Bossard Wheelers F15/10 Open Time Trial

F15/10 Bossard Wheelers courtesy of Davey Jones (near the 8 mile mark).

A windy day on the Brogborough based 10 course saw a LTS best for me as I clocked 22.19 for 10 miles. This, I think, was the second fastest time I have clocked at the distance, 21.52 being my best around 10-12 years ago on the F1/10 (on the A1 on a hot summer's afternoon).

It was hard work coming back from the turn at 5.5 mile but getting "stuck in" on the return leg made the (rapid) outbound leg count. Looking at the provisional results I was up on many of the riders I vie with on this course.

My team mates, Sam Hayes (21.54 for 9th place), Ric Palmer (23.48) and Chris Hartley (25.02) all did great rides, so on what could have been a bit of a challenging and daunting day modest celebration was the order of the evening. I thought the field was stronger than usual, due to a misprint many riders thought they were heading off for an afternoon on the much faster F11 course. So getting 20th place was very satisfying.

Geoff Bunyan and John Pick, along with Mark Gray and the BRCC guys provided light relief and general banter. Always good to see that although things are taken seriously, there is a good craic to be had and good camaraderie regardless of team or affiliation.

CTT Results available: here.