Competition News

Phil's time of 1:00:47 was enough to renew his faith in his time-trialling after a difficult couple of weeks.

Clive took part in the Medium Gear 25 mile TT (86"Restricted) section and finished with a time of 1:05:55. It was his first time on the course and he is getting in some reasonable early season times.

A great morning warm and very little wind saw some fast times. Nick Cramer took his first win.

RESULT

1. Nick Cramer 24.26
2. Peter Walton 24.54
3. Tony Marriott 24.56
4. Renato Davis 26.46
5. Steve Watson 27.06
6. Graeme Hill 27.32
7. Graham Knight 28.12
8. Brian Hill 29.01
9. Steve McCollum 29.03
10. Richard Clark 29.33
11. Richard Henderson 30.05

A race within a race. On a warm but quite windy afternoon that made maintaining any speed very difficult, Clive took part in the Medium Gear 25 mile TT (72"Restricted) section and finished with a time of 1:04:32. Phil rode as one of the 120 riders who had a qualifying time of under 1 hour and completed the course in 1:03:54. Peter rode at the end with the other reserves after the organiser realised he was allowed to put more riders on the road. His time of 58:41 was his first inside the hour

A beshingled Peter took part in this event. After warming up he discovered that he had lost his car key (card). Searching the road, and with the car unlocked, he realised that he was running short of time and in his haste slipped and wrenched his hip. He arrived at the start with 40 seconds to spare. He rode the event in 1:05:55, a not particularly memorable time. He then, with the help of many others, went to find his card. Embarrassingly he then discovered that the card had been with him all the time, albeit caught between his leggings and his skin-suit.

A cold night with a strong west wind made for a tough night for the riders and the time-keepers. We welcomed two non-Wheelers one of whom had the temerity to win, the other punctured on the final bend. Peter W continued his run of strong performances with a win in 24:20.

RESULT

1. Peter Walton 24.20
2. Phil Young 25.06
3. David Harman 26.32
4. Renato Davis 28.15
5. Richard Henderson 32.40
6. Rod Taylor 33.19
7. Nikki King 35.58

Private

Tony May 23.51
Stephanie Wheatley 32.50

A reasonable evening but not the fastest and Phil Young was quickest again!

RESULT

1. Phil Young 24 mins 01 secs
2. Peter Walton 24 mins 06 secs
3. Brian Evans 24 mins 27 secs
4. David Harman 25 mins 00 secs
5. Tony Marriott 25 mins 04 secs
6. Nick Cramer 25 mins 40 secs
7. Renato Davis 28 mins 01 secs
8. Graeme Hill 28 mins 19 secs
9. Paul Dilley 28 mins 45 secs
10. Nikki King 31 mins 47 secs

Brian (24:13) trumped Peter (25:03), Phil (25:04) and Merv (29:14) on a very windy and cold A11. The crosswinds made the bikes more difficult to control but Brian coped the best.

Clive's 1:07:08 was a good early season time in reasonable conditions near Sawston. The event winner completed in just under 49 minutes, although nobody else got within 7 minutes of that time.

Merv took part in this at Risby, just outside of Bury St Edmunds. Encountering a strong southerly wind he recorded 1:08:09, less than 18 minutes behind the (much younger) event winner.

RESULT

This was Michelle's chance to take part in her first-ever race. In cold conditions at Hog Hill, she had a day of mixed blessings. She did not finish the full fifteen lap race - she was pulled out (by the race organisation) with about three laps remaining as she had been dropped from the leading bunch. However many were pulled out before her, and she outlasted both the other two lady competitors. The vital knowledge and experience gained, mollified her sense of anger and frustration at not finishing and she is eagerly anticipating her next race.

Merv rode this for the 13th time, but encountered very difficult conditions. Hence his time of 1:25:21.

RESULT 81" restricted gear

1. Brian Evans 25 mins 27 secs
2. Paul Fennel 25 mins 43 secs
3. Peter Walton 27 mins 12 secs
4. Barry Page 27 mins 16 secs
5. Steve Watson 27 mins 19 secs
6. Jason Thorpe 30 mins 09 secs
7. Richard Henderson 31 mins 05 secs

Result Scrubbers

1. Tony Marriott 26 mins 42 secs
2. Josh Tongue 27 mins 47 secs
3. Brian Hill 30 mins 07 secs

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RESULT

1. Alex Powell 2 mins 49 secs
2. Barry Page 3 mins 00 secs
3. Tony Marriott 3 mins 12 secs
4. Brian Evans 3 mins 18 secs
5. Josh Tongue 3 mins 20 secs
6. Michelle Erskine 3 mins 30 secs
7. Jason Thorpe 3 mins 45 secs
8. Graham Knight 3 mins 45secs
9. Peter Walton 3 mins 48 secs
10. Paul Dilley 4 mins 10 secs
11. Richard Henderson 4 mins 44 secs
12. Nikki King 5 mins 25 secs

RESULT

1. Alex Powell 2 mins 49 secs
2. Barry Page 3 mins 00 secs
3. Tony Marriott 3 mins 12 secs
4. Brian Evans 3 mins 18 secs
5. Josh Tongue 3 mins 20 secs
6. Michelle Erskine 3 mins 30 secs
7. Jason Thorpe 3 mins 45 secs
8. Graham Knight 3 mins 45secs
9. Peter Walton 3 mins 48 secs
10. Paul Dilley 4 mins 10 secs
11. Richard Henderson 4 mins 44 secs
12. Nikki King 5 mins 25 secs

When Michael Hutchinson looked at his startsheet and to his horror realised that BP was due to start a minute ahead of him, he quickly withdrew from the event. That, and probably the fact that the conditions were so foul. Unfortunately BP had to ride as this was the last race in which he could pick up the necessary SPOCO points he needed. His time of 1:23:06 was his slowest on the course for years but his 20th position gave him the points required.

If ever you want a difficult ride then try the E2 when there is a very strong north/north westerly crosswind on a cold day. PY, PW and CW struggled round in times of 24:32, 24:46 and 28:26 respectively.

Both CW and MP rode this race on the A1 on wet roads in windy conditions. CW (taking time off from triathlon duties) recorded a time of 1:16:13, whilst MP's 1:07:55 gave him the Best Vet on Standard by over five minutes.

On the A31 centred at Bentley, PW recorded a time of 1:04:10, although he got a shock when the event winner (46:58) overtook him at a speed more suitable for a machine with a motorised engine.