A long TT race, a day out in Belgium and a one-off shop ride… One week on from the London to Paris attempt I raced my second TT of the year on the hilly GS/895 course. I’d been ill the night before and was still feeling the effects of 270km in the legs so it was always going to be a big ask, but I wanted to gain some experience in racing TT so I decided to just turn up and ride as best I could. It was also one final chance to get a spin on the Parlee ESX I’d been borrowing fr