Wheelers' Open 10 Mile Time Trial

Wheelers' Open 10 Mile Time Trial

20 Jun 17

Open Time Trial
On Saturday 17 June the club’s annual Open 10 Mile Time Trial took place on the F10b/10 course. There was doubt until a few days before the event as to whether it would run because of the roadworks on the A10. The club was able to make a last-minute decision to go ahead but had to opt for a route heading North from Ware instead of the usual (and faster) Southbound route. The doubts over the event and the slower route led to a high number of entrants not starting the race - out of an original field of 49 there were 13 no-shows leaving 36 riders to test themselves in the very warm conditions of Saturday evening.
Eventual Mens winner was Mark Jones (team Drag2Zero) in a time of 19:28, followed home by Ross Clarke (TMG Horizon Cycling Team) in 20:43 and Adam Robertson (Verulam CC) in 21:21. The Women’s prize was taken by Tina Reid (Trainsharp) in 24:23 with two Hounslow and District Wheelers in second and third places; Joanna Wells clocking 26:46 and Jill Bartlett in 28:33.
Organiser Peter Walton said “I am pleased that after all the concern over whether we would be able to run the event at all we were able to put on a successful race that ran very smoothly thanks to the enthusiasm of our members on the day”
The full results were:

Mark

Jones

Drag2Zero

00:19:28

Ross

Clarke

TMG Horizon Cycling Team

00:20:43

Adam

Robertson

Verulam CC

00:21:21

James

Hedley-Smith

Verulam Really Moving

00:21:35

Richard

Harrison

Drag2Zero

00:21:42

Thomas

Pfeiffer

Dulwich Paragon

00:21:44

Graham

Giggs

Bath Road Club

00:21:50

Paul

French

Bedfordshire Road RT

00:21:51

Christopher

Yip

Nuneaton Cyclery - Klin Cut Apparel

00:22:06

Matt

Ward

Watford Velo Sport

00:22:19

Charles

Brukner

Rapha CC

00:22:21

Murat

Ozdenya

Team Vision Racing - Silverhook

00:22:22

Michael

Briars

Finsbury Park CC

00:22:30

Kevin

Haynes

Finsbury Park CC

00:22:30

Richard

Webster

Green Arrow CRT

00:22:37

Colin

Ross

Lea Valley CC

00:23:01

David

Churchill

Bigfoot CC

00:23:05

James

Leek

Southgate CC

00:23:13

Chris

Dyason

Cambridge CC

00:23:23

Chris

Parker

Lea Valley CC

00:23:26

Simon

Constable

Basildon CC

00:23:32

Desmond

Gaylor

Kenton RC

00:24:02

Tina

Reid (W)

Trainsharp

00:24:23

Gavin

Mitchell

Twickenham CC

00:24:46

Graham

Pepperdine

Verulam CC

00:24:46

Michael

Oliver

Mickey Cranks Cycling Club

00:24:51

Richard

Burton

Westerley CC

00:25:12

Robin

Prior

Southgate CC

00:25:30

John

Beer

Kingston Phoenix RC

00:25:40

Neil

Davies

Lea Valley CC

00:25:52

Shaun

Qureshi

Chelmer CC

00:26:24

Joanna

Wells (W)

Hounslow & District Wheelers

00:26:46

Michael

Hennessy

Southend Wheelers

00:28:15

Jill

Bartlett (W)

Hounslow & District Wheelers

00:28:33

Brian

Moon

Willesden CC

00:29:22