2019 WECC RIDERS IN OPEN TIME TRIALS
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SCA Hard Riders (incl WECC Hard Riders)
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GS/195
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Sunday 3 March 2019
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Rider |
Time |
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Nik Allen |
DNS |
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Ian Cheesman |
DNS |
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Mike O'Gorman |
DNS |
Race report from Cheesy:
Today saw the SCA hardriders event take place on a challenging course in Handcross and this was the first year that WECC were going to incorporate the same event. Three brave souls had entered in Mike O'Gorman, Ian Cheesman and Nik Allen. Weather was not looking good with Storm Freya forecast and in attendance.
Mike obviously looked out of the window and decided to go back to bed. Nik and Cheesy arrived and signed on but Nik didn't feel that he wanted to risk the conditions and decided not to start. Cheesy warmed up on he turbo and was determined to race having been out for so long. This soon changed when he was hit at least four times by crosswinds en route to the start line and decided to inform the starters personally that he wouldn't be starting and promptly returned to HQ to dry off, warm up and have a piece of unearned cake!
All three WECC riders posted DNS as did over half the field and even Liam Maybank, a potential race favourite, decided to not start after his journey to the start line. Most riders that actually competed did so on much more stable road bikes. No idea of the results as Nik and Cheesy opted to go home and sadly Cheesy still had to clean, dry and lube his bikes!
Not the best result to start the season but the only one in terms of safety.
Today saw the SCA hardriders event take place on a challenging course in Handcross and this was the first year that WECC were going to incorporate the same event. Three brave souls had entered in Mike O'Gorman, Ian Cheesman and Nik Allen. Weather was not looking good with Storm Freya forecast and in attendance.
Mike obviously looked out of the window and decided to go back to bed. Nik and Cheesy arrived and signed on but Nik didn't feel that he wanted to risk the conditions and decided not to start. Cheesy warmed up on he turbo and was determined to race having been out for so long. This soon changed when he was hit at least four times by crosswinds en route to the start line and decided to inform the starters personally that he wouldn't be starting and promptly returned to HQ to dry off, warm up and have a piece of unearned cake!
All three WECC riders posted DNS as did over half the field and even Liam Maybank, a potential race favourite, decided to not start after his journey to the start line. Most riders that actually competed did so on much more stable road bikes. No idea of the results as Nik and Cheesy opted to go home and sadly Cheesy still had to clean, dry and lube his bikes!
Not the best result to start the season but the only one in terms of safety.
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Farnborough & Camberley CC 10
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H10/8
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Saturday 2 March 2019
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Mike O'Gorman |
25:45 |
37 |
+2:47 |
Tough conditions for Mike's return to competition after a nine month absence. A brutal headwind on the outward leg, combined with low power output, meant that the finishing time was a very slow one.
