Crabwood CC 10

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Crabwood CC 10

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue May 06, 2008 11:00 am

John, George, Paul and ahem....are down for this on saturday.

The best bit will be seeing Nik Bowdler getting his massive gear going. :wink: and seeing George update his 24:25 8)

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Promoted for and on behalf of Cycling Time Trials under their rules and regulations

CRABWOOD CYCLING CLUB
SOLO & TANDEM OPEN 10 MILE TIME TRIAL
SATURDAY, 10th MAY, 2008
Incorporating VTTA Wessex Group Championship



TIMEKEEPERS: EVENT SECRETARY: DAVID ENGLAND
C:o CLAIRE NEWMAN
PETER WARHURST (Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers) 31 MAIN ROAD, TOTTON
JOAN PRICE (Hampshire Road Club) SOUTHAMPTON SO40 7EP
RECORDER: TEL: 023 8066 7394
ERIC NEWMAN (Portsmouth North End CC)
E-mail: cccclaire@ntlworld.com


PRIZE LIST

OVERALL PRIZES across all events

1ST TEAM OF 3 £ 8 each 1st UNDER-23(inc Jun/Juv) £ 10
2ND TEAM OF 3 £ 4 each 2nd UNDER-23 (inc Jun/Juv £ 5
1ST LADY £20 1st JUNIOR/JUVENILE £ 5
2ND LADY £15
3RD LADY £10 1st IMPROVEMENT ON LINE 1 £ 10
4TH LADY £ 5 2ND IMPROVEMENT ON LINE 1 £ 5


VETERANS’ PRIZES (EVENTS A/B/C)
1ST ON STANDARD £50 5TH ON STANDARD £10
2ND ON STANDARD £40 6TH ON STANDARD £ 5
3RD ON STANDARD £30 1ST LADY ON STANDARD £15
4TH ON STANDARD £20 2ND LADY ON STANDARD £10
1ST TEAM OF 3 ON STANDARD £ 8 each

PLUS for each of Events A & C
1ST on SCRATCH £30 3RD on SCRATCH £15
2ND on SCRATCH £20 4TH on SCRATCH £10


WESSEX VTTA GROUP MEMBERS (marked * on Start Sheet)
VTTA championship medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd on Standard and for the Fastest Team of Three on Standard
Chalky White Memorial “Lanterne Rouge” Trophy for slowest on standard


PRIZES FOR UNDER 40’s
1ST £50 4TH £20
2ND £40 5TH £10
3RD £30 6TH £ 5





Headquarters. Shipton Bellinger Village Hall. From A303 take A338 North then left through the village to find the hall. PLEASE - No cleats to be worn in the hall.
Signing-On: All riders must sign the Official Signing-on Sheet at the Event HQ to obtain their race number. Numbers can be exchanged for a drink at the HQ after the event. Please shout your number clearly as you finish.
Parking All parking at the HQ - No cars at the start or finish. NO PARKING ON THE VERGES OF THRUXTON DOWN, BY ORDER OF HAMPSHIRE POLICE.
To reach the start from the HQ take the A338 South, DO NOT TURN RIGHT signposted Andover A303 but continue under the A303 and take 1st exit at the roundabout, climb Thruxton Down then descend to start. Please allow 15 minutes (and a low gear!) to ride to the start. After finishing, riders must not stop at the finish or in the slip road; turn right (CARE) then left to retrace past the start to the HQ where results will be displayed.
Course: P613/10: START on old A303 (unclassified), 1.1 miles east of Parkhouse Corner, 200yds before passing under A303(T) (GR SU253441). Proceed east to join A303(T) at Thruxton Airfield. Continue on A303(T) to A342 slip road to TURN at RBT (5.66m)(340459). Take 5th exit to cross over A303(T) (caution - two way traffic on bridge). After crossing bridge take 3rd exit from RBT to rejoin A303(T) westbound. Leave A303(T) Thruxton Circuit/Quarley exit to FINISH 30 yds before the road sign which is 100 yds before the T-junction (273446). (COURSE RECORD 18.44 Michael Hutchinson 18th May 2002)

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIDERS
Do not warm up on the course or cross the A303 central reservation. Take care when joining the main A303 and when negotiating the turn. Do not stop at the finish, return to HQ where results will be displayed. No U-turns within sight of the start. Riders must not use fields or verges as toilets. Offenders will be disqualified from the event. Please pay attention to the rules of the road and show courtesy to all road users. Please adhere to CTT regulations in particular Regulations 20 - Observance of the Law, 21 - Paced and Company Riding and 22 - Use of Motor Vehicles. Observers may be in attendance along the course. Any rider observed riding in a manner which may jeopardize his or her own safety, the safety of others and the future of the sport will be disqualified and reported to CTT South DC.

