14.08.16 Pontypool RCC (Welsh Champ) R10/17

[Teresa]

Club run will be sparse with 11 Oggies entered in this event

And once again, some very interesting start sheet placings 

https://sites.create-cdn.net/sitefiles/13/3/1/133127/Pontypool_10_Start_160814.pdf

[ron b]

always wanted to be a Hare?

[RichardB]

always wanted to be a Hare?

And three of us from one club off consecutively?

[Teresa]

I was being polite when I said 'interesting'

Members from the same club
Whilst it is sometimes desirable to put members of a particular club off near to each other, especially when they are travelling out to the event together, members of the same club should NEVER be given adjacent numbers.

[stevelandeg]

Please don't complain and get this re-arranged.
I'm on an ego boosting nought.
Never happened before.

[norman james]

Pontypool R.C.C. and Ogmore Valley Whs. Club Championship 10 miles T.T.14/08/16

Result :-
1st    Mark Rosser        O.V.W.     21mins. 43secs.
2nd.  Neil Poulton        O.V.W.     21mins. 52secs.
3rd.  Chris Goodwin     O.V.W.     22mins. 48secs.
4th.  Steven Madeley   O.V.W.     23mins. 04secs.
5th.  Stephen Landeg  O.V.W.     24mins. 14secs.
6th.  Greg Brett            O.V.W.     25mins. 15secs.
7th.  Richard Bowmer   O.V.W.     25mins. 32secs.
8th.  Ron Boast            O.V.W.     27mins. 43secs.
9th.  Norman James     O.V.W.     30mins. 51secs.
D.N.S. :-  Andy Harries, Bowen Mason.

It was a calm day and not too cold.  Generally times were good
with the overflow event being won in 21mins.31secs.( main event
results not posted on finishing board before I left for home).
Congratulations to Mark Rosser for becoming our 2017 club champion.
Also P.B's for Richard Bowmer and Greg Brett,  and Seasons Best for
Stephen Landeg,Neil Poulton,Steven Madeley, and Norman James.

[Mark Pope]

Great effort guys.

[Steven]

Keiron caught me for 2 mins just before the turn and broke the course record apparently! Anybody know his time?

[RichardB]

Disappointed with my time today, not a PB having done 24:55 on the same course earlier in the season. The conditions were perfect today, warm and very still. So not really sure what happened out there for me today.

[Teresa]

Course record for Kieron with 18:36

[NeilRhys]

Well done to all. Great ride Mark...really well done :-)

[Rob Jones]

RichardB - High pressure is the culprit. A bit of a breeze and low pressure would be faster conditions. Some real mischief with the numbering today. In addition to several of you being scheduled consecutively, I had the same number (67) as the other Rob Jones on the start list. So I got back and saw his ride on the results and started panicking at it being almost 3 minutes slower than I knew I'd ridden. I was wondering what to do about it when my eye caught his club name. Phew!

[RichardB]

Thanks for the explanation of today's conditions Rob.

[Steven]

The pressure at 2pm was 1026hpa, the highest I can remember for my flying lessons!  Pressure is a factor, but it did not stop many doing PB's.  I would look to what you are doing to raise your speed (chaingangs) or power ( hills or squats).

[ron b]

Or watching the Olympics?