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General Category => Time Trials => Topic started by: lajames on August 22, 2013, 10:55:25 PM
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Well, what an exciting evening. Firstly Norman and myself forgot the numbers, so Tim kindly drove back home and picked up his set and race back to get them to the riders in time. Richard Beech did an ace job of pinning them on the riders on the starting line. So far so good, except that at the end of the event we were one rider down. No sign of him and no-one could remember seeing him at the finish. His car was still there, Teresa rang his wife, who was now worried, hence a search party. Teresa and Sian one direction, Chris Tasker another and norman and myself yet another direction. We must have all decided to return to the finish as we were travelling in convoy, only to find riders car no longer there. Another call to his wife, he was,nt home yet. The mystery deepens. About 20 minutes later a reassuring call from Teresa who had heard from his wife that he was home and all was well. Phew. It wouldn,t have seemed so bad if the gentleman in question had,nt participated last week event, so should have remembered the course. So well done to Paul Griffiths from Acme. All well that ends well.
1st John Aspell Forza 22.44
Dan Beynon EC Cycles 23.11
Mark Rosser OVW 23.21
Steven Madeley OVW 23.47
Rob Jones OVW 24.04
Simon Bird OVW 24.23
Tim Cummings Forza 24.25
Phil Tugwell C.A.T.I. 24.42
Mark Nott OVW 24.45
Neil Downes Forza 25.04
Andy Harries OVW 25.11
John Phillips C.A.T.I 26.48
Sion Clarke ONIT 27.23
Paul Davies Cardiff 100 mls 27.41
James Rabiotti Cardiff Ajax 27.52
Neil Bartlett OVW 29.12
Sian Harris OVW 32.47
Paul Griffiths Acme whs DNF
It was a lovely warm evening and unusually the wind was on the way out. Thanks go to
Norman James Finish Timekeeper/recorder/signing on/levy/start and finish signs.
Chris Tasker Starter/search party.
Lynne James Starting Timekeeper/signing on/No. checker.
Tim Raine and Richard Beech Numbers
Teresa Deeley Photographer
Andy Harries Turn signs and also involved in the search party.
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Well done Lynn and event/ search team!
I have been undertaking some rigorous and robust research last few months into the impact of various aero gear on my speed/time My conclusion is very simply that without all of it I am very average! I had everything but the aero lid and skin suit today. Was sooo slow. I take my hat off (literally) to those turning up on standard road bikes and helmets putting in decent times week after week. For me it is all about the gear. Sadly.
Can you put me down for pushing off the first week of September please. About time I did something useful on a Thursday evening.
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Big Thank You to all including Norman ,Lynne, Chris,Richie and Tim.
With or without the aero gear "it" was happening for me, I think a few too many glasses of red whilst away for a few days in Cornwall put pay to me going under 24mins,great excuse ayyy!!!
Cheers.
Mark.
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It was a night of joy and abject dispair..
Joy ! - at Norman forgetting the numbers ( surely worse than forgetting your shoes?)
Dispair- when I thought Mark Nott had finally beat me by 2 seconds..
Joy! - when I had mis-read the results and I beat him by 58 seconds!
More Joy!- when I beat Rob Jones ( I needed to beat him and get 10 points to tie in the season- long competition)
Abject dispair - when I realised Mark Rosser (without aero helmet) had beaten me and therefore I only got 9 points....
I'm not sure my nerves can stand any more of this !
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Obviously I came to a further conclusion to my emperical research last night...that no helmet is as good as an aero Helmet ;)