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Cold start to Wheelers’ Time Trial league

An excellent turn-out for the first event of the season

I'm not sure why I entered this.  Thirty miles of racing in October shouldn't have appealed to me.  But some inner demon persuaded me to give it a go.  A forecasted very windy day did nothing to convince me that I'd made the right choice, but the A11\A14\A11 can be a weird course, and it turned out to be a bit of a flyer.

Gareth climbs fastest!

Organising Club: Leo

Course: E2/30

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PeterW 1:14:36

Final time trial ends with win for Wignall

Organising Club: Lea Valley CC

Course: E1/30

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GarethW 1:10:45

With a choice of events, either on the A63 (Hull - V718) or the A11 (Six Mile Bottom - E2), I went for the former as I'd done the E2 many times (never quickly) but had only been to South Cave once before.  The weather was not good as I made my way north.  What I hadn't realised (in the car) was the strength of the wind.  Got there to hear various tales of woe from the early starters about the rain, the difficult return into the wind etc.

I've never enjoyed early morning racing and this event did nothing to dispel that thought.  I entered as it was a local event, with the HQ at Thundridge.  Then found out that we needed to supply some Marshals for the A10\A120 Puckeridge RBT.  Fortunately 4 club members stepped into the breach thus fulfilling our club requirements - many thanks to them.  There weren't many entries at the foggy start but within minutes it had brightened so for me it was clear once I'd made the aforementioned RBT.  Then a whizz down to Turnford.  Except that I didn't whizz.  I just couldn't get going.  And I n

The sky was as black as a black thing as I waited at the start of this event.  With a few seconds to go I was as ready & raring as I'm ever going to be, but it wasn't raining.  Then I was off.  And I was totally soaked through within 100 yards as the heavens opened.  As I was drenched, I thought that it wasn't worth stopping but came off the tri-bars as a precaution against being buffeted by the wind.  Eventually found a bit of shelter on the A11 and rode down a river that by now had formed.  After a couple of miles the rain eased down a bit (ie from torrential to not quite so torrentia

Organising Club: Team Swift

Course: V718

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PeterW 23:55

Organising Club: ECCA

Course: E2/10

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GarethW 21:26

Organising Club: Norlond TT Combine

Course: F10/25

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GarethW 57:00PeterW 1:08:33

Organising Club: VTTA

Course: E2/10

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PeterW 24:57

After missing a chunk of the season, I decided to give the super-speedy Hull course a visit.  My feeling was that as it was on flattish terrain that I would just have to rest lightly on the tri-bars thus not causing myself any injury or aggravation.  I also wanted to see if I'd still got the nerve to ride my TT bike, in the tuck position.
I passed the timekeepers at 23:17, my fastest this year.  Whilst I was happy with the time, I was more than happy with just the taking part and look forward to trying again before the season closes.  =71\112.  PW.

Organising Club: Team Swift

Course: V718

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PeterW 23:17

Gareth wins the final TT league event

Four good times and a PB for Paul.

Organising Club: Finsbury Park CC

Course: F10/25

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GarethW 59:20

Paul wins on a breezy day.