I have to say at this point that I hate hill climbs. I like cycling up big long hills, but sprinting up short steep hills seems foolhardy to day the least. Anyway, my effort in the 2008 championship came to a quick end, as I got stopped on the steepest part of the climb by some twerp in a 4X4 who decided to stop to hold a conversation with someone. That kind of buggered up my ride, and I lost enthusiasm after that. Oh well.
Some very good rides this morning (youth and light weight are helpful, not to mention fitness!). Michael Smith won by a comfortable margin over James Fox. First NBRC rider was Brian Primett. Congratulations to all who rode the event, including those of us who spluttered rather than sprinted across the line.
| Result of the NBRC Time Trial held on 28th of September 2008 | ||||||||
| Course:- F5z/H. Bow Brickhill Hill Climb (1km) | ||||||||
| Pos. on | ||||||||
| Pos | No | Name | Club | Time | Cat | Vets Std | .+ / - | Vets Std |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Smith | TeamMK | 1-51.7 | Esp. | |||
| 2 | 9 | James Fox | TeamMK | 1-59.2 | S | |||
| 3 | 10 | Jake Hales | Private | 2-07.2 | Jnr. | |||
| 4 | 3 | Ian Marshall | TeamMK | 2-08.1 | V40 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Daniel Murphy | Team Keyne | 2-19.9 | Juv | |||
| 6 | 6 | Lindz Barral | TeamMK | 2-20.3 | S | |||
| 7 | 8 | Brian Primett | NBRC | 2-22.2 | V41 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Gareth Richards | NBRC | 2-33.7 | S | |||
| 9 | 7 | Chris Selley | NBRC | 2-36.2 | S | |||
| 10 | 13 | John Buchanan | NBRC | 2-47.5 | S | |||
| 11 | 2 | Darren Haydon | NBRC | 2-49.5 | S | |||
| 12 | 11 | Fred Murphy | TeamMK | 2-51.8 | V42 | |||
| 13 | 4 | Rob Saunders | NBRC | 2-59.4 | V48 | |||
| 14 | 14 | Tony Brunton | NBRC | 3-26.2 | V43 | |||
| Time Keepers:- Bryan Scarborough & Tony Farmborough NBRC | ||||||||