It’s that time of the year where riders go from cyclo cross, club runs and zwift to test their fitness in the North Road Hardriders. Two members completed the course, Jamie Anderson who finished 12th with 01:12:53 and Bryan Holland who finished 17th 01:14:25 out of 29 starters. With regular Brickendon 10 rider Sam Brown (6AM Cycling) passing the timekeeper in 01:02:19 to take 1st spot and hold the Thistle Trophy for 2024 only 10 seconds slower than last year’s winner.
We had 44 entered, 3 DNF, 12 DNS.
Alex Dowsett had entered, with the arrival of his 2nd child early, sent his apologies and DNS, and he will wait another year to ride the famous North Road Hardriders.
Photo: Ian Turner
Winner of Thistle Trophy – Sam Brown
Fastest Open
1 Sam Brown 6AM Cycling 1:02:19 £25.00
2 Freddie Checketts LFGSS CC 1:03:42 £20.00
3 Sam Harding Rugby Velo 1:04:20 £15.00
Fastest Female
1 Lucy Neatham London Academy Racing 1:15:44 £25.00
2 Hilary Briggs Serpentine Running Club 1:29:41 £20.00
Fastest Veteran
John Jones Verulam Really Moving 1:09:19 £ 20.00
Fastest Veteran on Standard
Plus
Martin Smith 6AM Cycling 1:09:20 00:2:58 £ 20.00
Fastest Junior
Thomas Godfrey Bedfordshire Road RT 1:25:03 £ 10.00
Fastest Road Bike Open
David Ross Elevate RT 1:07:00 £15.00
Fastest Espoir
Alfie Salmon Hart Performance Coaching 01:05:04 £ 10.00
Photographs from the event can be found at Kimroy Photography –
https://www.kimroy-photography-2.co.uk/members/categories.php?id=64314
Time Keepers Gordon Hart and Mike Bannister
| 1 |
TT Bike |
40 |
Sam |
Brown |
Open |
6AM Cycling |
01:02:19 |
| 2 |
Road Bike |
42 |
Freddie |
Checketts |
Open |
LFGSS CC |
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01:03:42 |
| 3 |
TT Bike |
20 |
Sam |
Harding |
Open |
Rugby Velo |
01:04:20 |
| 4 |
TT Bike |
30 |
Alfie |
Salmon |
Open |
Hart Performance Coaching |
01:05:04 |
| 5 |
Road Bike |
43 |
David |
Ross |
Open |
Elevate RT |
01:07:00 |
| 6 |
TT Bike |
10 |
John |
Jones |
Open |
Verulam Really Moving |
01:09:19 |
| 7 |
Road Bike |
15 |
Martin |
Smith |
Open |
6AM Cycling |
01:09:20 |
| 8 |
TT Bike |
36 |
James |
Conolly |
Open |
Watford Velo Sport |
01:10:04 |
| 9 |
Road Bike |
23 |
Geoff |
Ewen |
Open |
CC Ashwell |
01:10:36 |
| 10 |
Road Bike |
45 |
Gregory |
Speakman |
Open |
Thames Valley Police |
01:10:51 |
| 11 |
Road Bike |
49 |
Simon |
Broadway |
Open |
Islington Cycling Club |
01:12:24 |
| 12 |
Road Bike |
21 |
Jamie |
Anderson |
Open |
North Road CC |
01:12:53 |
| 13 |
TT Bike |
32 |
Adrian |
Tovey |
Open |
Maldon & District CC |
01:13:21 |
| 14 |
Road Bike |
33 |
Peter |
Sibley |
Open |
Watford Velo Sport |
01:13:36 |
| 15 |
Road Bike |
19 |
Graham |
Galvin |
Open |
East London Velo |
01:13:40 |
| 16 |
Road Bike |
18 |
Alex |
Powell |
Open |
Team Trident |
01:13:55 |
| 17 |
Road Bike |
38 |
Bryan |
Holland |
Open |
North Road CC |
01:14:25 |
| 18 |
TT Bike |
35 |
Ian |
Braybrook |
Open |
Basildon CC |
01:14:44 |
| 19 |
TT Bike |
28 |
Matthew |
Rowe |
Open |
Hitchin Nomads CC |
01:15:27 |
| 20 |
TT Bike |
24 |
Lucy |
Neatham |
Female |
London Academy Racing |
01:15:44 |
| 21 |
TT Bike |
46 |
Nicholas |
Coe |
Open |
Verulam Really Moving |
01:17:16 |
| 22 |
Road Bike |
27 |
Tom |
Walton |
Open |
Islington Cycling Club |
01:17:25 |
| 23 |
TT Bike |
12 |
Mike |
Bridge |
Open |
Verulam CC |
01:17:37 |
| 24 |
TT Bike |
37 |
Dominic |
Bray |
Open |
Finsbury Park CC |
01:20:23 |
| 25 |
TT Bike |
41 |
Sean |
McDougall |
Open |
Icknield RC |
01:23:42 |
| 26 |
TT Bike |
48 |
Harry |
Moore |
Open |
Cycling Club Hackney |
01:24:45 |
| 27 |
Road Bike |
14 |
Thomas |
Godfrey |
Open |
Bedfordshire Road RT |
01:25:03 |
| 28 |
TT Bike |
13 |
Hilary |
Briggs |
Female |
Serpentine Running Club |
01:29:41 |
| 29 |
TT Bike |
7 |
Richard |
Pimlott |
Open |
Finsbury Park CC |
01:46:33 |
| |
Road Bike |
34 |
Peter |
Redshaw |
Open |
CC London |
DNF |
| |
TT Bike |
31 |
Duncan |
Godfrey |
Open |
Team Trident |
DNF |
| |
Tricycle |
8 |
Ralph |
Dadswell |
Open |
Antelope Racing Team |
DNF |
| |
TT Bike |
25 |
Sean |
Bradley |
Open |
Team Trident |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
26 |
John |
Watson |
Open |
Hitchin Nomads CC |
DNS |
| |
TT Bike |
9 |
James |
Bromley |
Open |
Hart Performance Coaching |
DNS |
| |
TT Bike |
50 |
Alex |
Dowsett |
Open |
Nopinz |
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DNS |
| |
TT Bike |
17 |
Chris |
Knight |
Open |
Team Trident |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
22 |
Christopher |
Morrison |
Open |
Chaingang RT |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
39 |
Neil |
Lewis |
Open |
North Road CC |
DNS |
| |
TT Bike |
47 |
Jon |
Stagg |
Open |
Verulam CC |
DNS |
| |
TT Bike |
44 |
Patrick |
Miles |
Open |
Verulam CC |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
11 |
Batu |
Yildiz |
Open |
Verulam CC |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
16 |
Patrick |
Ellerbeck |
Open |
St Neots CC |
DNS |
| |
Road Bike |
29 |
Paul |
Buckland |
Open |
CC Ashwell |
DNS |
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