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Written by Paul Godfrey
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Monday, 14 September 2009 21:01 |
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The Hainault Roads Club' ten
mile time trial record was equalled by Howard Staunton last Saturday.
The best
time over ten miles by any member of the club had stood at 20.57 for 19 years
since John Whitehead’s performance in 1990. Staunton journeyed 260 miles to
Cumbria in order to race on the famously quick L1015 course or ‘Levens’ as it’s
known colloquially. With the fastest time at this distance all year Staunton
now looks favourite to bag the Hainault’s ‘John Scrutton Rose Bowl’ trophy to
boot. The following day Hainault’s
Mark Steers rode the Eagle RC 50 mile time trial starting in Ugley, Essex. Run
on the demanding E1/50 course, the race forms part of the SPOCO South East
series where hilly, technical races prevail. An early morning start saw the
riders face cooler weather conditions than those of the past week which proved
a blessing for Steers who forgot his water bottle. Even with this hindrance he
managed to pull off an outstanding ride to slash his previous personal best
time by ten minutes to record 2.01.27. He later said “I'm well chuffed, although I
was secretly hoping to go under two hours but with a 10 minute improvement since my last finish in 2006 I
can't complain”. The event was won by Peter Balls of West Suffolk Wheelers with
a staggering time of 1.50.06. Meanwhile
in Bedfordshire, former club champion Paul Gee took part in the Icknield RC ten
mile time trial held on the F1b/10 course. Equally affected by cold, windy
conditions Gee nevertheless rode a great race and was happy to finish in a time
of 23.46. Richard O’Rourke of Flitch Crono took the top spot with 19.57 |
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