Team MK '20' - Astwood 18/4/09

Wind: ENE 14mph; Hum: 48%

Another nice day forecast for this event, which I normally ride as part of a Team Grumpy 2-up entry.  This year, I entered as a solo rider, but due to a misunderstanding with the organiser, ended up starting in the 2-up field. Team MK use a version of the Astwood circuit course that differs from that used by the North Bucks Road Club because the start/finish are located nearer Cranfield.  The event once again used Cranfield University's new sports centre as its HQ, and Ian had managed once again to arrange pretty good weather: on the day, cool and cloudy condition changed to sunny, cool and surprisingly windy conditions which, while I had no trouble with the front trispoke, did make the going quite tough.

From the start, I got my speed up nicely, but then got a bit of a headwind, which slowed me.  The climb up to Astwood was reasonably OK, and actually I rather like not having to ride that mid-lap rather than at the end of each lap as we usually do in NBRC club events.  From Astwood, we were wind-assisted down to Chicheley, and in fact I passed the only 2-up team just after Astwood (they were on road bikes).  The section back to the finish line from Chicheley was harder than usual, due to the headwind, then once past the finish line, it straight off for the second lap.  I passed the eventual winner, Jason Gurney, as he was waiting to start - he came roaring up past me on the Astwood climb a few minutes later (giving me a clear indication how well he was going!).  During the seconds lap I passed one or two riders.

I finished with 50:26 for 18th place.  My first lap split was 24:33, making my second lap time slightly slower at 25:53 the second lap is a little longer, by about a minute, so I think my pace was pretty consistent. Looking at my HRM recording, I did seem to have been riding consistently through the event - I guess a bit more training would help!   Jason Gurney (Team MK took the honours with a storming 45:15, beating even the tandem (Kevin Stokes/Ian Marshall) by several seconds.

It was great to see Tony F back on his pins after his recent hospital visit, and looking well.

(Full results as a pdf)

 

 

Pos

No.

Name

Club

Cat

Vet Std

1st Lap

2nd Lap

Finish

+/- std

Std Pos

Tandem

1

1

Ian Marshall

Team MK

S

 

22:13

23:18

45:31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Stokes

North Bucks CC

V45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2- up

1

2

Andrew Benson

North Road CC

S

 

27:55

28:53

56:48

 

 

 

 

 

3

Jon Robbins

North Road CC

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team

1

30

Jason Gurney

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

21:58

23:17

45:15

 

 

 

 

2

40

Paul Smith

PCA Ciclos Uno

V41

50:22

22:21

23:07

45:28

+

4:54

3

Team

3

11

Simon Cannings

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

22:55

23:43

46:38

 

 

 

 

4

45

Hugh Vivian

Finsbury Park CC

V44

51:29

22:51

24:01

46:52

+

4:37

4

Team

5

25

Mark Simmons

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

22:53

24:09

47:02

 

 

 

 

6

35

Stuart Tarry

Team Sanjan Design

S

 

22:57

24:19

47:16

 

 

 

 

7

27

Aaron McCaffrey

AW Cycles.co.uk

S

 

23:22

24:22

47:44

 

 

 

 

8

15

Leigh Smith

Alpha RC

S

 

23:44

24:21

48:05

 

 

 

 

9

21

Barrie Mitchell

Team Endura

V61

58:19

23:54

24:28

48:22

+

9:57

1

 

10

41

Andy Sharman

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

23:40

24:54

48:34

 

 

 

 

11

46

James Fox

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

23:54

24:45

48:39

 

 

 

 

12

31

Simon Howes

Westbrook Cycles

S

 

24:04

25:11

49:15

 

 

 

 

13

16

Des Gaylor

Kenton RC

V42

50:44

24:14

25:07

49:21

+

1:23

10

 

14

33

Lindz Barral

i-Team CC

S

 

24:14

25:24

49:38

 

 

 

 

15

18

Tom Gosbee

Team Welwyn

J

 

24:32

25:16

49:48

 

 

 

 

16

12

Richard Webster

Team Welwyn

V40

50:00

24:40

25:11

49:51

+

0:09

12

 

17

23

Simon Layfield

Team Welwyn

V44

51:29

24:38

25:46

50:24

+

1:05

11

 

18

4

Robert Saunders

North Bucks RC

V49

53:24

24:33

25:53

50:26

+

2:58

6

 

19

17

Geoff Perry

Team Milton Keynes

V48

53:01

24:51

25:50

50:41

+

2:20

8

 

20

32

Gordon Spencer

Team Milton Keynes

S

 

24:52

26:02

50:54

 

 

 

 

21

13

Mick Ives

Team Endura

V69

1:01:50

25:37

26:34

52:11

+

9:39

2

 

22

20

Gareth Rose

Icknield RC

V42

50:44

25:31

26:57

52:28

1:44

13

 

23

26

Andrew Brown

Welwyn Wheelers

S

 

25:30

27:13

52:43

 

 

 

 

24

28

Robert Chaundy

Team Milton Keynes

V57

56:38

25:57

26:55

52:52

+

3:46

5

 

25

34

Richard Law

CC Ashwell

V43

51:07

26:10

26:58

53:08

2:01

14

 

26

47

Richard Moule

Bossard Wheelers CC

V52

54:36

25:59

27:10

53:09

+

1:27

9

 

27

36

Helen Boatman

Team Milton Keynes

W

 

26:11

27:35

53:46

 

 

 

 

28

19

Gareth Richards

Roy Pink Cycles RT

S

 

26:53

27:47

54:40

 

 

 

 

29

14

Brian Foran

Lampard RC

V49

53:24

27:27

28:29

55:56

2:32

15

 

30

39

Clive Faine

Team Milton Keynes

V62

58:44

27:20

28:48

56:08

+

2:36

7

 

31

37

David Ledgerton

Hitchin Nomads CC

V44

51:29

27:50

29:19

57:09

5:40

17

 

32

24

Yvonne Gurney

Team Milton Keynes

W

 

28:24

29:08

57:32

 

 

 

 

33

44

Andrew Porter

Welwyn Wheelers

V47

52:38

28:18

29:42

58:00

5:22

16

 

34

29

Carolyn Hewett

Team Wiggle

W

 

28:37

29:41

58:18

 

 

 

 

35

43

Timothy Carey

A5 Rangers CC

V46

52:15

28:10

30:23

58:33

6:18

18

 

36

22

Tim Chandler

Welwyn Wheelers

S

 

26:28

34:20

1:00:48

 

 

 

 

 

38

Chris Hartley

North Bucks RC

V51

54:12

27:46

 

DNF

 

 

 

 

 

42

Phil Lisher

Team Welwyn

S

 

DNS

 

DNS