Qualifying comfortably

This morning saw Sue and Alex in action in the Women's C4 Pursuit qualifying round.

The conditions were a little cooler than last night and certainly not as conducive to riding quick times.

Sue had the benefit of riding in the last round, so we were able to select a schedule to deliver a time good enough to qualify but to also leave enough juice in the tank to bring it home tonight. In the end, Sue qualified fastest in 4.15.781.

Alex wasn't the quickest off the mark in her round but gradually regained the advantage and ended up with a creditable 4.24.784, which sees her in the bronze medal ride off this evening, missing the gold medal ride off against Sue by less than 2 seconds. For her first World Championships that's still a fantastic outcome.

There won't be many photos of the action for the next couple of days because the coaching (naturally) takes precedence, but in case you thought I'd let the human interest side of things slip, think again.

Here's Grandpa Kieran showing all the newbies how to relax before their events. Yes, that's tatting that he's gainfully employed with!

And true to form, notice the thongs (or flip flops) poking out the bottom of the towel!

The other bikes on this morning are the two men's tandems in their pursuit qualifying. Later today we also have Jayme riding her C1 pursuit and Michael (C5) and Andrew (C2) in their 1km time trials. I will update on their progress later.