Only 12 riders turned up at Beattock for the 25 mile time trial. John Moir was the quickest and the only rider below the hour with a time of 58:35. John Patterson is getting nearer that hour mark with second place at a time of 60:41. Mike Thompson third at 64:21.
Other results were:
Dave Thompson 71:11, Donald McCalley 70:29, Graeme Kerr 70:19, Colin Little 68:10, Jim McConnachie 66:37, Alan Crieghton 66:08, Dave Barnes 66:25, Wullie McCubbin 66:42 and Matt Wallace 66:45.
The hard luck story of the night was for Jim. On target for a PB then one of his front spokes snaps.
Judging by the improvement in Colin’s time we can guess that farming is not as hard as it used to be?
5th Race of our ten mile handicaps
22 riders set off at Lockerbie for the 5th of ten handicap races where the top seven results count. John. Moir was fastest time with a time of 23:57. Ben. Smith, with a PB, was second at 23:57 and John. Patterson, also with a PB , third with a time of 23:59.
Other results were:
Billy Geddes 30:03, Rod Waitt 29:31, Ron Love 28:20, Adrian Garret PB 28:05, Donald McCalley 27:38, Colin Little 26:34, Alec Barclay 27:04, Alistair Johnson 27:08, Alex Ure 28:29, Nick Prichard 25:59, Graeme Kerr 26:21, Jim McConnachie 26:33, Alan Crieghton 25:32, Neil Henderson 26:08, Wullie McCubbin 25:06, Dave Barnes 25:27, Matt Wallace 25:31, Mike Thompson 24:28. Alfie Geddes was a non finisher.
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.
John Patterson has increased his gap at the top over reigning handicap champion Mike Thompson. The gap is growing between them and third place John Moir, but watch for Ben Smith – he has scored 2 tens!
John had mechanical problems just after he started, so his time could have been better. Then again he could have restarted at the next available slot but his time would have counted from the time he should have started.
Wullie been getting a bit of a slagging at work for being bottom of the league. Shame we don’t print all those with “no points”.
If John Patterson scores a nine or a ten the next time he is out, then he would have ruled out 16 plus members out of the 35 who have ridden a ten any chance of winning the title!
22 riders set off at Lockerbie for the 5th of ten handicap races where the top seven results count. John. Moir was fastest time with a time of 23:57. Ben. Smith, with a PB, was second at 23:57 and John. Patterson, also with a PB , third with a time of 23:59.
Other results were:
Billy Geddes 30:03, Rod Waitt 29:31, Ron Love 28:20, Adrian Garret PB 28:05, Donald McCalley 27:38, Colin Little 26:34, Alec Barclay 27:04, Alistair Johnson 27:08, Alex Ure 28:29, Nick Prichard 25:59, Graeme Kerr 26:21, Jim McConnachie 26:33, Alan Crieghton 25:32, Neil Henderson 26:08, Wullie McCubbin 25:06, Dave Barnes 25:27, Matt Wallace 25:31, Mike Thompson 24:28. Alfie Geddes was a non finisher.
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.
John Patterson has increased his gap at the top over reigning handicap champion Mike Thompson. The gap is growing between them and third place John Moir, but watch for Ben Smith – he has scored 2 tens!
John had mechanical problems just after he started, so his time could have been better. Then again he could have restarted at the next available slot but his time would have counted from the time he should have started.
Wullie been getting a bit of a slagging at work for being bottom of the league. Shame we don’t print all those with “no points”.
If John Patterson scores a nine or a ten the next time he is out, then he would have ruled out 16 plus members out of the 35 who have ridden a ten any chance of winning the title!
Including Colin Mc Cann, who had to withdraw with a sore throat after only a few miles, we only had 12 competitors at the 25 mile Loch Ken time trial. John Moir was the quickest and the only rider below the hour with a time of 59:45. John Patterson continues his improvement with second place at a time of 61:47 – will he get below the hour this year? It was nice to see Ben Smith return and get third at 61:58.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 73:45, Alex Ure 74:14, Graeme Kerr 72:17, Alistair Johnson 74:21, Alan Crieghton 68:46, Neil Henderson 70:41, Matt Wallace 66:01 and Wullie McCubbin 67:10.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 73:45, Alex Ure 74:14, Graeme Kerr 72:17, Alistair Johnson 74:21, Alan Crieghton 68:46, Neil Henderson 70:41, Matt Wallace 66:01 and Wullie McCubbin 67:10.
