30th September - Nick and Tony ride the LCPG

30th September - Nick and Tony ride the LCPG

04 Oct 12

For the first time in many years there were two Wheelers competing in the club's "Last Chance Points Grabber" road race.
Nick Cramer reported " This has to be for me, the toughest circuit with the distance and a long hill. In this race I wanted: one, to conserve my energy; two, to give Tony some encouragement. We spent most of our time "out of trouble" at the back. There were early breaks and I wasn't going to go with them -  if I had done I would not have kept up. On the last lap, I went for it. I'd managed to last this long and I wanted a top twenty place. I tried to break a couple of times and finally went for it at the top of the hill before the finish line. I managed to keep ahead of most of them as I crossed the line. I was really pleased that I finished this year and was even more pleased to see Tony complete his first Wheelers' race. What an achievement! This time next year - watch this space! "
Nick was close to the leading riders in the peloton at 25 th and Tony Marriott (suffering from a cold) chased home the last vehicle in the convoy and finished in 36 th place.