On a horrendous wet and windy night 18 riders turned up at Lockerbie for the 9th of ten handicap races where the top seven results count. Wisely Colin McCann decided it was dangerous so headed home but Graham Kerr started. However he didn’t last long. Some say it was because he had no chance of overtaken Ashley in the handicap league but I think that he was wearing Ashley shorts by mistake and after the power went in they couldn’t take the strain and burst.
John Moir was fastest with a time of 23:18. In second place with a PB was John Patterson at 23:39 and Mike Thompson third at 24:20.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 28:29, Davy Thompson 29:16, Adrian Garret 29:27, Peter Jackson 28:32, Alistair Johnson 26:55, Alex Ure 27:11, Colin Little 26:53, David Barnes 25:27, Neil Henderson 27:08, Chris Prichard 24:55 PB, Guy Graham 25:48, Wullie McCubbin 25:36, and Alan Crieghton 25:21.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
These 10 mile time trials are handicapped races which gives every member a chance to win points. The seven best from ten are taken into account.
It was a great night for John Patterson, he successfully manage to get rid of all but one of his competitors for the handicap league. John is in pole position now but any thing can happen on the last race. The battle for 2nd and 3rd place remains close.
NOTE: Lockerbie 10 mile time trial is a 6:45 start!
It was Beattock for the last 25 mile race of the season on the 12th August. John Moir (returning from 2 weeks hard training in France where he just happens to have a cycle in storage) was the only rider below the hour with a time of 58:00. John Patterson is getting back to form and got second place with a time of 61:46 and third W. McCubbin at 62:36.
Other results were:
Davy Thompson 70:48, Alistair Johnson 68:48, Donald McCalley 70:01, Peter Jackson 71:42, Guy Graham 67:14, Nick Prichard 69:24, Chris Prichard 64:47, Colin McCann 65:45, Neil Henderson 66:44, and Alan Crieghton 64:38.
15 riders turned up but Alex Ure burst a spoke before the start and Jim McConnachie was collected by the meat wagon shortly after the start with a puncture.
It was noticeable that 3 of the riders who can still win the ten handicap league were missing. Were they saving themselves for the main event next week?
Next year at Beattock please don’t park on the grass as a local gent cuts it. It not exactly a golf green but he’s proud of it!
Other results were:
Davy Thompson 70:48, Alistair Johnson 68:48, Donald McCalley 70:01, Peter Jackson 71:42, Guy Graham 67:14, Nick Prichard 69:24, Chris Prichard 64:47, Colin McCann 65:45, Neil Henderson 66:44, and Alan Crieghton 64:38.
15 riders turned up but Alex Ure burst a spoke before the start and Jim McConnachie was collected by the meat wagon shortly after the start with a puncture.
It was noticeable that 3 of the riders who can still win the ten handicap league were missing. Were they saving themselves for the main event next week?
Next year at Beattock please don’t park on the grass as a local gent cuts it. It not exactly a golf green but he’s proud of it!
Lockerbie 8th of ten handicap races on 5th August
A head wind on the way out made all the difference compared to last week. There was a couple of PB’s though.
Ben Smith was fastest with a time of 23:34. John Patterson was second at 24:42 and Brian Elliot at 24:25 ended up third.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 27:55, Adrian Garret 27:49, Kenny Hogg 26:35, Alistair Johnson 28:40, Alex Ure 27:23, Sam Ewart 27:01 PB, Graeme Kerr 26:52, Colin McCann 26:10, Chris Prichard 25:32 PB, Colin Little 26:57, Neil Henderson 25:56, Wullie McCubbin 25:43, John Robson 32:55.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
With regulars missing due to holidays that meant that big points were up for grabs. John took full advantage on his return from illness and has opened a small gap at the top.
Good news for Wullie – he finally moves off the bottom – bet he was glad with the lower numbers of riders.
A head wind on the way out made all the difference compared to last week. There was a couple of PB’s though.
Ben Smith was fastest with a time of 23:34. John Patterson was second at 24:42 and Brian Elliot at 24:25 ended up third.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 27:55, Adrian Garret 27:49, Kenny Hogg 26:35, Alistair Johnson 28:40, Alex Ure 27:23, Sam Ewart 27:01 PB, Graeme Kerr 26:52, Colin McCann 26:10, Chris Prichard 25:32 PB, Colin Little 26:57, Neil Henderson 25:56, Wullie McCubbin 25:43, John Robson 32:55.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
With regulars missing due to holidays that meant that big points were up for grabs. John took full advantage on his return from illness and has opened a small gap at the top.
Good news for Wullie – he finally moves off the bottom – bet he was glad with the lower numbers of riders.
Lockerbie 7th of ten handicap races on 29th July
We started off this time trial in heavy rain expecting it to be a night where PB would be in short supply. The rain only lasted ¾ mile then the road was bone dry. The result was PB’s for 9 riders.
Ben Smith with a PB was fastest with a time of 23:05. Mike Thompson was second at 24:27 and John Patterson, just 2 seconds behind Mike at 25:25 ended up third.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 26:56, Davy Thompson 27:11, Chris Prichard 26:21 PB, Kenny Hogg 25:53 PB, Adrian Garret 27:41 PB, Alistair Johnson 26:54 PB, Alex Ure 26:58, Graeme Kerr 25:47, Sam Ewart 27:22 PB, Colin Little 26:08 PB, Alec Barclay 26:19 PB, Neil Henderson 26:00, Jim McConnachie 25:37, Neil Pearson 24:31, Wullie McCubbin 25:21, Alan Crieghton 25:07 PB.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
It’s a real shame that guys pretty close to their PB don’t get any points, but our Chairman gets a PB and still doesn’t get any points.
John Moir on holiday in France will be delighted with the result as the top 2 only collected the lower points.
As a result of Wednesday’s results the handicap championship is now down to the top 8 riders.
Let’s hope for a good turnout for the remaining 3 events as this makes it difficult for the league leaders to gain the higher points on the night, keeping the league close until the end of the season.
Apologies for error that has and will appeared in paper (especially to Jim cause he’s got no points! Same as me!).
I made a mistake with Adrian’s handicap.
We started off this time trial in heavy rain expecting it to be a night where PB would be in short supply. The rain only lasted ¾ mile then the road was bone dry. The result was PB’s for 9 riders.
Ben Smith with a PB was fastest with a time of 23:05. Mike Thompson was second at 24:27 and John Patterson, just 2 seconds behind Mike at 25:25 ended up third.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 26:56, Davy Thompson 27:11, Chris Prichard 26:21 PB, Kenny Hogg 25:53 PB, Adrian Garret 27:41 PB, Alistair Johnson 26:54 PB, Alex Ure 26:58, Graeme Kerr 25:47, Sam Ewart 27:22 PB, Colin Little 26:08 PB, Alec Barclay 26:19 PB, Neil Henderson 26:00, Jim McConnachie 25:37, Neil Pearson 24:31, Wullie McCubbin 25:21, Alan Crieghton 25:07 PB.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
It’s a real shame that guys pretty close to their PB don’t get any points, but our Chairman gets a PB and still doesn’t get any points.
John Moir on holiday in France will be delighted with the result as the top 2 only collected the lower points.
As a result of Wednesday’s results the handicap championship is now down to the top 8 riders.
Let’s hope for a good turnout for the remaining 3 events as this makes it difficult for the league leaders to gain the higher points on the night, keeping the league close until the end of the season.
Apologies for error that has and will appeared in paper (especially to Jim cause he’s got no points! Same as me!).
I made a mistake with Adrian’s handicap.
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