AP, Phil and Sam start timekeeping and pushing off.
Well what a difference a week can make, having being greeted at the sign in with near freezing temperatures, strong wind and hail in contrary to last weeks early summer.
Naturally it had an impact on the size of the field having only 26 riders, despite that the winds dropped for the first rider at 19:00 although many riders had lots of layers on at the start line and trembling riders and volunteers was a common site.
At the finish line some riders reported it wasn’t too bad out there, a slight head wind on the return leg, but in general most riders times were between 30s and a minute slower than normal.
Top four spots were taken by members Ben Norbury 21:30, Steve Hulme 22:55, Mike Jones 23:18 and Rob Dale 23:25. Three ladies took part Sue Blake 30:02, Polly Wilding 30:40 and Lesley Norbury 30:49.
Well done all riders, Ben Norburys time of 2s off his PB was impressive, also noteworthy Mark Nicholls now riding for Pro Vision has PB’d last two weeks, and many thanks to his lady wife who rescued Lee Wood after his flat tyre.
Thanks to Roy Hayhurst for all his efforts in coordinating the event and all the volunteers that are needed, and to those volunteers and marshals for standing out in the cold and hail, thank you for your dedication.
Adrian Pennington
Official results can be seen here