A big thanks goes to Dave Saffery, who despite continuing ill health supervised his team of helpers and once again presented a successful and enjoyable event. Dave clearly has friends in high places, since he also managed to organise a warm and still morning for us.

Congratulations to the winners Paul Burrows and Phil Bull of VC Elan, the fastest vets Shay Giles and Kenneth Beecham and the ladies from Greenwich Tritons Coralie Glaunes and Fiona Boxall; and our thanks to all the competitors for supporting the event.

Enjoyable? Yes, but not without incident and for once your sketch writer was in the right place at the right time and thus witnessed Derek Howlett attempting to take a short cut across a potato field. Derek managed about 2 yards before being dumped on his butt, thus proving that he’s useless at cyclo-cross. Dave Mastin (results board) had a great race though; Dave loaned his shoes to a distraught competitor who arrived at the event without appropriate footwear… evidently this is the fastest that a piece of Mastin kit has ever been apart from when Parcelforce delivered it.

1st Paul Burrows & Phil Bull VC Elan 19:34
2nd Andy Miles & Gary Birch VC Elan 19:54
3rd Mark Powell & Adrian Lyons GS Invicta 20:29
Adam Broyad & Martin Apps GS Invicta 21:16
Shay Giles & Kenneth Beecham VC Elan 21:33 (1st Vets)
Graham Terry & David Edwards Kent Cycles 21:49
Derek Howlett & Gary Chalkley Kent Cycles 21:56
John Curry & Colin Robinson Thanet RC 22:45
Andy Macpherson & Colin Inett Thanet RC 23:30
Paul Hyde & Pete Hyland Kent Cycles 24:04
Mick Walker & Brian Birch VC Elan 24:06 (2nd Vets)
Alan Steinle Fresh Start Team Clean & Neil Lewis Southboro & Dist 24:37
Ray Treby VC Elan & Thomas Luxford Woolwich CC 24:46
Coralie Glaunes & Fiona Boxall Greenwich Tritons 24:59 (1st team with a Lady)