IN THE INTERESTS OF YOUR OWN SAFETY, Cycling Time Trials and the event promoters strongly advise you to wear a HARD SHELL HELMET that meets an internationally accepted safety standard. Cycling Time Trials regulations require all competitors under 18 years of age to wear a Hard Shell Helmet.

ORDER OF START

No Name (* = Wessex Vet) Club Line 1 Cat Vet Std Start Time
(from EVENT D)
41 Alan Warburton Cheltenham & County CC 20:24 1:41 pm
EVENT A – Over 50’s
43 John Tooze Bath CC 27:33 V 28:25 1:43 pm
44 John Stepney * Antelope RT - RS Holdings 27:43 V 30:45 1:44 pm
45 Tom Cox Northovers Vets Team /Rudy Project 22:00 V 28:25 1:45 pm
46 Tom Ryan Bath CC 22:55 V 31:15 1:46 pm
47 Kevin Grant Frome & District Wheelers 27:55 V 27:33 1:47 pm
48 Jonathan Grace Swindon Wheelers 25:02 V 30:30 1:48 pm
49 Ken Rayson a3crg 27:29 V 30:02 1:49 pm
50 Ray Hughes * Clarence Wheelers 19:52 V 27:33 1:50 pm
51 David England * Crabwood CC 22:30 V 30:45 1:51 pm
52 Ian Gilding * North Hampshire Road Club 24:53 V 31:30 1:52 pm
53 Dick Poole * Farnborough & Camberley CC / Porsche Guildford / M Collard 25:08 V 33:50 1:53 pm
54 John Lovell Addiscombe Cycling Club 27:35 V 32:30 1:54 pm
55 Preston Anderson Wigmore Cycling Club 20:58 V 29:20 1:55 pm
56 Pete Abbott Oxonian CC 24:09 V 33:18 1:56 pm
57 Dave Bennett * Charlotteville CC 24:58 V 33:34 1:57 pm
58 Mike Wakely Redmon CC 24:11 V 32:00 1:58 pm
59 Andrew Greatwood Frome & District Wheelers 27:14 V 27:59 1:59 pm
60 Eddie Adkins Bournemouth Arrow CC / Hotel Collingwood 20:38 V 29:34 2:00 pm
61 Terry Jefferies * New Forest Cycling Club 22:30 V 29:48 2:01 pm
62 David Driver Yeovil CC 22:53 V 31:30 2:02 pm
63 Bernie Brown Severn Road Club 24:04 V 32:00 2:03 pm
64 Stanley Bennett * Farnham Road Club 25:24 V 32:30 2:04 pm
65 Kevin May Bournemouth Arrow CC / Hotel Collingwood 21:47 V 27:46 2:05 pm
66 Peter Jones Hillingdon CC 22:43 V 30:02 2:06 pm
67 Doug Hitchtock * North Hampshire Road Club 23:01 V 31:45 2:07 pm
68 Dave Devine Bath Road Club 24:30 V 29:20 2:08 pm
69 David Kimber * Sotonia CC 27:08 V 29:34 2:09 pm
70 Steve Luck Didcot Phoenix CC 21:45 V 28:38 2:10 pm
71 David Welling North Hampshire Road Club 22:31 V 28:25 2:11 pm
72 Alan Sharpen * Sotonia CC 22:53 V 31:45 2:12 pm
73 Keith Allison * Portsmouth North End CC 23:45 V 31:15 2:13 pm
74 Norman Harvey * Sotonia CC 25:23 V 33:34 2:14 pm
75 Stuart Evans Maesteg CC 21:42 V 30:16 2:15 pm
76 Terry Clewes Swindon Wheelers 22:39 V 28:52 2:16 pm
77 Roy Fairchild * Bognor Regis Cycling Club 23:00 V 33:34 2:17 pm
78 Chris Summers * Sotonia CC 24:16 V 28:52 2:18 pm
79 Charles Jepson Becontree Wheelers 26:53 V 34:06 2:19 pm
80 Rod Langley Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 22:02 V 27:46 2:20 pm
81 Peter Cockbain South Bucks Road Club 22:16 V 31:30 2:21 pm
