A week at residential school (seven 12 hour days indoors, with cafeteria food and too much beer) is not the best way to prepare for a 50 mile time trial. On the morning, we were greeting with warm and humid conditions, with a little light wind (headwind northbound) and a few light showers.
I started late in the field, number 83, and found the first 4 or 5 miles pretty quick. But then is truggled a bit to keep in a rhythm. No traffic problems other than tractor overtaking me just before a descent shortly before my second turn at the Buckden roundabout - this held me up until a sprinted past. I was cheered on by Carol at the roadside, which always helps. I finished in 1:58:58, which is I think my best '50' in the last three seasons (but is bizarrely slower than my first 50 miles in the NM&H CA '100' two weks ago, on the same section of road. I was reasonably happy with this - I kept my HR above 180 for most of the race. The event was won by Jason Gurney (Team MK) who improved by about 4 minutes to record a 1:46!
One sad thing was that a rider from the organising club came a cropper just after finishing, and cut his head.
Full results
| No | Rider | Club | Time | Notes | +/- | 25 |
| 1 | Jason Gurney | Team Milton Keynes | 01:46:43 | S | 0:53:47 | |
| 2 | Ian Cammish | Planet X | 01:47:10 | V | +41:35 | 0:54:15 |
| 3 | Luke Clarke | Verulam CC | 01:49:03 | E | 0:54:32 | |
| 4 | Paul Lilley | Fenland Clarion | 01:49:57 | V | +35:31 | 0:55:14 |
| 5 | Ross Clarke | Verulam CC | 01:50:25 | S | 0:55:53 | |
| 6 | Colin Parkinson | South Western RC | 01:51:25 | V | +30:49 | 0:55:08 |
| 7 | Andy Stuart | VC St Raphael | 01:52:30 | S | 0:56:20 | |
| 8 | Sam Hayes | Beds Road CC | 01:52:49 | S | 0:56:11 | |
| 9 | John Dowling | Hemel Hempstead CC | 01:53:47 | V | +34:58 | 0:57:05 |
| 10 | Steve Clarke | Verulam CC | 01:53:58 | V | +37:00 | 0:57:13 |
| 11 | David Pearson | VC Lincoln | 01:54:48 | S | 0:57:30 | |
| 12 | Mark Andrews | Merthyr Cycling Club | 01:55:11 | S | 0:58:03 | |
| 13 | Chris Hubbard | Leicestershire RC | 01:55:19 | V | +28:00 | 0:57:47 |
| 14 | Neil Allonby | Icknield RC | 01:55:26 | S | 0:58:22 | |
| 15 | Phil Nudds | CC Breckland | 01:55:27 | S | 0:58:40 | |
| 16 | Tim Read | Stevenage CC | 01:55:35 | V | +23:30 | 0:57:55 |
| 17 | Ian Brazier | Verulam CC | 01:56:03 | V | +27:16 | 0:58:22 |
| 18 | Nicholas Hay | Verulam CC | 01:56:33 | V | +25:41 | 0:58:33 |
| 19 | Gary Kondor | Team Swift | 01:57:02 | V | +26:17 | 0:59:25 |
| 20 | Andrew Robson | Warwickshire RC | 01:58:37 | S | 0:58:56 | |
| 21 | Michael Bannister | Hemel Hempstead CC | 01:58:48 | S | 0:59:36 | |
| 22 | Robert Saunders | North Bucks Road Club | 01:58:58 | V | +26:30 | 0:58:11 |
| 23 | Steven Goodbier | Evesham & District Wheelers | 01:59:09 | S | 01:00:25 | |
| 24 | Christopher Greig | High Wycombe CC | 01:59:56 | S | 01:02:20 | |
| 25 | Neil Hornett | Cykle Klubben Aarhus | 02:00:00 | S | 0:58:17 | |
| 26 | Peter Harridge | Icknield RC | 02:00:15 | V | +29:36 | 0:59:55 |
| 27 | Tony May | North Road CC | 02:00:34 | V | +27:04 | 0:59:21 |
| 28 | Alastair Shed | 45 Road Club | 02:00:38 | S | 01:01:04 | |
| 29 | Dave Lazenby | A5 Rangers CC | 02:00:57 | V | +20:13 | 0:59:41 |
| 30 | Richard Gray | Icknield RC | 02:01:04 | V | +31:02 | 01:00:46 |
| 31 | Geoff Perry | Team Milton Keynes | 02:01:09 | V | +24:19 | 0:59 :59 |
| 32 | Alan Kidd | Team Cambridge | 02:01:22 | V | +27:23 | 01:00:41 |
| 33 | Tom Silverlock | Hemel Hempstead CC | 02:01:40 | V | +18:28 | 01:01:02 |
| 34 | Neal Marrin | Finsbury Park CC | 02:01:42 | S | 01:00:28 | |
| 35 | Catherine Essex | Kings Lynn Cycling Club | 02:02:01 | W | 01:01:40 | |
| 36 | David Rogers | Hemel Hempstead CC | 02:02:02 | V | +25:36 | 01:01:11 |
