Colin Yeates took the annual Sotonia Road Bike Challenge run this year on the Lockerley, Awbridge, Dunbridge circuit. With an adjusted course used this time the length of the event was reduced to 15km.
Yeates had just three seconds to spare over young pretenders, the fast improving James Peckham and the club’s current hill climb champion Ben Cady, who is racing again to prepare for the hill climb season.
There were also some tight battles further down the list with 18 members and one guest rider taking part – although technically two of these weren’t on road bikes; Martin Ward and Graham Simmons.
These are the full list of finishers:
| Position | Name | Club | Category | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Yeates | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:23:56 |
| 2 | Ben Cady | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:23:59 |
| 3 | James Peckham | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:23:59 |
| 4 | Gawain Young | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:24:49 |
| 5 | Dan Edwards | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:24:59 |
| 6 | Cameron Taylor | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:25:09 |
| 7 | Phil Connell | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:25:23 |
| 8 | Jon Chapman | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:25:24 |
| 9 | Will Wynberg | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:25:26 |
| 10 | Graham Simmons | Sotonia C C | Senior | 00:25:26 |
| 11 | Tim Cooke | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:26:11 |
| 12 | Richard Burch | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:26:47 |
| 13 | Rob Gasson | Come and try | Senior | 00:27:23 |
| 14 | Martin Ward | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:27:52 |
| 15 | Mick Bradban | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:27:53 |
| 16 | Sean Withall | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:28:26 |
| 17 | Julian Wherrett | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:29:29 |
| 18 | Alan Sharpen | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:30:09 |
| 19 | Bob Young | Sotonia C C | Veteran | 00:30:47 |