This event was held on a new course (I understand that it had been used before as the basis for a 25 mile event), and uses the new A428 dual carriageway section from Hardwick to turn at the Caxton Gibbet roundabout where it crosses the A1198. The event HQ was in the excellent Comberton village hall, about 5 miles from the start. For this event, the weather was perhaps the warmest i've had all season for a time trial: cloudy skies in the morning had cleared away to brilliant sunshine, and we were experiencing temperatures of around 28 degrees! There is of course a serious downside for every positive - the wind had beens trengthening all day, and by the time we started it was pretty strong. Being a new dual carriageway, the course is very exposed, since the trees planted alongside hadn't grown yet. I whizzed out to the turn doing 32mph a lot of the time, but on turning, had a real struggle to the finish. The return leg is also the longer leg.
Th course has a lot of potential - the road is new, so the surface is pristine, there wasn't actually too much traffic and the turn seemed straightforward when I reached it. On a day with rather more moderate wind (or ideally no wind!), this should be really fast.
I finished in 23:16. Full results to follow.
As an aside, probably of interest to NBRC members only, this was my first event ridden wearing my new club skinsuit (made by Giordana). What a revelation. i reckon it's more comfortable than my Assos skinsuit, and miles more comfortable than the older club skinsuits.
Above: me modelling the new skinsuit
RESULTS
| No | Rider | Club | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Hutchinson | Quickvit RT | 00:19:57 | |
| 2 | Steve Golla | Sigma Sport | 00:20:52 | |
| 3 | Matt Sinclair | Leicestershire RC | 00:21:03 | |
| 4 | Nik Bowdler | Farnborough & Camberley CC | 00:21:06 | |
| 5 | Wouter Sybrandy | Sigma Sport | 00:21:13 | |
| 6 | Richard O'Rourke | Flitch Crono | 00:21:25 | |
| 7 | Sam Barker | Planet X | 00:21:52 | |
| 8 | Malcolm Horner (V) | Warrington RC | 00:22:04 | |
| 9 | Dave Kendall | Finsbury Park CC | 00:22:08 | |
| 10 | Mark Solley | Mildenhall CC | 00:22:09 | |
| 11 | Ewan Hendon | PCA Ciclos Uno | 00:22:21 | |
| 12 | Mark Simmons | Team Milton Keynes | 00:22:25 | |
| 13 | Robert Barker | Kettering CC | 00:22:30 | |
| 14 | Thomas Platts | Cambridge CC | 00:22:40 | |
| 15 | Julian Smith | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:22:42 | |
| 16 | Simon Cannings | Team Milton Keynes | 00:22:45 | |
| 17 | Sam Hayes | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:22:47 | |
| 18 | George Brent | Addiscombe CC | 00:22:56 | |
| 19 | Tony Parks (V) | North Bucks RC | 00:22:57 | |
| 20 | Andrew Strickland | Cambridge CC | 00:23:02 | |
| 21 | Tom Boulton | Finsbury Park CC | 00:23:03 | |
| 22 | Steven Brown | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:23:04 | |
| 23 | Andy Sharman | Team Milton Keynes | 00:23:05 | |
| 24 | Chris Hubbard (V) | Leicestershire RC | 00:23:09 | |
| 25 | Ross Clarke | Verulam CC | 00:23:12 | |
| 26 | Rob Saunders (V) | North Bucks RC | 00:23:16 | |
| 27 | Paul Davis (V) | St Ives CC | 00:23:17 | |
| 28 | Phil Lisher (Jun) | Team Welwyn | 00:23:22 | |
| 29 | Mark Cook | Planet X | 00:23:23 | |
| 30 | Philip Brown (V) | Walsall RCC | 00:23:27 | |
| 31 | James Struthers | Lindsey Roads CC | 00:23:28 | |
| 32 | Steve Clarke (V) | Verulam CC | 00:23:47 | |
| 33 | Nick Pitt | Team Sanjan Design | 00:23:48 | |
| 34 | Stephen Thomas (V) | Stevenage CC | 00:23:48 | |
| 35 | Matt Plews | Welland Valley CC | 00:24:00 | |
| 36 | Neil Allonby | Icknield RC | 00:24:00 | |
| 37 | Nick Calkin (V) | High Wycombe CC | 00:24:06 | |
| 38 | Paul Reeves (V) | Leicestershire RC | 00:24:07 | |
| 39 | Simon Fitzhugh (V) | 45 RC | 00:24:08 | |
| 40 | Jeremy Temple (V) | Rye & District Wheelers | 00:24:12 | |
| 41 | Geoff Bunyan (V) | Spirit RT | 00:24:14 | |
| 42 | John Woodburn (V) | VC Meudon | 00:24:15 | |
| 43 | Dave Birch (V) | Welland Valley CC | 00:24:16 | |
| 44 | Rik Palmer | Hitchin Nomads CC | 00:24:17 | |
| 45 | Jim Jones (V) | Oundle Velo | 00:24:20 | |
| 46 | Kevin Stokes (V) | North Bucks RC | 00:24:24 | |
