In the HWCC 30 on a good morning on the A1, Phil recorded an impressive 1:10:52 and Tony did an excellent 1:15:12 in his first ever attempt at 30. Merv carried on his good form with a 1:18:14 whilst Peter crawled in sometime the next day - 1:19:06.
And such foul weather! Six started out on the slowie from Ware and were eventually met by the two who had attempted the medium but called it off part-way. It wasn't cold but it did get extremely wet, so the stop at Bps Stortford was very welcome.
After the rigours of the Club TT 30 on the A1, Alex led four from Tempsford to Grafham Water. A twentyfive mile out, and fifteen mile return, was enjoyed at a good pace in blazing hot weather.
Barry, fresh from his French exploits and his victory in the club TT the previous night, led a large group around the lanes. The evening was enlivened by MarkT's constant battle with his wheels, spokes and tyres.
France must have been good for Barry as he returned to a victory. There was some close racing between the non-TT specialists.
It was a warm evening with a north-east cross-wind.
Merv was chuffed. He established an East Anglian VTTA Group Age Record for 79 year olds. His time of 2.13.04 was nearly 10 minutes quicker than last Sunday, and only 2 minutes slower than his age record at 77 of 2.11.13.
Despite many being on tour in France nine riders did make their way to Buntingford this morning. Some took the faster pace return whilst others remained at the easy pace.
A not too disastrous day. Weather reasonable, course reasonable, Merv reasonable, Peter rubbish. As he is about to celebrate his 79th birthday Merv was timed at 2:22:21. Peter had no excuses for 2:16:10.
Starting 1 minute ahead of Le Hutch, Peter wanted to see if he could get to 4 minutes before being passed. At 5mins 7secs he got his answer. This spurred him onto a course PB of 23:19. (Hutchinson - 18:10).
Alas the Tortoise Tea Room is living up to its name as it cannot cope when a group turns up. However the ten who went to Parrishes at Thaxted had a good morning out.
The usual annual Wheelers' trip to watch the races is planned for the evening of 9th June. Elite Criterium, Womens' Criterium, Penny Farthing Race, Folding Bike Race and more ...
Watch out for further details closer to the event.
