Christine reported...

A very windy and cold day on the marsh today.
Winner of event Andy Miles 4.07.51

Simon Henderson 4.23.48
Andy Burrows 5.15.43
Chris Bax (2nd Claim) 4.50.02

Dave Mastin Reported...

This was a story of mixed fortunes for club riders on a challenging day on the A20 Harrietsham to Charing course.

It was a typical summer's day on the Chilham course - nippy and a breeze that was difficult to work out where it was coming from.

The club had a couple of prizewinners with Simon Henderson fastest in the young vets category (Dave Wheeler was fastest in this group and overall, but the one prize per rider rule kicked in), and Andy Girling was fastest in the medium vets category.

Christine Burrows reported...

A breezy and cloudy day:

Simon Henderson 1.11.32
Andy Burrows 1.21.39
Chris Bax (2nd Claim) 1.15.19

Winner Kevin Tye 1.4.29

De Laune CC
Jon Archdeacon 26.00
Dave Haggart 27.39
Jayne Wadsworth 30.29
Sarah Archdeacon 31.36

Ashford Wheelers
David Godden 26.29
Andy Branson 27.50
Ray Firth 30.14
Joe Chasseaud 30.58
Andrew Nye 31.18
David Roe 31.58

Thanet Road Club
Simon Henderson 25.23
Andy Girling 26.05
Jeff Wilson 27.38
Andy MacPherson 28.27
Tony Culshaw 29.16
Peter Huckstep 29.59
Colin Inett 30.42
Dave Mastin 31.53
Steve Robertson 32.14
Rob Woods 34.34

Rye & District Wheelers
Barry Goodsell 25.59
Steve Gooch 26.20
Bob Giles 27.07
Mark Amon 28.17
Bronwen Ewing 28.50
Andy Croft 29.24
Craig Ewing 31.32
Jim Hollands 33.08

Due to unforeseen circumstances the event had to be shortened to avoid the roadworks on the Ashford leg, hopefully we will have a full course on 8th on our next outing. The full distance of today’s event was 11.5 miles, measured with Garmin.

On behalf of Claire may I thank you for your support for this new venture.

Val & Tony Peachey (De Laune CC)

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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