Yup - a win is a win... and several of the other women could have ridden (and seriously challenged me for top three placings), but because it was a championship, chose to go on a training ride instead of putting themselves out there and facing the day.

I was brave enough to have a go, and I have trained damned hard to get to a point where I had enough courage to get to the starting line.

Thanks SheFly, knew you'd understand what i was trying to say