Walford 26th July

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d feelings for the conditions this week. Some thought it was fast, some slow. Personally it felt slow. Cracking times, look at all them there 23’s.  Now the disappointment…… it was a short course due to roadworks outside the school. This should not take away from a couple of people who would have smashed the Evans target of 20MPH by a country mile.

Cant remember who won off the top of my head, just gotta check. Ah “The Destroyer”. A very popular unassuming winner if ever there was one. We did the mathematics over a beer or six afterwards and decided he would not have done a 23 which he thought was close. Jason on China’s finest carbon put in his best performance for many seasons rounding off a good week for him. Jwooones the steam run out of still recovering from his record 24 hour ride of 406.579 miles. (Will enjoyed it more than Hef from all accounts. Got the feeling Hef’s retired for time being from 24hr events). 

Harwood must be aero dynamic on a TT machine as he’s still nowhere near 100% fit. Max pulled a flanker. French holiday miles now kicking in. Millie just held off an improved Mr Raddenbury. The potential new TT machine may be paid for before long. Taff also pulled a blinder, French miles as well? 

The club’s biggest shock of the night was The Missile’s time, the tarot cards had said a better performance was on the cards. A  very very happy Nigel moved his game up another notch. Trev’s first outing looked painful, a bit rotten of me putting him in with the fast boyz, but then again what better way to get back up to speed.

 Mike where did that time come from? Have you been sneaky training? Well done fella! Equal to Mike was Clive. Having started a minute after Mike must has been slip streaming him for the whole 10 miles. Amazing the tow you can still pick up from a minute behind….

Mark H. would have liked the full course, on my reckoning it was about 41 seconds quicker than the full distance. Tony also would have loved the full course; this must be one of his best rides so far. Funny how some people really went well when some suffered. That would almost definitely have been Richard’s sub 30 minute. Next Walford you’ll smash it properly.

 Julie looked a little disappointed after her ride, but I think she looked to be going really well when I saw her. Captain Enthusiasm Jon always looks in a mixture of pain and pleasure at the same time during the race. I hope he rides the KM sprint. I think he’d surprise a few people on a shorter distance. 

The clubs favourite postman took a night off from his busy schedule to put a time that was  well up to what he would normally do if he’d ridden all season. Well Done! Gerald has also pulled a blinder. Willing to bet he was happy with that time.

Thanks this week go to Julie on the watch, Bill on the turn, and Timbo pushing off.

Rider of the night this week is Richard Harrington. May not have been a proper sub 30 but had it been a full fat course it almost definitely would have been sub 30

Next week is an Old Gore

Forest is a Lydbrook 10.

Times keepers and marshals required for the Old Gore 10 on the 16^th  & the Handicap 10  at Walford (last 10 of the season) on the 23^rd . The Walford may require 2 people timing if there are large numbers. Hopefully Will will be around to do handicap times, which I will supply him prior to. I have one time keeper so far, for one event, but I need to find out which he can do.

 Please let me know ASAP if you can help. No help, no event!