Ben Norbury
Last Tuesday evening was a near perfect one to ride a time trial. Twelve riders got personal best times and several more seasons bests in warm calm conditions on the Chelford course.
The winner was Ben Norbury in 21 minutes and 52 seconds, with Steve Hulme 22:22 second and Mike Stretch (Macclesfield Wheelers) 22:33 third. Third spot for the club competition was taken by Pete Smith 23:12 who just beat Wayne Powell 23:15. Ben maintains his lead in the scratch league from Steve, with Wayne in 3rd spot.
Fastest lady was Denise Hurst in 27:53 from Claire Thompson 28:19. The ladies league is led by Sue Blake, from Denise and Claire.
The best junior time was Mark Allen 24:28 from Will Booth 24:39 (PB) and Joe Langford 25:27 (PB) and Tristan Roberts 27:50 (PB). Joe is still league leader from Mark and Tristan.
The handicap competition was won on this occasion by Roy Hayhurst, in his first event this year, with 25:35 giving a net 18:19, from Nick Wood 25:15 net 18:54 with Will Booth net 19:10. Nick’s ride was his first try on a TT bike, as opposed to a road bike, resulting in a PB by more than a minute. Ben Norbury currently leads this league as well, but Angelo de Angelis is close behind in second with Joe third.
Since we have passed the limit of 15 counting rides, the league tables are beginning to discard the worst scores of the most frequent riders. See full result here.