82 Frank Pressling Maidenhead & District CC 22:51 V 30:16 2:22 pm
83 Ben Fielden * a3crg 23:11 V 31:15 2:23 pm
84 Keith Weyman Worcester St John's CC 25:16 V 32:46 2:24 pm
85 Ian Locock CC Weymouth 21:18 V 28:52 2:25 pm
86 Peter Mills Swindon Wheelers 22:34 V 29:06 2:26 pm
87 Geoffrey Baker V C Bristol / Webbs Cycles 22:58 V 28:52 2:27 pm
88 David Davies Cwmcarn Paragon RC - Dudleys / Pont Carpets / Climb on Bikes 24:15 V 32:30 2:28 pm
89 Ronald Osborne * Charlotteville CC 26:41 V 34:22 2:29 pm
90 David Koss Sotonia CC 20:50 V 28:12 2:30 pm
91 Cliff Voller Newbury RC 22:14 V 29:06 2:31 pm
92 David Hanbury Sotonia CC 22:50 V 30:16 2:32 pm
93 Mick Walker VC Elan - Harry Perry Cycles 23:03 V 30:45 2:33 pm
94 Jim Morris * a3crg 25:11 V 30:16 2:34 pm
95 Robert Gilmour Hounslow & District Wheelers 20:54 V 28:52 2:35 pm
96 Andrew Sturt Team Velo Sportif - Sherborne 22:33 V 27:33 2:36 pm
97 Ray Wilson Newbury Road Club 22:56 V 30:45 2:37 pm
98 Doug Ward Yeovil CC 25:46 V 29:34 2:38 pm
99 Dave Gaida * Reading CC / Pro-vision / MAR Services/ Hale Partnership 25:58 V 33:18 2:39 pm
100 Rick Johnston Somerset RC 20:48 V 29:06 2:40 pm
101 Tom Woollard * Northovers Veterans Team / Rudy Project 22:06 V 30:16 2:41 pm
102 Jack Brown * a3crg 22:49 V 33:02 2:42 pm
103 Keith Burfoot Team MDT / Giant 23:05 V 28:52 2:43 pm
104 Geoff Newman Farnham Road Club 25:15 V 28:12 2:44 pm
105 Brian Newton Team Echelon - SPIUK 21:30 V 32:00 2:45 pm
106 Tim Day * Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 22:45 V 28:25 2:46 pm
107 Alan Dawson * Northovers Vets Team / Rudy Project 22:54 V 29:06 2:47 pm
108 Brian Birch VC Elan / Harry Perry Cycles 26:33 V 31:45 2:48 pm
109 Bill French * Vectis CC 27:35 V 30:45 2:49 pm
110 Terry Icke * Poole Wheelers 20:27 V 30:45 2:50 pm
EVENT B – WOMEN VETERANS
111 Jane Burfoot Team MDT / Giant 24:40 WV 30:30 2:51 pm
112 Claire Day * Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 23:09 WV 27:46 2:52 pm
113 Louise Burman a3crg 23:33 WV 28:52 2:53 pm
114 Anne Wallace * Crabwood CC 30:00 WV 35:29 2:54 pm
115 Arja Scarsbrook Team Echelon - SPIUK 22:30 WV 31:30 2:55 pm
116 Joanna Wells Hounslow & District Wheelers 23:05 WV 28:38 2:56 pm
117 Jill Bartlett Hounslow & District Wheelers 24:33 WV 28:52 2:57 pm
118 Nina French * Vectis CC 24:47 WV 27:59 2:58 pm
119 Monique Hoban 34th Nomads CC/ Gem Hygiene 25:55 WV 28:38 2:59 pm
120 Lesley-Anne Walkling* Science In Sport.com 21:30 WV 27:33 3:00 pm

EVENT B – WOMEN VETERANS(cont’d)
1 Danuta Tinn Maidenhead & District CC 22:39 WV 27:46 3:01 pm
2 Nicky Xandora Banbury Star CC 23:49 WV 27:20 3:02 pm
3 Sally St Leger * a3crg 24:04 WV 28:25 3:03 pm
4 Linda Stocks Maidenhead & District CC 24:40 WV 29:06 3:04 pm
5 Julia Shaw GS Strada / Pinarello / Rudy Project / Afford Rent-a-Car 21:20 WV 27:33 3:05 pm

