Old
Timers like to refer to named distance for the ease comparisons
can be made between riders. This Ten Mile event organised
by Andy Penny (and incorporated into the Time Trial Series
by Paul) makes interesting reading - but only relative to
others in the event. What, for instance, would Chris Whitelam
have done had we used the A63 (the old V718)? You can only
speculate because, in any event, it's a bloody good ride.
It's
a difficult task to single out the better than average rides
- Steve Macklin was only 2 seconds behind Paul Purdy; Mark
Carmichael seemed to get a surprise 4th place (not to me-
Mark did a good ride in the last event). Derek Palmer beating
Neil Cleminshaw - Calum McElwee beating a lot of riders
who might have done better (or is Calum going from strength
to strength?)
At
the other end of the scale I see fathers competing against
sons. Jeff McElwee was creditably just outside evens for
his very first event (remember the course isn't easy) and
Mattie Barratt severely trounced his dad Les by more than
two minutes. To be fair, Les doesn't ride his bike much
at all and this ride probably hurt him more than anyone.
Another
interesting analysis is how you can classify from this result.
Time gaps between riders are very small except for the front
end, the back end, and a near minute gap between Chris Peers
and John Anson. Chris Whitelam is obviously in a class of
his own, Paul Purdy and Steve Macklin are also apart from
the others and Dean Fulstow would have been closely matched
in this group I think.
For
the second time in less than a fortnight we had a brand
new event organiser come forward. Andy Penny did a good
job particularly having a presentation and some nosh in
the Molescroft Inn. Look forward to next year.
