ACC evening TT 25/05/10

[Jon H]

Results on scratch from last night's TT.

Name Club Time
Adam Cotterell Flanders Racing 25.57
Jon Hemming Addiscombe CC 28.32
Dominic Lowe Addiscombe CC 28.33
Huw Griffiths TriSportNews Racing 28.47
Andrew Green Addiscombe CC 28.56
Matt Chapman Addiscombe CC 29.19
Darren Peachey Addiscombe CC 30.09
Ivor Hewitt Addiscombe CC 30.40
Andy Watmore Addiscombe CC 30.47
Ed Osbourne Addiscombe CC 30.50
Ben Pearce Kingston Phoenix 30.58
Beckie Woodland Addiscombe CC 33.50
Ian Pringle Addiscombe CC 34.02
Paul King Old Portlians CC 34.11
Rob Quinn Addiscombe CC 34.35
Derek Cobb Addiscombe CC 35.31
Jon Camden Addiscombe CC 35.39
Andy Knight Addiscombe CC 35.59
Andy Ellis Addiscombe CC DNF

[Snoop Doug]

wow tough course some good times on there. Particular well done to those who popped their TT cherry on this stinker of a course. Have a go @ Holmwood and watch the minutes drop away

[Rob Q]

Well that was a baptism of fire .
First TT for me and if the truth be told, I didnt enjoy that at all. Didnt feel great from the off and by the time I finished I was about to throw up. Perhaps I should have eaten some food beforehand or paced myself a bit better....who knows. It is also pretty soul destroying to get over taken not by 1 but 3 riders . Tough course? yes, but should have done better. Will I be back? Damn right I will.

Well done all and a special thanks to Tim, Marcus and Joyce for time keeping and marshalling.

[Ivor]

[quote="Rob Q"]Well that was a baptism of fire .
First TT for me and if the truth be told, I didnt enjoy that at all. Didnt feel great from the off and by the time I finished I was about to throw up.

[Sylv]

[quote="Rob Q"]First TT for me and if the truth be told, I didnt enjoy that at all. ... by the time I finished I was about to throw up

[Marcus]

Andy was on the pace and I'm sure was on for a good time, unlucky and best of luck next time

[Dominic]

Thanks to folks for the organisation of the TT last night. Didn't go as fast as I would have wished but I conciously started slowly. Really found it hard on the way back. It was the first time I had timed myself on that course racing and gave myself a bit of a fright when I got to the 'turn' in over 15 minutes. Didn't realise how much shorter the return leg was. Had a little chuckly to myself when I got home as my seat pin was an inch shorter than when I had left home originally.

Fantastic time by Adam. Obviously I was expecting to be caught as Adam was only a minute behind me. I was not expecting to be caught in about 4 miles if that. Very impressive to watch Adam, smooth and powerful. All the best on the weekend.

[Jon H]

[quote="Rob Q"]by the time I finished I was about to throw up.

[Andy K]

Thanks Jon for organisation and thanks to all for the encouragement. I think I enjoyed it ...

...and now I know what to expect, with luck and a bit more effort timings can only get better-can't they?

Nothing but admiration for all you guys who completed 10.6Miles (according to my Garmin) in under 30 minutes - impressive stuff!

See you at the next one

[quote="Jon Hemming"][quote="Rob Q"]by the time I finished I was about to throw up.

[Andrew G]

Thank you to Jon for organising; Joyce and Tim for timing; Rob for pushing off; and Marcus for the very loud and enthusiastic marshaling .

A course PB for me as I've never ridden that course properly before last night - I've always started way too slow, and with the exception of Scott's Hill which is a bit of a nuisance it all went by relatively smoothly. Had a little panic when it wouldn't drop to the small ring just before the climb and thought I'd have to grind/grovel it but a quick half back pedal and it jumped down, phew. I should have gone a lot harder and out the saddle on the finishing climb and couldn't think why I didn't as I had enough left in the tank. Maybe I was thinking of the SCCU event and had a bit of a panic that I'd have to do a second lap .

Well done to those who did this course for the first time last night, particularly those that did it as their first TT.

Oh and the new sections of resurfaced road were nice, should be lovely for the SCCU 21 next year.

[Ivor]

[quote="Dominic"]It was the first time I had timed myself on that course racing and gave myself a bit of a fright when I got to the 'turn' in over 15 minutes. Didn't realise how much shorter the return leg was.

[Sylv]

[quote="Andrew G"]A course PB for me as I've never ridden that course properly before last night - I've always started way too slow

[Andrew G]

It's something I've done on that course before Sylv as I've always thought of the climbs as harder than they are and saved too much by not starting hard enough.

I've done a similar thing in a 100 which is why my time is rubbish, I've thought "don't start too fast you don't want to blow up in a 100" and consequently pootled off down the road at club run pace for the first 20 miles .

[Jon H]

If I'd started faster I might have got to Cooper's Hill before the Landcruiser and Beemer that got in my way going down the hill.
Still, a win's a win, even if only by a second (not counting 2nd claim wannabe pro's of course)