EVENT C – 40-50’s
9 Donal Linehan Newbury Road Club 22:46 V 26:06 3:09 pm
10 Gary Birch VC Elan / Harry Perry Cycles 19:52 V 25:30 3:10 pm
11 Steve Batsford http://www.agiskoviner.com 21:07 V 25:30 3:11 pm
12 David Gilham Bournemouth Arrow CC / Hotel Collingwood 22:14 V 26:18 3:12 pm
13 Alan Bigwood Crabwood CC 22:59 V 26:54 3:13 pm
14 Simon Barfoot Gillingham & District Wheelers 23:10 V 25:30 3:14 pm
15 Chris Stocks Science In Sport.com 20:19 V 25:54 3:15 pm
16 David Fletcher Bognor Regis CC 22:02 V 26:06 3:16 pm
17 Stuart Stebbings * North Hampshire Road Club 22:36 V 26:54 3:17 pm
18 Patrick Lafford Crabwood CC 22:56 V 26:18 3:18 pm
19 Terry Belbin Poole Wheelers 23:49 V 26:18 3:19 pm
20 Mick St Leger VC St Raphael / Waites Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 19:41 V 26:18 3:20 pm
21 Peter Whitton RT316/Crown Lift Trucks/Alarm Communication Ltd /Take My Pain Away 21:33 V 26:30 3:21 pm
22 Gary Allan GA Cycles 22:13 V 26:18 3:22 pm
23 Simon Towner * Sotonia CC 22:42 V 26:54 3:23 pm
24 Simon Craig a3crg 23:33 V 27:20 3:24 pm
25 Mark Paton Sussex Nomads 20:54 V 26:54 3:25 pm
26 Greg Lewis High Wycombe CC 22:01 V 26:18 3:26 pm
27 Kevin Turner Chippenham & District Wheelers 22:26 V 26:18 3:27 pm
28 Barrie Stevens Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 22:53 V 26:42 3:28 pm
29 John Clark a3crg 23:50 V 25:30 3:29 pm
30 Chris Vasey Gloucester City CC / Rudy Project 20:29 V 27:07 3:30 pm
31 Clive Thomas Oxford City RC 21:27 V 26:54 3:31 pm
32 Andrew Bigwood Team Velo Sportif - Sherborne 22:10 V 26:42 3:32 pm
33 Warren Peters a3crg 21:41 V 26:18 3:33 pm
34 Brian Smith North Hampshire Road Club 23:15 V 26:18 3:34 pm
35 Nicholas Harvey VC St Raphael / Waites Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 20:42 V 26:30 3:35 pm
36 Stuart Carver North Hampshire Road Club 21:47 V 25:54 3:36 pm
37 Robert Catling * Sotonia CC 22:21 V 26:18 3:37 pm
38 Gordon Scott Chippenham & District Wheelers 22:56 V 26:54 3:38 pm
39 Andrew Iggulden 21st Century Airports / BAA PLC 24:08 V 26:06 3:39 pm
40 Colin McDermott Festival Road Club / Chelsea Audio 20:29 V 25:30 3:40 pm
41 Adrian Pengelly VC St Raphael / Waites Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 21:13 V 25:42 3:41 pm
42 Franco Della Mura VC Londres 22:09 V 25:54 3:42 pm
43 Adrian Feek Team Quest / The Bike Shop 23:06 V 25:30 3:43 pm
44 Dudley Samuels Team Luciano - Kuota 23:15 V 26:54 3:44 pm
45 Ian Diaper Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 21:01 V 25:42 3:45 pm
46 Brian Garrard * Bournemouth Arrow CC / Hotel Collingwood 21:46 V 26:18 3:46 pm
47 Jeremy Temple Rye & District Wheelers 22:21 V 26:18 3:47 pm
48 Mark King North Hampshire Road Club 23:02 V 26:06 3:48 pm
49 Stewart Harrison V C Camelot 26:28 V 25:42 3:49 pm
50 Ian Greenstreet Newbury Road Club 20:29 V 26:18 3:50 pm
51 Ian Lakey Newbury Road Club 21:12 V 26:54 3:51 pm
52 David Rapley Team Velo Sportif - Sherborne 22:08 V 27:20 3:52 pm
53 Steve Taylor Wightlink / Wight Mountain RT 22:47 V 26:54 3:53 pm
54 James Daish Sotonia CC 23:13 V 25:30 3:54 pm
55 Ian Marshall Team Milton Keynes 20:55 V 25:30 3:55 pm
56 Jonathan Sadler Bicester Millennium CC 21:24 V 25:42 3:56 pm
57 Colin Edney Beacon RCC 22:20 V 26:42 3:57 pm
58 Paul Tunnell Addiscombe Cycling Club 23:12 V 26:54 3:58 pm
59 Peter Dickason RT316/Crown Lift Trucks/Alarm Communication Ltd/Take My Pain Away None V 26:42 3:59 pm
60 Jake Prior * VC St Raphael / Waites Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 20:00 V 26:18 4:00 pm