| 37 | Garry Barton | Chelmer CC | 02:02:32 | V | +26:13 | 01:00:58 |
| 38 | Andy Parrish | Icknield RC | 02:02:59 | V | +19:15 | 01:01:41 |
| 39 | Mark Rosser | Team Quest | 02:03:01 | S | 01:01:20 | |
| 40 | Sharon Wright | Team Swift | 02:04:32 | WV | +24:13 | 01:02:12 |
| 41 | John Murphy | Gloucester City CC | 02:04:36 | V | +44:09 | 01:03:38 |
| 42 | John Royle | Fenland Clarion | 02:04:37 | V | +35:37 | 01:02:46 |
| 43 | Dennis Milsom | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | 02:05:51 | V | +58:42 | 01:02:44 |
| 44 | David Solomon | Whitewebbs CC | 02:06:46 | V | +27:37 | 01:02:25 |
| 45 | Barry Gilzean | Icknield RC | 02:06:49 | V | +15:25 | 01:02:43 |
| 46 | Lyndon Lewis | Beds Road CC | 02:07:16 | V | +20:22 | 01:03:49 |
| 47 | Rob Luff | Brighton Excelsior CC | 02:07:16 | V | +21:29 | 01:03:45 |
| 48 | Ian Stokes | North Bucks Road Club | 02:07:41 | V | +17:47 | 01:01:52 |
| 49 | Paul Valks | Sussex Nomads CC | 02:08:03 | V | +35:47 | 01:03:41 |
| 50 | David Miesner | Shaftesbury CC | 02:09:53 | V | +31:32 | 01:05:43 |
| 51 | Joanna Spragg | Aylesbury CC | 02:10:03 | W | 01:05:16 | |
| 52 | Trevor Parrish | A5 Rangers CC | 02:11:28 | V | +31:09 | 01:05:01 |
| 53 | Jim Hornett | SPOCO Supporters Club | 02:11:57 | V | +24:45 | 01:06:15 |
| 54 | Lindsay Clarke | Fenland Clarion CC | 02:12:09 | WV | +19:57 | 01:06:21 |
| 55 | Samuel Skuce | Verulam CC | 02:12:23 | S | 01:06:57 | |
| 56 | Steve Clarke | Fenland Clarion CC | 02:13:34 | V | +10:49 | 01:05:54 |
| 57 | John Thompson | Severn RC ... TRICYCLE | 02:13:36 | V | +38:57 | 01:06:10 |
| 58 | Terry Cooke | St Ives CC | 02:13:49 | V | +31:14 | 01:05:46 |
| 59 | Dave Garrard | North Bucks Road Club | 02:15:40 | V | +23:23 | 01:08:08 |
| 60 | Stewart Boucher | Hemel Hempstead CC | 02:16:31 | V | +28:32 | 01:05:16 |
| 61 | John Pfeiffer | Icknield RC | 02:17:52 | V | +30:53 | 01:10:07 |
| 62 | Thomas Evans | Welland Valley CC | 02:19:35 | S | 01:07:44 | |
| 63 | David Skeggs | North Bucks Road Club | 02:21:26 | S | 01:11:25 | |
| 64 | Debbie Knott | Hemel Hempstead CC | 02:30:57 | W | 01:14:43 | |
| Derek Hodgins | Stockport Clarion CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| John Harrison | Hitchin Nomads CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Andy Pearson | Wolsey RC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Peter Horsnell | Chelmer CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Matt Little | Verulam CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Richard Moule | Bossard Wheelers CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Ian Bashford | Old Portlians CC | DNS (Apols) | ||||
| Clifford Tremaine | Kettering CC ... TRICYCLE | DNF | ||||
| Dave Kendall | Finsbury Park CC | DNF | ||||
| Matt Chudley | Beds Road CC | DNF | ||||
| Mark Burnham | Coventry Road Club | DNF | ||||
| Darren Jewell | Gloucester City CC | DNF | ||||
| Malcolm Steer | Finsbury Park CC | DNF | ||||
| Gareth Rose | Blue Sky Cycles | DNF | ||||
| Michael Stanley | Team Cambridge | DNS | ||||
| Peter Anstey | Welwyn Wheelers | DNS | ||||
| David Johnson | High Wycombe CC | DNS | ||||
| Gillian Reynolds | Willesden CC | DNS | ||||
| Claire Day | Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers | DNS | ||||
| Merv Player | Herts Wheelers CC | DNS | ||||
| Tony Panting | West Suffolk Wheelers | DNS | ||||
| Richard Somerville | Warwickshire RC | DNS | ||||
| Colin Wallace | Merthyr Cycling Club | DNS | ||||
| Mark Marsland | Lincoln Wheelers | DNS | ||||
| Bob Quarton | Wolsey Road Club | DNS | ||||
| Eric Angell | Redbridge CC | DNS | ||||
| Angus Wilson | CC Ashwell | DNS | ||||
| Tim Day | Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers | DNS |