Congrats on your first TT!!!
Thats about 25 1/2 km per hour I think?

Well done, its quite a different race to racing in a peloton and it takes a dedication and commitment quite different to starting a road race.

You are right - aero-bars are awesome. We are in the process of setting up my Giant as a TT bike, which will include bar-end shifters on the aero-bars... that should save me valuable seconds too.

I am a complete devotee of TTs and I look forward to reading your next race report!!