Ground level report (guest journalist)

Thor, Pozatto, Brian (Ed Clancy???)  marc, Euan, Emma, Aileen, Karen (who actually rode from Braehead!).  Graeme was there but didn't appear until Kings Inch Rd.  John drove in as we were leaving – I thought it was for his group but I think he was just late and Graeme went back to tow him round.
 
All worked well together in the rain on the West Ferry at about 29mph.
 
Thor, Pozatto, Clancy, Marc and Voeckler came off Woodhall roundabout together and worked as a 5.  I had no idea if everyone was just keeping things together or whether no-one could go because the pace was too high!  Voeckler upped it a wee bit and Thor was first out the back with Marc having to work to get round him.  Not sure who got the tape but it was down to Voeckler, Clancy and Pozatto. 
 
Only thing of note going up the Clune was Thor catching Pooley (who’d taken the short cut).
 
It was hard from Kilmacolm with it down to the 5 of us again pretty much straight away.  It was a bit ragged as Thor jumped away on the wee climb past Knapps but that was only to get a head start as he thought he would get dropped.  That didn’t work as he did get dropped just before BoW but Pozatto made them wait on him at the lights.  Thor had resigned myself to a solo TT on the Georgetown and reeling them back in.
 
Georgetown was hard with Pozatto ensuring the  4 of us worked together to try to keep Voeckler in check.  He made a break at the start of the Georgetown and we let him hang out for a bit, bringing him back slowly.  He finally made another break on the last bend just before the dip on the M8 while Thor was on the front.  Pozatto shouted to work as a 4 to bring him back but Thor was completely done and, at the same time as the shout, Thor tried one last dig to pull them as close as possible before popping… and he is now being likened to his brother! 
 
As for the sprints….  It appears a week in the sun and 35,000feet of climbing has done Pozatto’s wheel sucking abilities no harm at all!
 
And please take note of Lance and Nicole’s absence.  Their week in Thailand without bikes has made them soft!