inevitably got pulled back every time!
Matt and I were waiting near the finish line watching as David came through for the final lap wondering if this would be Davids first win. We cheered as he went past with his head down, eyes focused and living up to his new nickname of 'David the Bull'! Just before the last corner we heard a massive sound of metal scraping across the floor, riders shouting and swearing. I watched riders coming around the last corner and immediately saw that David was not amongst the 15 or so riders now sprinting for the finish line. As more riders crossed the line there was still no sign of David. Matt and I jumped on our bikes and rode around to see what had happened? We saw David standing with his bike as unfortunately he was also involved in the crash. He was looking a little annoyed but he was taking his first accident really well, he looked ok, just a little limp but nothing major! It's was a real shame for David that he crashed but he'll heal quickly and I know he's already looking forward to his next race.
Matt and I raced in the E12 race at 10am. This time our aim was to cover every break, no matter who was attacking one of us would follow! We broke away a few times but unfortunately we got pulled back by the main group everytime. After wasted attempts to break away I found that the pace was slowing and nobody was taking the front. One rider attacked and managed to stay away for about 2laps with a 10sec lead. I decided that I'd attack and I bridged the gap to the lone breakaway rider (David Creeggan from Pedal Heaven RT). Matt tried on numerous occasions to bridge across to me but the main group would not let him go. Not wanting to take other riders across with him Matt decided to pull back and let others do the chasing.
My breakaway companion (David Creeggan) and I continued working well together. I made sure we kept the speed high, doing my turns into a head wind. We stayed away for over 20mins and the main group never caught us. We came into the last corner and I managed to persuade David Creeggan to take his turn early (into a head wind). Just before the last corner I dropped back slightly to prepare for my final attack. I started accelerating and overtook David along the straight to take my first Elite level road race win. We came in 25sec's in front of the main group.
Next week will hopefully be Matts day, he's doing really well and he's getting stronger every week. I know he has natural talent and sometimes it seems like he's never going to run out of energy!!! Next week, I'm gonna be taking Matt with me!