The morning was pretty vile - alternating light and heavy rain - it was with something of a heavy heart that I set off in a downpour to the Hemel 10, over by Leighton Buzzard. I took a somewhat circuitous route (somewhat concerned about picking up a flint in the smaller lanes), and by the time I reached the race HQ it was sunny and warm, albeit with a rising breeze.
Despite the squelching shoes, I felt pretty optimistic. The outward leg had something of a tailwind and is the longer leg of the event. Overall though there were some slightyl tough sections, it was quick to the turn, and a bit harder back. I reached a max HR of 197bpm during the return leg! I finished in 22:37, which I think is my fastest on this course for a few years.
Result:
| No | Rider | Club | Time | Notes | +/- | STD |
| 1 | Wouter Sybrandy | Sigma Sport RT - Specialized - Sportful | 00:20:35 | S | ||
| 2 | Ian Ball | Hinckley CRC | 00:21:43 | S | ||
| 3 | Gavin Atkins | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:21:50 | S | ||
| 4 | Des Gaylor | Kenton RC | 00:22:17 | V | + | 0:03:25 |
| 5 | Robert Saunders | North Bucks RC | 00:22:37 | V | + | 0:04:30 |
| 6 | Ian Brazier | Verulam CC | 00:22:43 | V | + | 0:03:59 |
| 7 | Phil Lisher | Team Welwyn | 00:22:50 | J | ||
| 8 | Philip Murrell | Finsbury Park CC | 00:22:52 | S | ||
| 9 | Richard Boley | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:23:08 | S | ||
| 10 | Russel Rowles | Spirit RT - Perfect Pipework | 00:23:15 | V | + | 0:03:39 |
| 11 | Geoff Bunyan | Spirit RT - Perfect Pipework | 00:23:30 | V | + | 0:03:24 |
| 12 | Rik Palmer | Hitchin Nomads CC | 00:23:37 | S | ||
| 13 | Andy Murray | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:23:44 | S | ||
| 14 | Roger Queen | Icknield RC - Compomotive Wheels | 00:23:45 | V | + | 0:07:00 |
| 15 | Tom Silverlock | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:24:02 | V | + | 0:02:16 |
| 16 | Simon Hemington | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:24:07 | S | ||
| 17 | Tom Gosbee | Team Welwyn | 00:24:17 | J | ||
| 18 | Malcolm Steer | Finsbury Park CC | 00:24:24 | V | + | 0:01:42 |
| 19 | Simon Layfield | Team Welwyn | 00:24:28 | V | + | 0:01:38 |
| 19 | Malcolm Ash | Aylesbury CC | 00:24:28 | V | + | 0:05:34 |
| 21 | Stuart Simmonds | Lewes Wanderers CC | 00:24:32 | V | + | 0:02:10 |
| 22 | Richard Moule | Bossard Wheelers CC | 00:24:46 | V | + | 0:03:00 |
| 23 | Brian Foran | Lampard RC | 00:24:47 | V | + | 0:02:20 |
| 24 | Gareth Rose | Blue Sky Cycles | 00:25:00 | V | + | 0:00:54 |
| 25 | James Conibear | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:25:42 | J | ||
| 26 | Colin Holmes | Icknield RC - Compomotive Wheels | 00:25:50 | V | + | 0:05:10 |
| 27 | Les Morris | VTTA London & Home Counties | 00:26:49 | V | + | 0:04:11 |
| 28 | Bernard Smith | Kettering CC | 00:27:12 | V | + | 0:05:18 |
| 29 | Paul Thomson | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:27:48 | V | – | 0:01:06 |
| 30 | David Tomlin | Unity CC | 00:27:59 | V | + | 0:01:21 |
| 31 | Chris Ife | Lichfield City CC | 00:28:14 | S | ||
| 32 | Bob Brabbins | Victoria CC - Ciclos Uno - PCA - Prolite | 00:28:19 | V | + | 0:02:41 |
| 33 | Chris Hart | Oxonian CC | 00:29:04 | V | + | 0:03:26 |
| 34 | Ronald Purdy | Willesden CC | 00:30:31 | V | + | 0:03:35 |
| 35 | Carolyn Bright | Coventry CC | 00:31:11 | WV | – | 0:03:51 |
| Julian Smith | Hemel Hempstead CC | DNS Apol | ||||
| Neil Paxton | Maldon & District CC | DNS Apol | ||||
| Simon Howes | wheelspincycles.com | DNS Apol | ||||
| Melanie Conibear | Hemel Hempstead CC | DNS Apol | ||||
| Gordon Spencer | Team Milton Keynes | DNS Apol | ||||
| Jeremy Mulkern | Aylesbury CC | DNS Apol | ||||
| David Ledgeton | Hitchin Nomads CC | DNS | ||||
| Geoff Perry | Team Milton Keynes | DNS | ||||
| Merv Player | Hertfordshire Whrs | DNS | ||||
| Christopher Greig | High Wycombe CC - IT Professional - Cyclecare | DNS | ||||
| Keith Richardson | Mildenhall CC | DNS | ||||
| Steve Golla | Sigma Sport RT - Specialized - Sportful | DNS |