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Eileen Roe wins again!

Wednesday, 1st August, 2012


Eileen Roe, second in the recent British National Circuit championship, is back in Holland, terrorising our chums over the other side of the North Sea. Clearly in a great run of form, here's Eileen's lastest race report and the sort of pic we all like to see!

"I traveled to my first Pro Tour crit of this year at Surhuisterveen, a 60km race of 46 laps on a twisty fast course with a good amount on clinkers and cobbles  - including the finishing straight. Yet again another race in the rain which I'm not complaining about as racing in the rain seems to go well for me but this summer has been the worst year in Europe so far!

It was going to be an aggressive race with a good field on the start line including Jarmila Machacova from Czech Republic with World Cup wins and a World championship medal to her name from track racing. I wasn't sure how the legs were going to fare as I was feeling rather tired from the racing programme so far but knowing Peter Sagan was turning up for the men's race in the evening it wasn't one I was going to miss.

Surprisingly I was up there in the primes and was able to go with attacks but with 10 laps left to go and no breaks gaining no more than 10 seconds it was looking like it was heading for a bunch sprint. In the last lap Dolman's team were doing a lead out train and I managed to get myself in behind the train with two corners to go.

The last corner had proved to be the most slippery and crucial corner of the whole course where a crash had already taken place on. With 300-400m from that corner to the finishing straight, I was in the perfect position for a third place finish. However with two Dolman riders left from the lead out only a couple of bike lengths in front I was gaining on them and they hadn't looked behind yet. So I jumped down the left hand side close to the barriers and was able to get my hands in the air before the finish line by a couple of bike lengths. A good day at the office - and another bunch of flowers!"