Club 2-up - Sunday 6th April 2014
Wed 23 Apr 2014
Pos. Riders Club Time
1 Pierce McGrenaghan & Jobe Usher North Road CC 22.48
2 Anthony Collier & Howard Sladen Hoddesdon Tri 24.20
3 Howard Schroeder & Mark Dawe NRCC & Cambridge CC 26.26
4 Reece Barclay & Chris Price Hoddesdon Tri 27.28
5 Ian Clay & Chris Glithero North Road CC 27.35
6 Dave & Joe Kiely North Road CC 27.36
7 Alex Edwards & Christian Manzi Welwyn Wheelers 27.59
8 Ian Brinkley & Ian Wilkinson Hoddesdon Tri 28.05
9 Gavin Babbage & Tim Saban North Road CC 28.28
10 Lucy Charles & Natasha Pack Hoddesdon Tri 29.44
11 Ivana Prokopova & John Rochester North Road CC 30.08
12 George Clark & Paul Groves North Road CC 31.17
13 Paul & Hollie Bailey North Road CC 32.36
14 Emma Bush & Dave Raymen Hoddesdon Tri 35.41
15 Abigail & Ian Coles North Road CC 35.50
16 Sara Alleyne & Dawn Collins Hoddesdon Tri 35.55
Solos
1 Mark Jenkins North Road CC 24.47
2 Richard Somerset North Road CC 27.46
3 Steve Childs Hoddesdon Tri 32.42
The Timekeeper’s View
“Don’t panic” were the initial words as Annabel and I viewed the cars and riders in the car park at Brickendon Village Hall. It looked as if there had been a clash of events as no familiar faces were to be seen but no! It was our first event of the season and Hoddesdon Tri had filled our ranks to start their season as well. Signs to be put out, signing on to do,handwriting to be deciphered, money to be collected, change to be found for the inevitable £20 notes, questions to be answered and all the time the clock was ticking to the start time at 10.30. Mark Jenkins, the new time trial secretary, had brought his family so mother Kathleen helped Annabel with refreshments, partner Dinah volunteered to take numbers as the riders crossed the line and daughters Amy and Isabelle helped and North Road members made themselves useful.
Riders were despatched shortly after the advertised start time and there were a few minutes to catch one’s breath before the onerous task of recording finishing times. The rain almost held off so the timekeeper was happy and recorder Dinah ably completed her first NRCC task, and the riders appeared happy with their times especially some of the younger riders. Some of the older riders perhaps thought why do we do this? Annabel and Kathleen were in charge in the kitchen and did a good trade in cakes, biscuits and hot drinks and shortly after noon the hall was locked and peace returned to the village green at Brickendon.
Another NRCC season had started happily!
Graham Thompson