00:00Another Island Games, another crit there. How was that for you?
00:03It was really tough going. You always know with these crits, you know, they're 45 minutes and it's flat out.
00:08There's no rest bite on them. It's a really tough course, no rest at all on it.
00:12And obviously the weather didn't help as well. So you just sort of had to manage your race and not go out too hard too early.
00:18But obviously you're still trying to give it everything that you can, but everyone's in the same situation.
00:22A bit breezy today. You know, obviously all week we've been talking about the heat, but there was definitely a wind there today.
00:27There was a wind and you can tell when you're riding the bike as well.
00:30But yeah, but it's still hot. So you just got to try and get a lot of water on board.
00:34Make sure you're getting your gels and stuff in you. And as you say, just give it everything you've got.
00:38And you were working with Callum for most of that race. Was that something you decided before the race or just how it panned out?
00:43It's just how it panned out really. Yeah, we sort of noticed there was three of us for a bit.
00:48And obviously it's a bonus when you've got two from the same team there.
00:51So obviously I had a little stint at the front. Callum had a little stint at the front.
00:54And then the jersey lad obviously managed to get away from us in the end.
00:56But yeah, it's just the way it worked out in the race. And it's always good if you've got somebody on your team that you can sort of, you know, you can help each other as well.
01:03So you've obviously competed in the games before. How does this game, how did this event and how does the games in general compare with that?
01:09It doesn't get any easier. Obviously the level of competition is hard.
01:15So obviously you've just got to keep improving. The more you are, the more you improve really.
01:21So yeah, it's good to get another one under the belt.
01:23And finally, we look ahead to the cross country on Thursday. Are you confident after today's race?
01:27And you've obviously seen where everyone else is and what they're sort of capable of.
01:31Yeah. Obviously you're always trying to push yourself as high as you can individually.
01:35But we've got a strong team. So I think we'll have another chance for a medal again in the cross country race.
01:41Looks like it's going to be a tough course again. So obviously you can just do what you can do.
01:45But we're hopeful for another medal, hopefully.
