Stokes stokes the fire...

15 foolhardy riders came out last night to try the resurfaced-in-places 11.2 mile course. The concern about loose chippings were unfounded although there was a lot of mumbling that the holes were better because at least you could see them. The night was destined to have a low turnout due to the very windy conditions making PB's an unlikely prospect. We had 4 guests, a gorgeous new helper (Nicky) and a very happy mascot in Austin (Andrew Knowles gorgeous flat haired retriever) who was completely bonkers but lovely. Mandy finally (after 3 years of persuading) managed to get her sister out to help and she had a lovely time shouting the boys home like a fishwife! 

Outfit of the day went to Simon Richardson who turned up in a woolly ensemble, we were all relieved the rain held off because no one was sure if there would be shrinkage or stretching.... He did however come out on his Single Speed, proceeded to snap the chain and spend 30 minutes trying to find a teeny tiny chain pin only to eventuallly discover his wheel was on it...  Chain was fixed with the help of John, Michael and Nathan so Simon did get to go to the ball.

Kevin Stokes took the win tonight on a very reasonable time of 27:07 considering the wind was against you all the way. Leon thought he'd got a puncture at one point but realised it was the wind blowing his bike away from him.

It was lovely to see Dave Richards who came out to say hello after his horrible accident a few weeks ago. He is still unsure about riding the TT but has been back out on his bike which is the main thing. Neil Washington from My Pinnacle Nutrition also came along to see if anyone wanted to buy any vitamins or supplements and will come along every few weeks as an opportunity for those wanting to stock up.

See you all next week!

P.S.

Remember that the Ashman Trophy (2 x Abbotsley) takes place on 16th July (this trophy dates back to 1938) and to be eligible you need to have taken part in at least 2 TTs this season. Points on the day towards the Handicap Trophy as well.

TT Results

As mentioned above Kevin Stokes took the honours on the evening with his time of 27:07 followed by David and Simon in second and third place.

 

Name

Time

 

1

Kevin Stokes

27:07

Guest

2

David Lindsay

27:18

 

3

Simon Rinaldo

27:29

 

4

Pat Ellerbeck

27:49

 

5

Andrew Knowles

28:08

Guest

6

Michael Hoy

28:38

Guest

7

Simon Elkington

30:03

 

8

Ian Stokes

30:32

Guest

9

Nathan Gibson

30:39

Guest

10

Francis Sykes

31:49

 

11

Neil Adams

32:34

 

12

Dave Salmon

33:11

 

13

Leon Bradford

34:02

 

14

Simon Richardson

34:11

 

15

Norman King

43:23

 

 

Handicap Results

Quick reminder that for the Handicap Trophy points are awarded for all number of riders on the night less Guests and First Time Members. So tonight 15 riders and 10 points on offer. A Handicap Time of 25 minutes or less means that you have either matched your PB or improved on it.

A handicap time > 25 minutes shows how much you missed your PB by. To be in contention for points you need to ride close to your PB or improve on it.

Congratulations to Dave for securing the maximum points on the night.

 

Actual

H/Cap

H/Cap

Points

Name

Time

Time

 

 

Dave Salmon

33:11

8:07

25:04

10

Pat Ellerbeck

27:49

2:17

25:32

9

Simon Elkington

30:03

4:28

25:35

8

David Lindsay

27:18

1:28

25:50

7

Simon Rinaldo

27:29

1:33

25:56

6

Francis Sykes

31:49

5:24

26:25

5

Norman King

43:23

16:44

26:39

4

Leon Bradford

34:02

7:06

26:56

3

Neil Adams

32:34

4:41

27:53

2

Simon Richardson

34:11

2:34

31:37

1

 

Handicap Trophy

It continues to remain very close in terms of the race for the 2017 Handicap Trophy with Simon just keeping ahead of Dave and Nic remaining in close contention in third place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handicap Table

25/05/2017

01/06/2017

08/06/2017

TOTAL

1

Simon Elkington

11

15

8

96

2

Dave Salmon

15

8

10

88

3

Nic Pillinger

18

13

0

86

4

Ruth Stapleton

19

12

0

66

5

Francis Sykes

12

0

5

65

6

Dawn Parr

16

19

0

53

7

Pat Ellerbeck

21

5

9

53

8

Hugh Walton

0

0

0

41

9

Leon Bradford

5

7

3

39

10

Darren Preston

0

14

0

37

11

Simon Rinaldo

0

0

6

37

12

Dave Richards

0

0

0

36

13

Keith Barton

1

0

0

35

14

Mark Greenhow

13

0

0

32

15

Dave Lindsay

0

0

7

31

16

Jane Kinnaird

0

11

0

30

17

Sam McDonald

14

0

0

29

18

Matt Van den Bos

0

0

0

28

19

Alistair Henderson

8

17

0

28

20

Daniel Grant

10

0

0

23

21

Mick Lawrence

17

0

0

22

22

James Dent

22

0

0

22

23

Norman King

 

18

4

22

24

Craig MacDonald

 

21

0

21

25

Wayne Tunnah

20

0

0

20

26

Alan Hurst

 

20

0

20

27

Neil Adams

0

0

2

19

28

Rich Broad

4

0

0

16

29

George Lendrum

7

9

0

16

30

Rebecca Layland

 

16

0

16

31

Roger Silk

0

6

0

15

32

Mike Biggs

0

0

0

14

33

Jon Keefe

0

0

0

13

34

Adrian Lewis

2

4

0

12

35

Ian Turner

 

10

0

10

36

Dave Wilson

3

1

0

9

37

Simon Murphy

9

0

0

9

38

Simon Richardson

0

3

1

7

39

Chris Green

6

0

0

6

40

Andrew Kluth

0

0

0

4

41

Paul Littledyke

 

2

0

2