2022 WECC RIDERS IN OPEN TIME TRIALS
Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Rick Hughes |
2:14:05 |
9 |
+9:29 |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
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Colin Toppin |
DNS(A) |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:59:24 |
9 |
+20:44 |
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Clive
Patterson-Lett |
2:11:46 |
18 |
+9:59 |
The event was won by Cris Coxon (Brighton Mitre) with a 1.49.06. Cheesy posted a 1.59.24, a course PB by nearly 3 minutes and placed 9th.Clive posted a 2.11.46, another PB by over 2 minutes and placed 18th.
Cheesy will be unable to defend his 2021 WECC 50 mile title as he is away but is hoping to get a ride in the ...a3crg 50 mile event to be held in early July.
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Karl Roberton |
34:25 |
9 |
+5:39 |
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Ian Cheesman |
35:10 |
13 |
+5:40 |
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Rick Hughes |
37:54 |
24 |
+3:52 |
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Colin Toppin |
DNF |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
2:02:22 |
4 |
+17:46 |
The event was won by Pat Wright (Paceline), followed by Mark Smith(Crawley Wheelers) with Paul Tippet (Crawley Wheelers) rounding out the podium. Cheesy did a 2.02.22 and placed 4th (albeit there were only 11 finishers) and was pretty pleased especially as only 2 riders went under 2 hours. As Cheesy will be away for the SCA/WECC 50 that elusive sub 2 hour ride on this lumpy course will have to be postponed until 2023!!
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Karl Roberton |
58:07 |
10 |
+9:12 |
|||
Ian Cheesman |
58:48 |
15 |
+9:49 |
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Colin Toppin |
1:00:19 |
18 |
+7:24 |
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Rick Hughes |
1:03:02 |
26 |
+7:12 |
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Mark Newnham |
1:03:32 |
28 |
+3:23 |
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Clive Patterson-Lett |
1:03:47 |
29 |
+5:36 |
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Colin Toppin |
DNF |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
22:45 |
23 |
+4:22 |
|||
Rick Hughes |
24:10 |
34 |
+3:34 |
Cheesy posted a 22.45 placing 23rd and Rick posted a 24.10 placing 34th. The event was won overall by Chris McNamara(Nuun - Sigma Sport) with a time of 19.23
Riders |
Time |
|
Pos |
|
Ian Cheesman & Colin Toppin |
1:07:33 |
1 |
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Karl Roberton & Rick Hughes |
1:09:33 |
2 |
Two WECC pairs lined up for the SCA 2-up race around the Partridge Green loop course on a spring morning with a light breeze and reasonable temperatures, in the form of Rick Hughes/Karl Roberton and Cheesy/Colin Toppin. It seemed like a good omen as a cuckoo was heard just as Cheesy and Colin took the start line. The event was won, unsurprisingly, by Chris and Simon McNamara with an incredible time of 56.53 and a new course record by 3 minutes!
The size of the field was significantly down on previous years and with the rules indicating that only teams of the same club qualify for prizes this meant WECC taking first and second team prizes at the event for TT bikes. 2nd place was Karl and Rick with a 1.09.33 and Cheesy and Colin taking 1st with a 1.07.33.
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
||
Ian Cheesman |
1:57:45 |
17 |
+22:23 |
A lone WECC rider in the form of a short bearded retired police officer had entered the Charlotteville 50 mile event on the Bentley course. A brisk NNE wind was in attendance but they had resurfaced the bottom end of the course which was long overdue and prevented the TT bike dismantling itself!! Cheesy posted a time of 1.57.45 which he was was really pleased with given this is a course PB by 3 minutes and 20 seconds and provisional placing was 17th. The winner of the event did a 1.43.
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
||
Colin Toppin |
59:08 |
20 |
+8:35 |
A very breezy north-easterly was on offer for the events 43 entrants. Neil Harris (Southborough & District Wheelers) didn’t seem too impacted though by the tough northbound return leg of the grippy A22 course, clocking a winning 51:40. Just Colin T from WECC, recording 20th place with 59:08.
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
|
Karl Roberton |
25:19 |
5 |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
|
Ian Cheesman |
1:46:15 |
17 |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Rick Hughes |
22:53 |
57 |
+4:51 |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
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Karl Roberton |
DNS |
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
59:10 |
30 |
+9:27 |
|||
Karl Roberton |
59:35 |
33 |
+7:44 |
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Colin Toppin |
DNF |
A field of 105 entries was greeted by good weather and only a gentle breeze. Alas, from the field of 105 there were 13 DNS’s plus a further 13 DNF’s…mostly victims of punctures on a road surface in need of big pothole repairs in a number of places. Cheesy recorded 59:10 to score 30th place, with Karl just 3 places back with 59:35. Colin was one of the puncture victims on a day he felt he was “on a good ride”. The winner was Chris McNamara with a very impressive 49:59…winning by a comfortable margin of 1:30 to the next placed rider.