Rick and Simon sorted out visas and prosthetic additional fingers and headed off for the E2/25. I'm leaving the story telling to Simon, since your sketch writer has run out of superlatives to describe the season the lad is having...

Shaftsbury CC MM 25 E2/25 9th May
Simon said...
"Alas Perkins and Henderson...
...having travelled through several showers to Newmarket, we claimed our numbers and were sitting near the start in a warm dry car contemplating the ride ahead...
Perkins: “I’m up for it”
Henderson: "I’m not! 9°C it’s raining again and blowing a hooley"
Perkins: "We need to make our mind up by 15.40"
Henderson: "Uh" - disappears to discuss the course with the few riders that have just returned and comes back prepared for a training ride.
Perkins: "15.39 well I’m riding!"
Henderson: "I haven’t come all this way not to ride – let’s go for it!"

"In the event it was a tail wind with rain to the turn and a head wind back in the dry; the sun came out as I crossed the line..." (now why does that not surprise me? Ed.)

Results:
Rick Perkins: 1.00.17 18th overall
Simon Henderson 55.03 (PB), 2nd overall
Winner: Chris Rimes, Fenland Clarion, 55.00.

"So Rick – thanks for taking me and especially for the encouragment to actually ride; glad I didn’t sit it out with the other 55 DNS’s!"

Dave Ashdown Memorial 10 mile TT Q10/22 Harietsham 15th May

Simon reported
"I was the only one there; other usual suspects saving themselves for the 25 tomorrow? I think not!

9°C so a bit nippy, but sunny and a slight breeze to battle on the way back compared to the outward leg."

Results:
2nd claim Malcolm Adams- De Laune CC – 27.31 4th overall on age standard - well done Malcolm
Simon Henderson 22.20 (PB), 4th overall on scratch and well chuffed!

Winner: Dr Will Manger - Team Larkfield Cycles 20.58

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