© KATHY WATT
Coaches Corner
DING, DING, DING! DING, ding, ding! To the early morning dog walkers, for whom we’ve been little more than a colourful, sweat-soaked curiosity, we may have been rocketing around this suburban circuit for an hour already. But for us, the riders, the sound of the bell echoing out indicates our race has finally begun.