You would have thought with the Champions league game on telly the turn out would have been poor. I was expecting a maximum of ten riders to turn out on a cloudy windy night. That way any one that made the effort would be guaranteed at least a point. Instead we got 22 riders!
It even looks like only a PB will get you marching up (or even on) the league table.
On a night where personnel bests were achieved by approximately a third of the competitors, Collin may prove to be decisive in the League Table. This was the 4th of ten handicap races where the top seven results count. John Moir domination as regards to fastest time continues with a time of 22:53. Mike Thompson, with a PB, was second at 24:08 and John Patterson, also with a PB , third with a time of 24:24.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 27:22, Adrian Garret PB 28:19, Alfie Geddes PB 29:13, Colin Little PB 26:29, Alex Ure 27:40, Nick Prichard PB 25:46, Ashley Kerr 29:49, Kenny Hogg 27:05, Alec Barclay 27:47, Davy Thompson 28:14, Neil Henderson 25:55, Alastair Johnson PB 26:57, Colin McCann 26:06, Graeme Kerr 26:08, Billy Geddes 29:03, Wullie McCubbin 24:59, Matt Wallace 25:58, Neil Pearson 24:46 and Robert McCallay PB 27:39.
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. John Patterson has regained top spot over reigning handicap champion Mike Thompson. The gap is growing between them and third place John Moir.
Holidays are coming soon so some riders, like John Moir , will miss a few weeks – shame!Alan Creighton has had his Seasons moment of glory. He overtook John Moir during the downhill at Park Farm. John’s problem is you can’t practice down hills on the rollers! So I thought we should consider changing the hill climb to a descent but then mad Mossy might win it!
It even looks like only a PB will get you marching up (or even on) the league table.
On a night where personnel bests were achieved by approximately a third of the competitors, Collin may prove to be decisive in the League Table. This was the 4th of ten handicap races where the top seven results count. John Moir domination as regards to fastest time continues with a time of 22:53. Mike Thompson, with a PB, was second at 24:08 and John Patterson, also with a PB , third with a time of 24:24.
Other results were:
Donald McCalley 27:22, Adrian Garret PB 28:19, Alfie Geddes PB 29:13, Colin Little PB 26:29, Alex Ure 27:40, Nick Prichard PB 25:46, Ashley Kerr 29:49, Kenny Hogg 27:05, Alec Barclay 27:47, Davy Thompson 28:14, Neil Henderson 25:55, Alastair Johnson PB 26:57, Colin McCann 26:06, Graeme Kerr 26:08, Billy Geddes 29:03, Wullie McCubbin 24:59, Matt Wallace 25:58, Neil Pearson 24:46 and Robert McCallay PB 27:39.
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. John Patterson has regained top spot over reigning handicap champion Mike Thompson. The gap is growing between them and third place John Moir.
Holidays are coming soon so some riders, like John Moir , will miss a few weeks – shame!Alan Creighton has had his Seasons moment of glory. He overtook John Moir during the downhill at Park Farm. John’s problem is you can’t practice down hills on the rollers! So I thought we should consider changing the hill climb to a descent but then mad Mossy might win it!
We managed to get round Park Farm without traffic lights on the 20th May for the 18 mile time trail. It was a breezy headwind to begin with but, by the time the competitors reached Beeswing the wind was in their back. John Moir was fastest round the hilly course with a time of 43:32. John Patterson was second at 46:45 and Mike Thompson was third with a time of 47:08.
Other results were:
Davy Thompson 54:06, Colin Little 52:22, Dave Moss 55:38, Sam Ewart 53:56, Alec Barclay 56:05, Rob McCallay 51:51, Colin McCann 49:50, Alistair Johnson 53:50, Nick Prichard 49:49, Donald McCalley 53:13, Neil Henderson 52:06, Alan Crighton 50:06, Wullie McCubbin 48:00 and Matt Wallace 49:10.
Next week we’re back to the handicap league where Collin is the setting for the 4th of 10 handicaps. The league is close but there is still a chance that anyone can win the trophy (except Graham and I). In between we are hosting the Beattock Open, so good luck to all our club members who are taking part in that or the Criteriums.
