I knew from last year this was definitely not gonna be run off like the TDF's final stage procession into Paris. The word was out that the Paragons meant business and a possible Paragon/ACC breakaway alliance was on the cards. Once the lead car pulled away after a five mile neutralisation is was game on! Attacks began and just kept going. Who was attacking just about everyone? Every time I looked up I could see the numbers 31, 8, and 4 (Dave K, Sylv and Hal) stringing things out. The bunch snaked its away along fast narrow lanes, attackers got chased, then chasers got chased down and passed by new attackers. Things were vicious on the flat and descents but the pace was equally high powered even when the terrain wasn't flat. For the most part Andy remained mid pack and so did I until I gradually made my way to the front to join sylv, Marcus and Dave for the last 60 minutes. Never one to miss out on the action (legs permitting

Julian Winn (Abergavenny RC) came to front with myself and Hal and we rode tempo while Dave Kennett and his new buddies slipped away like thieves in the night. The pace soon hotted up again but the gap stayed good and break wasn't seen by most of us again. Once on the 4 mile climb a strong group of 20 or so containing Hal, Sylv and most of the top 20 GC guys surged away from the rest of us and reeled in the break. Ain't power to weight ratio a BITCH!







Position Team / Club Stage1; Stage2; Stage3; Stage4; Stage5;Stage6 Total
1 RDC Comp 1 0:35:30 6:20:30 1:37:57 5:54:09 8:40:40 6:48:30 29:57:16
2 VC Montpellier 0:36:05 6:19:58 1:38:27 5:54:09 8:41:03 6:48:22 29:58:04
3 Team Milton Keynes 0:34:06 6:19:48 1:40:27 5:53:43 8:42:55 6:47:50 29:58:49
4 http://www.cyclingbargains.com - Infinis - Metaltek
RT 0:35:02 6:20:30 1:36:39 5:54:00 8:41:39 6:52:31 30:00:21
5 BC Central Region 0:36:33 6:20:03 1:39:06 5:54:26 8:41:21 6:49:22 30:00:51
[size=150]6 Addiscombe CC 0:36:16 6:20:39 1:42:36 5:54:20 8:43:59 6:50:16 30:08:06[/size]
7 Cambridge CC 0:35:53 6:28:10 1:37:27 5:54:26 8:44:09 6:52:16 30:12:21
[size=150]8 Norwood Paragon CC 0:35:40 6:30:09 1:38:18 5:54:43 8:45:14 6:52:40 30:16:44[/size]
9 Oxford University Cycling Club 0:36:35 6:28:10 1:39:48 5:55:27 8:44:20 6:53:32 30:17:52
10 Oxford University Cycling Club B 0:36:35 6:27:33 1:39:39 5:54:26 8:45:14 6:55:09 30:18:36
11 Welsh Dragons 0:37:16 6:30:09 1:42:24 5:54:26 8:44:06 6:50:21 30:18:42
12 Liphook Cycles 0:38:12 6:30:09 1:43:54 5:54:26 8:44:14 6:52:57 30:23:52
13 Team Isle of Man Microgaming 0:34:52 6:29:40 1:37:03 6:03:29 8:44:17 6:56:12 30:25:33
14 Abergavenny RC 0:36:10 6:29:25 1:43:12 5:56:19 8:44:35 6:56:59 30:26:40
15 St Ives CC 0:37:41 6:29:42 1:42:21 5:54:26 8:45:09 6:59:43 30:29:02
16 Mid Devon CC/Lewis Cycles 0:35:39 6:30:09 1:42:09 5:54:26 8:45:02 7:04:37 30:32:02
17 Cherry Valley Racing Team 0:36:10 6:39:46 1:37:42 5:55:17 8:42:26 7:03:08 30:34:29
18 DHC Colnago 0:37:23 7:00:54 1:41:03 5:54:48 8:45:09 6:53:55 30:53:12
19 Red Kite Cycles 0:34:16 6:58:55 1:39:21 6:23:13 8:40:50 6:48:17 31:04:52
[size=150]20 Team Veloriders 0:37:05 6:29:42 1:43:06 5:59:45 9:09:15 7:51:42 31:50:35[/size]
21 RDC Comp 2 0:37:57 6:38:59 1:48:09 6:16:21 9:08:24 7:26:37 31:56:27
22 Abergavenny RC B 0:39:51 7:04:16 1:47:39 6:57:44 9:45:06 7:54:14 34:08:50