Flies and Bikes Blog

After a rather chilly ride down to work, I was pleased that the evening was pleasantly warm, albeit with a stiff breeze.  Still experimenting with routes from the OU over to Stony Stratford, on this occasion, I zoomed up V10 and then along H3.  Actually the best route so far, in terms of avoiding the need to use redways and the busier MK roads.

I'm never too keen on the Stony Stratford course, mostly due to the lengthy climb up to Nash, which I usually take in too high a gear.  Tonight was no exception.  The return leg was pretty quick, as I'm happier riding that section in the dry.

The event was the third round of the club league, so I was reasonably happy with my third place (second NBRC rider), though the margin between Tony and me was a bit big for comfort! Interestingly, this event hd more riders than next Sunday's North Middx & Herts CA '50'! 

I rode home via Whaddon, V1 and H8, then my usual commuting route - took me just under an hour.  Unfortunately I must have picked up a flint as I had a "garage puncture" the next morning!  See my log of TT punctures.

I was very pleased to see three "first-timers"  - I had met two of them in the cafe at Ivinghoe  a week or so back and invited them along.  They seemed to enjoy the event, and I look forward to seeing them again next week!

 

Result of the NBRC Time Trial held on Wednesday 21th of May 2008
Course:- F5u/10 (Stony Stratford) League Round 3
								Pos. on
Pos	No	Name	Club	Time	Cat	Vets Std	.+ / -	Vets Std
1	8	Simon Cannings	TeamMK	26.21	S
2	9	Tony Parks	NBRC	26.30	V43	30.01	.+ 3.31	3
3	16	Rob Sauinders	NBRC	27.25	V48	31.11	.+ 3.46	.= 1
4	22	Kevin Stokes	NBRC	28.10	V46	30.43	.+ 2.33	6
5	17	Geoff Perry	TeamMK	28.13	V48	31.11	.+ 2.58	5
6	19	John Buchanan	NBRC	28.15	S
7	23	Lindz Barral	TeamMK	28.25	S
8	20	Glenn McMenamin	NBRC	29.01	S
9	12	Ian Stokes	NBRC	29.08	V48	31.11	.+ 2.03	7
10	7	Martin Paul	NBRC	29.34	S
11	11	Brian Primett	NBRC	29.40	V41	29.33	.- 0.07	12
12	27	Neil Mitchell	Private	29.49	S
13	5	Chris Hartley	NBRC	30.24	V51	31.56	.+ 1.32	8
14	2	Andy Lambeth	NBRC	31.43	V50	31.41	.- 0.02	11
15	10	Stuart Chung	NBRC	31.50	S
16	6	Gilbert Wheelwright	NBRC	31.53	V65	35.39	.+ 3.46	.= 1
17	1	Alan Lawson	NBRC	31.58	S
18	25	Steve Wood	Private	32.12	V52	32.11	.- 0.01	10
19	21	Mark Kleanthous	TeamMK	32.21	V47	30.57	.- 1.24	13
20	4	Tony Brunton	NBRC	32.27	V43	30.01	.- 2.26	14
21	26	Richard Golding	Private	32.55	S
22	15	Gordon Batcock	NBRC	33.01	V67	36.13	.+ 3.12	4
23	18	Chris Selley	NBRC	33.21	S
24	13	Dave Garrard	NBRC	33.35	V60	34.16	.+ 0.41	9
25	24	Leah Williams	Private	33.53	L
26	3	Chris Parkes	NBRC	34.30	V48	31.11	.- 3.19	15
27	14	David Skeggs	Private	34.43	S
Time Keepers :- Mary Hartley & Tony Farmborough NBRC