So here's how it really happened in all it's glory: I do everything as listed above and as soon as the man holding my butt lets go I feel my rear wheel slip in its dropout and rub agains the frame, I'm 15 meters from the start line and I can't go anywhere. I believe my phrase of choice was something along the lines of "well I'll be darned, that's most unfortunate. It appears as though I must dismount from my bicycle and fix the problem." It most certainly wasn't this: "F*&K! GOD D$#N IT, OH S*%TTTTT!!!!!!!!!" Soooooo, yeah the guy starting 30 seconds behind me flies past me and shouts, "Sorry man!" as if that's going to help the situation. I realign my wheel, get my life back in order and I'm off....again... Turns out my computer didn't start either so my mileage and time is off. Oh boy, first race of the season jitters I suppose. Anyhoo, I digress; I kept my 30 second man in my crosshairs until I caught him about a mile before the turnaround, then I proceeded to catch the guy 1 minute ahead of me and group of triathletes who were pacing off each other, I throughly enjoyed shouting "LEFT!!!!" as tore their tiny little legs off going about 1,000 mph faster than their top speed. I came across the line at a pretty decent clip and ended with 3rd place with a time of 28:01, definitely slower than my time last year but I also didn't have to get off my bike and fix my rear wheel. Overall I would say that's a pretty successful TT, considering everything.
Until next time! Same bike time... you know the rest.
Cheers,
-Andrew-
Apologies if there's a few more grammar and spelling errors than usual on this one. I'm tired, it's late and I'm going to bed.