2017 WECC RIDERS IN OPEN TIME TRIALS
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Gavin Ash |
5:11.1 |
20 |
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Neil Crowther |
5:23.6 |
22 |
-0:08.0 |
3 |
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Tom Harrison |
5:27.5 |
24 |
Congratulations to Neil Crowther : a prize winner as third placed vet on standard.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Neil Crowther |
1:02:19 |
25 |
+4:32 |
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Gavin Ash |
DNS |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Gavin Ash |
DNS |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Gavin Ash |
4:39.5 |
11 |
Rider |
Time |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman and Allan Orman |
48:06 |
+4:51 |
4 |
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Chris Putnam and Harry Pask |
52:57 |
-6:33 |
17 |
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Nik Allen and Ken Wheeler |
1:00:21 |
-5:50 |
18 |
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Trevor Leeding and John Lucas |
DNS |
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Phil Frean and Rick Hughes |
DNS |
Report from Ian Cheesman:
So five pairs of WECC riders had entered the annual GP De Gents event run by LWCC. Whilst the temperature was warmer than usual it was very wet with a keen breeze and steady drizzle being the order of the day. Rick and Phil were DNS due to Rick's continuing health issues and Trevor and John were DNS as Sheila had sent a note to Trevor saying that he wasn't allowed to come out and play!! As a result Trevor, Paul Townsley, Rick Hughes and Tony Palmer attended to cheer the remaining three pairs on.
Nik Allen and Ken Wheeler posted a time of 1.00.21 coming third in the club but sadly Ken had a puncture which obviously slowed them down considerably. Second was a great ride for Harry Pask and Chris Putnam with a time of 52.57 given Harry is a novice at this type of event and has considerable youth on his side!! Cheesy and Allan took club honours with a 48.06 which they were pleased about given that Allan slipped a chain as the pair crested the hill after Earwig corner so had to stop to sort it out. This was good enough to get 4th in the Vet on Standard prize.
The fastest pair was Nick Dwyer and Pete Morris and first in the Vet on standard was David Shepherd and Ben Fielden.
As ever a nice fun event to finish the season off nicely.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Gavin Ash |
4:46.6 |
7 |
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Tom Harrison |
5:00.6 |
8 |
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Nik Allen |
5:02.5 |
9 |
+0:10.5 |
2 |
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Neil Crowther |
5:03.6 |
10 |
+0:05.4 |
4 |
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Ian Newbold |
6:05.3 |
19 |
-0:56.3 |
8 |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
1:03:53 |
37 |
+8:05 |
20 |
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Ian Newbold |
DNS |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
20:14 |
33 |
+6:13 |
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Mike O'Gorman |
22:01 |
84 |
+6:13 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Ian Newbold |
14:42 |
20 |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
56:11 |
5 |
+11:04 |
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Nolan Heather |
56:21 |
7 |
+9:52 |
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Ian Cheesman |
57:56 |
20 |
+9:42 |
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Martin Booker |
1:00:10 |
30 |
+7:40 |
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Ian Newbold |
DNS |
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Andy Haste |
DNS |
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The mood at the finish was sombre though due to John Marinko being injured after being hit by a van driver as he returned to the race HQ. The van driver did not stop at the scene.
Colin Barton was pleased that he missed the whole thing, having previously indicated that he was a DNS(A).
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
58:43 |
32 |
+8:55 |
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Martin Booker |
58:53 |
33 |
+8:57 |
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Colin Barton |
1:00:24 |
48 |
+8:55 |
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Allan Orman |
1:05:27 |
58 |
+9:09 |
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Mike O'Gorman |
DNF |
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Rick Hughes |
DNS |
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Rome Bhamra |
DNS |
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Allan Orman rode his first 25 of the season and it was a new LTS for him, being quicker than any time in recent years.
The P901/25 hoodoo struck Mike again. In this event last season he suffered a front tyre blow out going back up the hill out of Arundel. This time his chain broke after six miles of skipping randomly through the gears. At least he got a lift back to HQ. Injury prevented Rick from starting and he has now only ridden one 25 this season.
The Vets on Standard makes for interesting reading with a really tight grouping of results. Well done to Allan.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Martin Booker |
57:57 |
21 |
+9:53 |
21 |
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Mike O'Gorman |
59:50 |
30 |
+12:08 |
10 |
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Ian Newbold |
1:01:56 |
44 |
+4:55 |
44 |
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Andrew Haste |
DNS |
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Ian Newbold produced a season's best time (all of his three Open 25s this season have been on this course). Mike O'Gorman was relieved just to go inside the hour as the exertions of the past week caught up with him.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
21:52 |
42 |
+6:22 |
12 |
Rider |
Time |
|
ESCA |
+/- |
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ESCA |
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Mike O'Gorman |
4:21:22 |
17 |
+56:07 |
1 |
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SCA |
+/- |
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SCA |
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6 |
+38:52 |
1 |
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+/- |
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VTTA |
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+56:07 |
1 |
On scratch he came 17th in the ESCA event and 6th in the SCA event. The VTTA event is solely based on VTTA standards.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
1:09:28 |
9 |
+8:54 |
10 |
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Nolan Heather |
1:10:53 |
11 |
+4:40 |
20 |
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Neil Crowther |
1:13:38 |
15 |
+3:36 |
21 |
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Martin Booker |
1:13:39 |
16 |
+6:28 |
12 |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:13:57 |
17 |
+5:35 |
15 |
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Mike O'Gorman |
1:15:10 |
19 |
+14:54 |
3 |
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Ian Newbold |
1:17:05 |
21 |
+0:09 |
27 |
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Rick Hughes |
1:17:54 |
22 |
+5:12 |
19 |
The times of those three riders was more than good enough to secure the SCA team prize as they finished well clear of second placed Brighton Mitre. Nik’s time of 1:09:28 got him a fine ninth place in the SCA rankings. Although not a club record Nik’s was the fastest ever winning time in the club championship.