EVENT D – under 40’s
64 Joanna Spragg Aylesbury CC 26:33 W 4:04 pm
65 Helen Carter Science In Sport.com 22:05 W 4:05 pm
66 Larraine White Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 23:21 W 4:06 pm
67 Claire Sadler Bicester Millennium CC 23:36 W 4:07 pm
68 Michelle Lindley CC Weymouth 23:50 W 4:08 pm
69 Danielle Archer a3crg 25:37 W 4:09 pm
70 Louise Dutch Poole Wheelers 22:01 W 4:10 pm
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72 Simon Healey Andover Wheelers 21:21 4:12 pm
73 Christopher Jones CC Weymouth 21:56 4:13 pm
74 Stuart Thompson Andover Wheelers 23:40 4:14 pm
75 Mark Simmons Team Milton Keynes 20:21 4:15 pm
76 Richie Berogna VC St Raphael / Waites Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 21:21 4:16 pm
77 Greg Crosswell Wightlink / Wight Mountain RT 22:15 4:17 pm
78 Colin White Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 22:53 4:18 pm
79 George Brent Addiscombe Cycling Club 24:25 4:19 pm
80 Simon Cannings Team Milton Keynes 20:21 4:20 pm
81 Justyn Cannon RAF CC 21:12 4:21 pm
82 Sean Williams Wightlink / WightMountain RT 21:36 4:22 pm
83 Stephen Bale Reading Cycling Club 22:32 4:23 pm
84 Stuart Kerton Probikekit.com 23:37 4:24 pm
85 Jason Gurney Team Milton Keynes 20:31 4:25 pm
86 Martin Piper Wightlink / WightMountain RT 21:25 4:26 pm
87 Aaron Carter New Forest CC 22:25 4:27 pm
88 Jonathan Marchini Oxford University Cycling Club 22:36 4:28 pm
89 Martyn Harris banjocycles.com 22:53 4:29 pm
90 Mark Jones Oxford City RC / Oxford Bus Company 20:00 4:30 pm
91 Ewan Tarrant CC Weymouth 21:12 U23 4:31 pm
92 Rob Yeatman Oxonian CC 23:47 JUV 4:32 pm
93 Robin Spacie Oxford University Cycling Club 25:41 U23 4:33 pm
94 Thomas Marshall Chippenham & District Wheelers 25:52 JUN 4:34 pm
95 Peter Vincent Mid-Devon CC 20:00 U23 4:35 pm
96 Dean Ward First Chard Wheelers / McKinlays 22:34 U23 4:36 pm
97 Leighton Girling Poole Wheelers 22:27 4:37 pm
98 Chris Burch banjocycles.com 22:44 4:38 pm
99 Ian MacMillan Newport Olympic Cycling Club 26:44 4:39 pm
100 Nicholas English Reading Cycling Club 19:57 4:40 pm
101 Jonathan Coleman a3crg 20:36 4:41 pm
102 Martin Beale New Forest CC 21:34 4:42 pm
103 Trevor Hillman a3crg 22:07 4:43 pm
104 James Schofield Oxford University Cycling Club 23:59 4:44 pm
105 Peter Kench GWR Team 20:33 4:45 pm
106 Ian Reece Newbury Road Club 21:19 4:46 pm
107 Andy Morgan Corinium CC 22:22 4:47 pm
108 Darren Jewell Gloucester City CC 22:42 4:48 pm
109 Adrian Sell Oxford City Road Club 24:47 4:49 pm
110 Jeremy Archer RT316/Crown Lift Trucks/Alarm Communication Ltd /Take My Pain Away 19:43 4:50 pm
111 Peter Weir Maidenhead & District CC 20:44 4:51 pm
112 David Motton Redhill CC 21:55 4:52 pm
113 Darryl Barr a3crg 22:27 4:53 pm
114 Matt Robinson http://www.agiskoviner.com 23:05 4:54 pm
115 Chris Birch Eaststreetcycles.com 20:32 4:55 pm
116 Mark Winton Lewes Wanderes CC 20:58 4:56 pm
117 Steve Rollason Crawley Tri Club/Foresite Civil Engineering/Circuit Alert/Holmes Couriers/ BeLife 22:08 4:57 pm
118 Jonathan Legg Sotonia CC 22:41 4:58 pm
119 Rob Ellis http://www.agiskoviner.com 23:10 4:59 pm
120 Nik Bowdler Farnborough & Camberley CC / Porsche / M Collard Ltd 19:29 5:00 pm
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Re: Crabwood CC 10

