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As per usual the weather had a large say, although on this occasion it was wet and windy as opposed to just windy.  Nevertheless Peter was timed at 24:01 whilst SteveW got 24:40.

Conditions were very good this evening on the F20.  7 riders took part.  Once again the top 3 were close, 5 seconds splitting them. The road bike boys saw great improvements in the good conditions Nick and Tony finishing in the same time both posting above 25mph avg.

Results

1. Phil Young 22:17
2. Peter Walton 22:20
3. Barry Page 22:22
4. Nick Cramer/Tony Marriott 23:44
6. Renato Davis 24:59
7. Richard Clark 25:06

On a sunny, but (dare I say it again) windy afternoon 3 HWCC members took part in the VTTA National Championship 25 at Newmarket.  Phil (59:11), Peter (1:01:16) and Merv (1:06:43).

A reasonable evening on the F20.  8 riders took part.  Top 3 were close all on TT bikes Nick and Tony not far behind then on road bikes.

Results

1. Phil Young 23:18
2. Peter Walton 23:32
3. Barry Page 23:43
4. Nick Cramer 24:48
5. Tony Marriott 24:57
6. Renato Davis 26:37
7. Richard Clark 26:47
8. Ian Penson 28:21 

PhilY (1:02:37) retained the Garrett Cup with an impressive victory over PeterW (1:02:43) and BarryP (1:04:04).  In very trying (windy) conditions, the journey north caused many riders to have a slower than expected time although on the return many experienced speeds in excess of 30mph.  After adjustment, Barry took the handicap award (1:01:28) with Peter on (1:02:21) and Phil on (1:02:37).

A fast ride south.  Then a much slower ride north.  The last three miles, there being no shelter from the very strong NE wind, were excruciating.  Peter (1:01:34).

PhilY (1:02:37) retained the Garrett Cup with an impressive victory over PeterW (1:02:43) and BarryP (1:04:04).  In very trying (windy) conditions, the journey north caused many riders to have a slower than expected time although on the return many experienced speeds in excess of 30mph.

Merv and Steve rode this on a sunny but windy day on the E2. Steve recorded a 24:20, Merv, still recovering from illness, recorded 26:16. The winner was Richard Evans of Chelmer CC in 19:58.

The full results are now online .

It was a cloudy but fairly warm morning with a strong rising south-westerly wind (hard return) so there were not many PBs, times generally being at least 3 minutes slower than last year.

THANKS to every one who helped to make this a successful event, especially the officials and marshals all of whom also had to place signs, and to my wife Janet for doing the catering single-handedly yet again.

Despite the fact that Peter has managed to lose some weight, there is still too much of him to be able to make significant inroads into an exceptionally strong headwind. However he was pleased with his time of 24:17 on a difficult afternoon in Hampshire.

A very windy morning and the riders had no aero kit so doubly hard. Tony Marriott who has been riding a road bike all season won ahead of fast Barry. Steve Watson was 3rd. Usual fast boys Phil and Peter were 4th and 5th respectively

RESULT

1. Tony Marriott 27.50
2. Barry Page 28.27
3. Steve Watson 28.41
4. Phil Young 30.24
5. Peter Walton 32.26
6. Bruno Cartwright 35.26
7. Nikki King 37.52
8. Graeme Hill DNF
9. Renato Davis 29.35 (TT bike)

Although this was promoted as a "50", it was run as a "25" due to roadworks on the course. What a good decision! The wind was a challenge all by itself. Despite returning in 27 mins, the out time of 34+ resulted in a time of 1:01:06.

Phil recorded a time of 24:55 in the main event, won by Michael Hutchinson, whilst Merv's time was 27:40 in the middlemarkers section. As he recovers from his period of illness and inactivity MP's times will come down and show what an exceptional rider that he is.

A Westerly slowed the return leg on the E64. Most riders were about a minute slower than the previous week.

Results

1. Peter Walton 24.25
2. Phil Young 25:07
3. Barry Pager 25:17 
4. Tony Marriott 26.07 
5. Richard Clark 27:56
6. Graham Knight 29:05 
7. Ian Penson 30:24

Merv continued his return to racing with times gradually improving. He recorded a 27.27 on the Leighton Buzzard course. 

Peter will probably have to take himself a bit more seriously as a time trialler from now on as he recorded a PB of 57:48 on the E2. For the first time he experienced the so-called favoured wind direction, by being blown back from halfway. Meanwhile Phil's time of 58:08 shows that he has returned to form.

Merv made his comeback after illness with 28:53.

A cross wind which didn’t hamper or aid the riders. Peter Walton took his second win.

RESULT

1. Peter Walton 23.29
2. Phil Young 23.55
3. Barry Page 24.43
4. Tony Marriott 25.11
5. Richard Clark 27.31
6. Graham Knight 28.06
7. Nikki King 34.10

Private

1. Chris Clark 21.56

Peter's time at 5 miles was 13:30. He finished with a time of 24:12. That probably is enough to give a good indication of the wind speed on a fine, but very blowy afternoon just west of Cambridge.

Barry opened his account with 1:21:16 on a very hilly and technical course based at Gt Hormead. The course was shortened slightly due to roadworks, but he gained the points that he needed.