Martin Booker and Neil Crowther both achieved personal best times. Ian Cheesman exactly matched his PB from two years ago.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nolan Heather |
21:54 |
14 |
+4:10 |
|
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Colin Barton |
23:15 |
29 |
+3:59 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
22:25 |
38 |
+5:49 |
13 |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
2:00:52 |
14 |
+18:17 |
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Martin Booker |
2:02:27 |
17 |
+17:07 |
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"As the mist cleared and the roads dried in Fontwell, Martin and I made our way to the start of the Southdown Velo 50 Mile time trial. Breeze was a light westerly, the temperature was good and it was dry (albeit the roads were still quite wet from the heavy rain on Saturday).
Martin was looking for a PB at the distance and I was hoping for another sub 2 hour ride at the distance. All riders commented on how such a light breeze could be so sapping as we travelled from the turn at Arundel so I'm glad it wasn't just me!!
I was to be disappointed in not achieving the sub 2 hour but took club honours (and a course PB) with a 2.00.52. Whilst Martin may have been slower with a 2.02.27 he certainly was the star WECC rider as he took the best part of 4 and a half minutes off his PB for 50 Miles which is amazing. Both of us were pleased to place 14th and 17th respectively so rewarded ourselves with cake and sausage rolls at HQ.
The fastest riders were: 1st James Mapley (Blazing Saddles) 1.49.43, 2nd Stephen Williamson (...a3crg) 1.50.08 and 3rd Robert Drake (Addiscombe CC) 1.51.56."
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
22:22 |
53 |
+5:52 |
12 |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
56:31 |
6 |
+10:44 |
|
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Ian Cheesman |
59:59 |
17 |
+7:39 |
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Martin Booker |
1:00:16 |
18 |
+7:34 |
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Simon Atkinson |
DNS |
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"This morning was a contrast to the BECC 10 Mile TT in that three of the four riders started (Simon Atkinson was a DNS). Conditions were again favourable with a light breeze and temperature around 19 degrees. I was aiming to get back under the hour which I hadn't managed since 2014 and Martin has been so close so often so he was also hopeful. Nik (in another league) was aiming for a course PB.
Nik took club honours with a time of 56.31 and whilst not a PB placed him 6th overall. I followed and managed to go sub hour - JUST, with a time of 59.59 placing 17th and Martin rounded the WECC trio with a frustratingly close 1.00.16 and placed 18th. Martin did have the consolation of a course PB. I also managed to place 4th in the combined weekend competition.
The podium was not a surprise with some great rides: 1st Jamie Pine with a 53.47, 2nd Howard Bayley with a 54.28 and Matt Peel rounding out the podium with a 54.49."
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
23:17 |
15 |
+3:19 |
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Colin Barton |
DNS |
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Nik Allen |
DNS |
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Nolan Heather |
DNS |
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"As I arrived at HQ to sign on I was eager to see how the other WECC competitors were feeling on what was a good morning weather wise. A light breeze and about 17 degrees should make for a good ride. Sadly, it was to be a lonely one as Nik Allen, Colin Barton and Nolan Heather were all DNS.
I had a good ride and unlike Thursday's ride had a clear run at all of the roundabouts. The ride felt good and I recorded a time of 23.17 which I thought was a little slower than the sub 23 I was aiming for but when I got back to HQ this was good enough for 15th place overall.
The winning trio were: 1st Chris Mcnamara 19.58, 2nd Simon McNamara 20.25 and 3rd was a young rider, called Joseph Martin, aged 15 who posted a time of 21.53 so has a bright future ahead of him. A good morning's work and looking forward to the BECC 25 tomorrow and hoping for similar conditions."
BDCA 50
(Burton and District Cycling Alliance) |
A50/6
|
Saturday 15 July 2017
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
|
Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
2:02:33 |
|
+26:05 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
22:36 |
40 |
+5:38 |
12 |
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Martin Booker |
58:20 |
22 |
+9:30 |
|
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Ian Newbold |
1:02:33 |
42 |
+4:18 |
|
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Simon Atkinson |
DNF |
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Trevor Leeding |
DNS |
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Ian Newbold did well to finish just 26 seconds slower than his PB given that he had a slow puncture and ended up riding the last mile on the rim!
Simon completed one lap (out of two) and then retired as he realised that he was well off the pace.
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nolan Heather |
22:10 |
15 |
+3:54 |
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Colin Barton |
DNS |
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Colin: "I was a DNS today. Decided some rest and a training ride would be better for me."