| 47 | Chris Hyde (V) | Welland Valley CC | 00:24:30 | |
| 48 | Ian Waterfield (V) | Welland Valley CC | 00:24:32 | |
| 49 | Malcolm Steer (V) | Finsbury Park CC | 00:24:35 | |
| 50 | Alex Eason | Chelmer CC | 00:24:37 | |
| 51 | Jonathan Hemming | Addiscombe CC | 00:24:43 | |
| 52 | Jan Ertner (V) | Cambridge CC | 00:24:46 | |
| 53 | Richard Kelsey (V) | Maldon & District CC | 00:24:48 | |
| 54 | Greg Lewis (V) | Sigma Sport | 00:24:56 | |
| 55 | Alan West | 45 RC | 00:24:59 | |
| 56 | Vince Jenkins (V) | Rugby Velo | 00:25:07 | |
| 57 | Claire Newland (L) | Welwyn Wheelers | 00:25:07 | |
| 58 | Mark Booth | Kettering CC | 00:25:07 | |
| 59 | Barry Gilzean (V) | Icknield RC | 00:25:09 | |
| 60 | Andrew Paisley (Inc 33 s ls) | Icknield RC | 00:25:12 | |
| 61 | Dave Wentworth (V) | North Bucks RC | 00:25:13 | |
| 62 | Les Howell (V) | PCA Ciclos Uno | 00:25:14 | |
| 63 | Helen Boatman (L) | Team Milton Keynes | 00:25:14 | |
| 64 | Alex Peeke | Welwyn Wheelers | 00:25:15 | |
| 65 | Elaine Serjeant (L) | API Metrow | 00:25:25 | |
| 66 | Auriel Forrester (L) | www.scientific-coaching.com | 00:25:27 | |
| 67 | Tim Carey (V) | Bicester Millenium CC | 00:25:30 | |
| 68 | Chirstopher Roche (V) | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:25:31 | |
| 69 | Trevor Parrish (V) | A5 Rangers | 00:25:34 | |
| 70 | Tom Gosbee (Juv) | Team Welwyn | 00:25:37 | |
| 71 | Andrew Isley | 00:25:38 | ||
| 72 | Simon Layfield (V) | Team Welwyn | 00:25:42 | |
| 73 | Phil Hollingsworth (V) | East Anglian CC | 00:25:48 | |
| 74 | Stan Maciak (V) | Didcot Phoenix CC | 00:25:52 | |
| 75 | Vince Freeley (V) | Finsbury Park CC | 00:25:52 | |
| 76 | Lyndon Lewis (V) | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:25:54 | |
| 77 | Martin Hall (V) | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:25:55 | |
| 78 | David Yeargan | Cambridge CC | 00:26:11 | |
| 79 | Geoff Fletcher (V) | Shaftesbury CC | 00:26:16 | |
| 80 | Melanie Conibear (L) | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:26:17 | |
| 81 | Ken Smith (V) | Welwyn Wheelers | 00:26:27 | |
| 82 | Douglas Young | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:26:34 | |
| 83 | Paul Hall (V) | Bedfordshire Road CC | 00:26:44 | |
| 84 | Mike Davis (V) | Beeston RC | 00:26:49 | |
| 85 | Colin Holmes (V) | Icknield RC | 00:26:50 | |
| 86 | David Ledgerton (V) | Hitchin Nomads CC | 00:26:52 | |
| 87 | Peter Hopkins (V) | Icknield RC | 00:26:56 | |
| 88 | Linda Hubbard (L) | Welland Valley CC | 00:26:57 | |
| 89 | Graham Brant | Chelmer CC | 00:27:01 | |
| 90 | James Conibear (Jun) | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:27:06 | |
| 91 | Heather Golla (L) | High Wycombe CC | 00:27:06 | |
| 92 | Jeremy Chandler-Smith (V) | Welwyn Wheelers | 00:27:14 | |
| 93 | John Wilson (V) | Maldon & District CC | 00:27:45 | |
| 94 | Iona Pickard (L) | Forza Cycles | 00:27:47 | |
| 95 | Claire Waterfield (L) | Welland Valley CC | 00:28:02 | |
| 96 | Mark Smallwood | Cambridge CC | 00:28:08 | |
| 97 | Paul Thomson | Hemel Hempstead CC | 00:28:50 | |
| 98 | Ben Struthers (Juv) | Lindsey Roads CC | 00:28:53 | |
| 99 | Melvyn Barker (V) | 45 RC | 00:28:53 | |
| 100 | Colin Baker (V) | Finsbury Park CC | 00:29:12 | |
| Andy Palmer | API Metrow | Dnf | ||
| Philip Young (V) | Herts Wheelers | dnf | ||
| Philip Hersey | Eagle RC | dnf | ||
| Richard Gray (V) | Icknield RC | dnf | ||
| Murray Kirton (V) | A5 Rangers | dnf | ||
| Adrian Humpage (V) | Kidsgrove Wheelers | dnf | ||
| John Lovell (V) | Addiscombe CC | dnf | ||
| Desmond Gayler (V) | Kenton RC | dnf | ||
| Gavin Hinxman (V) | Welland Valley CC | dnf | ||
| Gerry Ashley (V) | Icknield RC | dns | ||
| David Tomlin (V) | Unity CC | dns | ||
| Dean Tacey | Leicestershire RC | dns | ||
| Roger Nixon (V) | Leicestershire RC | dns | ||
| Daniel Northover | Finsbury Park CC | dns (a) | ||
| Robert Blackmore (V) | Icknield RC | dns (a) | ||
| Corinna Francis (L) | Chelmer CC | dns (a) | ||
| Stefan Harrison (V) | Stourbridge CC | dns (a) | ||
| Geoff Perry (V) | Team Milton Keynes | dns (a) | ||
| David Fear (V) | Walsall RCC | dns (a) | ||
| Helen Eborall (L) | Cambridge CC | dns (a) |