Postby Andrew G » Tue May 06, 2008 11:24 am

I imagine George will knock a little bit off that time :lol: .
Good things from Mr. Lovell too I would think. Fingers crossed John that you can get to start your season after all the event cancellations.

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[quote]60 Eddie Adkins Bournemouth Arrow CC / Hotel Collingwood 20:38 V 29:34 2:00 pm
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Re: Crabwood CC 10

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue May 06, 2008 11:54 am

Out of the 51 in Event C 40-50 year olds, includes 2,19's 8, 20,s including a 20:00 (bet he was gutted) and [quote]only 5 riders with a slower time than me :cry:
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Re: Crabwood CC 10

Postby George » Tue May 06, 2008 12:23 pm

We'll all drive down together for this one, only thing is I'll have to bring 2 deckchairs cos were gonna be hanging around in the sun between Johns and our start time.

This course is a fast one with a 2 mile descent we don't have to come back up 8)
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Re: Crabwood CC 10

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue May 06, 2008 1:32 pm

I'll get me coat :D 8)
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Re: Crabwood CC 10

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Mon May 12, 2008 8:53 am

wow, what a day - fantastically Agreeable.

Because of the large gap between John and myself/George, George loaded up the picnic table and chairs, parked up and sat out in the sun discussing tactics, largely around "go as fast as you can"

Rode to the start with John and get his warm up in on the hill to the start, which you fortunately don't climb until after the finish. made sure he had his drink, that his preparation was right and took some photos at the start as he glided off on his beautiful Cervelo P2C.

George suggested we rode to the finish, but we weren't allowed to ride the course, so a quick check of the map and I devised a route to loop back round. Lovely country lanes where we never saw a car and no hills!!! Made it to the finish with a couple of minutes to spare. One rider finished, then another in yellow, but not John - 25 minutes ticked by, then he came into view to stop the watch at 25:56 - a massive improvement on his PB of 1:39. He was very pleased to say the least, and rode back with George as I relayed some times back to the HQ for the timekeeper.

More sunbathing. Congratulate John when he returned. Lovely.

When George and I were getting ready, John suggested that George use his Zipp disc - the dimpled one, but George runs S something or other but as I have campag, i used it instead (thanks John).

Made it to the start with 2 minutes to spare, a bit of stretching then blast off. Cruise along - 32mph nice. On to the dual carriageway, slight uphill tug, down to 23, but soon back to 28 all the way to the turn (12:08 for the 5.66 miles). Out of the turn is a steady climb and into a slight headwind, back down to 23, easing out to 25 but average was suffering now. Over the lump to the finish, timekeeper in sight, 21 minutes still showing, but couldn't quite hold on to the finish, crossing the line in 22:15, my second quickest 10 time ever (edit actually third fastest when I checked back, 21:1 and 21:58). WOW, WOW, WOW was I pleased with that. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Then for George - with a previous best time of 24:25 on his form, he was actually the SLOWEST rider on paper and off on a '9 (testers will understand). Could he do a 21, surely he would take a minute out of me.....maybe more, unthinkable - a 20?
His minute man had a best time of 20:21 and when I saw them both at about 2 miles, there wasn't anything in it so George was flying - finishing with 20:51.

What a day - fantastic. Thanks John for persuading me to enter the event and to george for getting us down there etc.

very Agreeable.
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