Andy Burrows 26.05
Shay Giles (2nd Claim) 23.07

Event won by Phil Bull 21.44

TRC competitors were thin on the ground on this fine dry morning, with only a slight breeze.

Colin Inett 1.07.52
Andy Burrows 1.05.05

2nd Claims
Shay Giles 1.00.01
Chris Bax 1.01.58

Fastest was Ben Instone (Scientific Coaching.com) 52.14
Shay was fastest on age standard with a plus of 18.54, Andy was 5th (+15.00) and Colin was 6th (+13.25), so they were all "in the money!"

A fine, dry morning with little wind.

Andy Burrows 25:55
Colin Inett 26:00
Andy Macpherson 24:47
Malcolm Adams (2nd Claim) 27:02

Fastest was Phil Bull (VC Elan) 21:38
Fastest OAS Reg Smith (DCB Kent) +8:14.

Colin Inett - a great ride earning him a plus of 5:45 on age standard.

A dry morning with a stiff headwind on the leg from Charing.

Simon Henderson 1.03.20 (and he went off course!)
Colin Inett 1.10.15
Andy Macpherson 1.04.32
Andy Burrows 1.07.12
Rick Perkins 1.03.48

Fastest was Peter Tadros (In Gear Quickfit RT) 53.06.

This report is from (and I quote) "a pissed off" Malcolm (Adams)...

Winner Peter Tadros 20.54

Andy Burrows 26:15 1st on age standard +5.00mins
Steve Robertson 29:45
Pete Haswell 31:13

2nd Claim
Malcolm Adams 27:16 and 2nd on age standard +4.59mins

And it got even windier, and it rained and the marshals froze; so all in all a good morning to stay in bed, which was what 1/2 the field elected to do. At one point the starting time keeper fell asleep due to the lack of activity. Of those who did sally forth, Steve Robertson punctured on his way to the event and Simon Henderson punctured on his way to the start. Of the Thanet contingent only Pete Huckstep made it to the end in a creditable 26:26, beating his arch rival 2nd claim Malcolm Adams (26:46), which must’ve been ‘sweet’.

Following on from a hotly contested GHS Event won by Michael Barnes, the senior riders faced a freshening SW wind. Despite the conditions TRC's in-form Simon Henderson recorded his fastest time yet on the Fowlmead course; whereas our hon. Sec was beaten by 1 second by his daughter-in-law Debra (evidently the trouncing would have been more comprehensive had she not slowed to pose for a photo!)
Terry Fearn 30:57
Pete Haswell 30:22
Dave Mastin 29:05
Colin Inett 26:32
Simon Henderson 23:30
Paul Burrows VC Elan won the event with 22:14

Torrential rain freshened the atmosphere at daybreak and then stopped just in time; slick organisation by our event secretary Dave Mastin!

On his last attempt Simon Henderson missed beating the hour by 10 seconds... ...at the time, our ‘roving reporter’ offered the advice “you should’ve tried harder!” Whilst you may not find this particular motivational technique in a typical coaching manual, it must be effective because when asked, Simon said “I tried harder… and it worked!” Well done Simon – a great ride.