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At Gt Missenden on a slower course MP took first vet on standard with 27:47.

Although warmer than of late with a strong crosswind, MP's time was 25:50. Unfortunately there were no vet awards

MP rode this event at Risby, Suffolk. He recorded 1:05:41 on a cool, windy afternoon which earned him 2nd Vet on Standard.

RESULT

Restricted Competition

1. Brian Evans 28 mins 07 secs
2. Paul Fennel 28 mins 12 secs
3. Barry Page 28 mins 33 secs
4. Peter Walton 30 mins 29 secs
5. Graham Knight 31 mins 18 secs
6. Jason Thorpe 32 mins 00 secs
7. Richard Henderson 36 mins 57 secs

Unrestricted Competition

1. Phil Young 25 mins 19 secs
2. Renato Davis 28 mins 00 secs

Two Wheelers rode in the Ely Hardriders 25. After the weather of recent days it was never going to be the morning for a Personal Best. MP recorded 1:18:03 which although earned him 3rd Vet on Standard, was over 3 minutes slower than the previous year whilst BP's 1:13:30 was about a minute faster.

Barry rode this event, which consists of riding up a steep hill twice. His aggregate time was 3mins 58.6 secs although most of those who turned up on the day went up a little bit quicker!

Result 81" Restricted Gear

1. Barry Page 25 mins 46 secs
2. Steve Watson 26 mins 26 secs
3. Brian Evans 26 mins 31 secs
4. Paul Fennell 27 mins 08 secs
5. Renato Davies 27 mins 44 secs

Result Scrubbers

1. Ian Hayter 33 mins 38 secs (Riding a mountain bike)

Phil's time of 1:01:34 gave him a course PB by over a minute and was his most satisfying result this year as his 12th position raised him above many of his racing contemporaries.

Barry's time of 1:17:32 meant that he came 17th out of 49 riders. It also gave him a course PB and 10 extra SPOCO points.

Phil's time of 22.27 gave him a Club Age Record (at 60). Chris's time of 26:34 was a PB for the distance. Steve Watson maintained his impressive good form with 23:32 and Merv rode consistantly to 24:41.

Peter's time of 2:16:00 whilst not a PB was his fastest for the year. However he was pleased that he did not come out of the event with any more injuries than he went in with.

A triple triumph. Chris's time of 1:13:25 won the Second Handicap award (although this may be upgraded to first), whilst Merv's 1:07:00 won the First Vet on Standard award. This completed a remarkable record for Merv as he has now won the Edgar Maskell Trophy for the fifth time in the seven years it has been running.

On a relatively windless day, Steve and Paul rode 2 up to record 29:02 and came 6th out of 17. Barry finished in the solo section in 29:56 to come 9th out of 18 despite losing time when his chain fell off.

On a cold and windy Sunday morning, Barry finished in 2:16:03.

Chris was timed at 1:14:13 on a warm afternoon near Newmarket. Only four riders (of the 41 entries) managed to complete within the hour.

On a cold Sunday morning with a strong, rising South West wind, Merv had a hard ride to the Sawston turn but managed to record a good time of 1:18:53 for 6th position on Standard out of 91 riders.

Phil, Chris and Merv rode this event with Phil (25:46) on a 'vintage' Stan Miles and Chris (27:28) on an equally ancient Raleigh competing in the Old Skool part. Merv's time was 25:20 although this was done on a 2009 Dalkia.

Peter entered this event full of hope and expectation. Unfortunately things did not work out quite as planned and although he packed in at 200 miles he has completed all the distances from 10 miles to a 12 hour race this year. Keeping an average speed of over 20mph for 6 hours, this started to drop as the wind increased and minor injury problems mounted. At 9 hours the estimated mileage at the finish was 218-220 miles. At about 10 hours (c190 miles) a left knee injury forced him to ride using just one leg and common sense prevailed at 200 miles.

Barry's time of 1:00:42 was enough to make him 28th out of 119 on the startsheet.

On a very windy day Phil (25:20), Peter (26.03) and Merv (26:50) rode this event. Riding to the start, and listening to the comments of the early finishers, it was soon apparent that most rider's times would be at least three minutes slower than hoped for.