“The Destroyer” managed to only lose a few seconds from last week’s time. The Destroyer is a good gauge (actually for everyone -no pressure Graham) of performance, as he manages to be one of the most consistent riders every week.
The 24-minute barrier will I’m sure be broken next time Will tackles Walford. Would be very impressed if he manages it on Old Gore. Wobbly Bob pulled the rabbit out of the bag to set himself a new personal best knocking 33 seconds off his best time. I think the mind set is now set for the rest of the year.
Not so Big, Big Bob Parry is usually a front-runner, but not this week. Instead he chose to ride his £5. 47 fixed wheel scrap yard addition special to just beat my good self by a mere second. As predicted, Sam’s now starting to show some speed, riding with his head, using a strategy that will see him get even faster over the next few weeks. Old Gore could be an Achilles heel for him though. Last week saw Taff Boy just get the better of Sam, even with the new handlebar set up it was not close this week. More work required….
Martin Green rode his road bike this week, but was closely followed home by Simon Burke, who’s managed to hide his fitness till this week. Impressive first outing. James held station, another only losing seconds from last week. Alistair had a good ride crossing the line with a great huge smile on his face, setting a new PB for himself. Fletch had what I initially thought was a new bike but he assured me it was the same bike as last week also improved his time. Clive, Clive, Clive, what happened this week? I take it you had a hard day at work. Tony P. must have listened to my advice to not use the good bike on the recently gritted surface, bringing his other bike, again another knocking time off his PB.
Mr Murphy did his training in the bar last week, but that didn’t stop him improving his time this week as well. Gerald had the honour of being last man home, opening his account a whole month earlier this year than normal. I think he means business this year.
Thanks this week to Mary who was in charge of lunch, sorry, mean launch control, and Bill at the turn. Bill feels very confident of retaining his 753 title, feeling he can do the turn 2 weeks in a row and still keep the trophy.
We had a thank you from the couple that had the incident at the start. I know who stopped the traffic, but apparently some of you helped them out. Below is their thanks.
Not so Big, Big Bob Parry is usually a front-runner, but not this week. Instead he chose to ride his £5. 47 fixed wheel scrap yard addition special to just beat my good self by a mere second. As predicted, Sam’s now starting to show some speed, riding with his head, using a strategy that will see him get even faster over the next few weeks. Old Gore could be an Achilles heel for him though. Last week saw Taff Boy just get the better of Sam, even with the new handlebar set up it was not close this week. More work required….
Martin Green rode his road bike this week, but was closely followed home by Simon Burke, who’s managed to hide his fitness till this week. Impressive first outing. James held station, another only losing seconds from last week. Alistair had a good ride crossing the line with a great huge smile on his face, setting a new PB for himself. Fletch had what I initially thought was a new bike but he assured me it was the same bike as last week also improved his time. Clive, Clive, Clive, what happened this week? I take it you had a hard day at work. Tony P. must have listened to my advice to not use the good bike on the recently gritted surface, bringing his other bike, again another knocking time off his PB.
Mr Murphy did his training in the bar last week, but that didn’t stop him improving his time this week as well. Gerald had the honour of being last man home, opening his account a whole month earlier this year than normal. I think he means business this year.
Thanks this week to Mary who was in charge of lunch, sorry, mean launch control, and Bill at the turn. Bill feels very confident of retaining his 753 title, feeling he can do the turn 2 weeks in a row and still keep the trophy.
We had a thank you from the couple that had the incident at the start. I know who stopped the traffic, but apparently some of you helped them out. Below is their thanks.
Dear RCC
We would just like to extend our thanks to those members of the club that helped my husband last night when he took a tumble off his bike. We had just finished our ride and were seconds from home when "something happened" and Rod came crashing down onto the tarmac. Several club members came to his aid and reacted very quickly to the situation, including stopping traffic. We do hope we didn't disrupt your time trial. Don't know who this email is going to, but we would be grateful if you could please pass on our thanks to those involved. Such a small tumble yet a lot of pain - it has been DVD's and plenty of painkillers for him today!
Kind regards
Catherine
Next week we’re out at Old Gore. It will be cold. It will be windy. If you’re driving out, please park sensibly, leaving space for our timekeepers and access to the lane is required through where everyone parks. You can find additional parking on the straight before the start and at Old Gore cross roads.
Rider of the night this week was a tough choice because Sam made a massive improvement over last week, but I feel sure there is a lot more to come. By a majority vote, Wobbly Bob is the man! His performance and mind set impressed all this week.
We would just like to extend our thanks to those members of the club that helped my husband last night when he took a tumble off his bike. We had just finished our ride and were seconds from home when "something happened" and Rod came crashing down onto the tarmac. Several club members came to his aid and reacted very quickly to the situation, including stopping traffic. We do hope we didn't disrupt your time trial. Don't know who this email is going to, but we would be grateful if you could please pass on our thanks to those involved. Such a small tumble yet a lot of pain - it has been DVD's and plenty of painkillers for him today!
Kind regards
Catherine
Next week we’re out at Old Gore. It will be cold. It will be windy. If you’re driving out, please park sensibly, leaving space for our timekeepers and access to the lane is required through where everyone parks. You can find additional parking on the straight before the start and at Old Gore cross roads.
Rider of the night this week was a tough choice because Sam made a massive improvement over last week, but I feel sure there is a lot more to come. By a majority vote, Wobbly Bob is the man! His performance and mind set impressed all this week.
Even those who prefer the road would have had a good time
