A sunny but cool morning with a stiff north-easterly breeze saw 13 riders compete on the sporting P182 course. Billed as a “Mountain Bike Challenge” only 6 of the riders turned out on their off-road machines with Aran Stanton from the VC St Raphael attaching a 9kg bar bell to give an extra boost to his training! Of the 8 Sotonia riders, only 3 turned out on mountain bikes with Ted Knowlton completing the 10 mile course in 32 minutes and 12 seconds, second was Colin Crocker in 35:04 and third, Alan Sharpen in 37:58. James Peckham did the fastest ride of the day with a 27:03.
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Pos,Name,Club,Category,Time,Speed (mph)
1,James Peckham,Sotonia,,27:03,22.181
2,Jahan Hunter,Sotonia,,27:59,21.441
3,Edward Rowe,Sotonia,,28:37,20.967
4,Claire Newman,Crabwood CC,,29:55,20.056
5,Aran Stanton,VC St Raphael,M/B,30:06,19.934
6,Martin Ward,Sotonia,,31:03,19.324
7,Gary Allan,GA Cycles,M/B,31:19,19.159
8,Ted Knowlton,Sotonia,M/B,32:12,18.634
9,Julian Wherrett,Sotonia,,33:05,18.136
10,Richard Blake,Antelope RT,M/B,33:41,17.813
11,John Sanchez-Bison,Crabwood CC,,33:54,17.699
12,Colin Crocker,Sotonia,M/B,35:04,17.11
13,Alan Sharpen,Sotonia,M/B,37:58,15.803
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