Other results were:
Davy Thompson 54:06, Colin Little 52:22, Dave Moss 55:38, Sam Ewart 53:56, Alec Barclay 56:05, Rob McCallay 51:51, Colin McCann 49:50, Alistair Johnson 53:50, Nick Prichard 49:49, Donald McCalley 53:13, Neil Henderson 52:06, Alan Crighton 50:06, Wullie McCubbin 48:00 and Matt Wallace 49:10.
Next week we’re back to the handicap league where Collin is the setting for the 4th of 10 handicaps. The league is close but there is still a chance that anyone can win the trophy (except Graham and I). In between we are hosting the Beattock Open, so good luck to all our club members who are taking part in that or the Criteriums.
3rd Race of our ten mile handicaps
It was back to time trial business after the TLI road race at Chaplecross. Dalbeattie, for the first time this year was the venue for the 3rd in a series of ten road races. The winner again was John Moir with a time of 23:29, but Ben Smith recorded a PB with a time of 24:27 closing the gap between the two of them. Mike Thompson continued his run of for and was third with a time of 24:32.
Other results were:
Adrian Garrett 29:02, Colin Little 27:18 PB, Alfie Geddes 30:12 PB, Alec Barclay 28:42, Billy Geddes 29:51, Graham Kerr 26:44, Colin McCann 26:20, Alan Crighton 25:48, Guy Graham 27:22, Nick Pritchard 26:21, Jim McConnachie 28:33, John Patterson 24:55, Wullie McCubbin 25:44, Neil Pearson 24:45 and Robert McCalley 27:53 PB.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
These 10 mile time trials are handicapped races which gives every member a chance to win points. J. Patterson has lost top spot to reigning handicap champion M. Thompson. The seven best from ten are taken into account, so there’s plenty of time for the table to alter. Also bear in mind that the handicap alters with every PB.
I’ve been missing in action due to a cold but I quote from my spies out in the field. “Guy Graham done really well in his triathlon at the weekend. He was 8th (though I later heard it was closer to 3rd) out of 200 plus. If only he had done 4 laps instead of 3” .Now I know what I’m doing wrong.
It was back to time trial business after the TLI road race at Chaplecross. Dalbeattie, for the first time this year was the venue for the 3rd in a series of ten road races. The winner again was John Moir with a time of 23:29, but Ben Smith recorded a PB with a time of 24:27 closing the gap between the two of them. Mike Thompson continued his run of for and was third with a time of 24:32.
Other results were:
Adrian Garrett 29:02, Colin Little 27:18 PB, Alfie Geddes 30:12 PB, Alec Barclay 28:42, Billy Geddes 29:51, Graham Kerr 26:44, Colin McCann 26:20, Alan Crighton 25:48, Guy Graham 27:22, Nick Pritchard 26:21, Jim McConnachie 28:33, John Patterson 24:55, Wullie McCubbin 25:44, Neil Pearson 24:45 and Robert McCalley 27:53 PB.
PB denote personnel best at this distance
These 10 mile time trials are handicapped races which gives every member a chance to win points. J. Patterson has lost top spot to reigning handicap champion M. Thompson. The seven best from ten are taken into account, so there’s plenty of time for the table to alter. Also bear in mind that the handicap alters with every PB.
I’ve been missing in action due to a cold but I quote from my spies out in the field. “Guy Graham done really well in his triathlon at the weekend. He was 8th (though I later heard it was closer to 3rd) out of 200 plus. If only he had done 4 laps instead of 3” .Now I know what I’m doing wrong.
Our first 25 mile time trial of the season, on the 29th April took place at Beattock. This is the course for the Dumfries cycle festival “open” 25 mile time trial. So it was an excellent warm up.
John Moir was the only rider who broke the hour mark with a time of 59:02. Ben Smith second at 64:05 and John Patterson third at 64:21.
Other results were:
Davy Thompson 73:15, Nick Prichard 68:01, Colin Little 71:28, Alastair Johnson 73:18, Dave Barnes 66:29, Graeme Kerr 69:33, Colin McCann 67:34, Alex Ure 74:32, Neil Henderson 69:18, Guy Graham 69:28, Alan Crighton 67:15, Wullie Mc Cubbin 65:58, Mike Thompson 65:50 and Neil Pearson 64:26.
I spent most of the post race trying to convince Yvonne I didn’t go for chips. Sorry I took so long but I’ve ran out of excuses. Talking of which the prize for best excuse for not riding goes to Alf Gedes, who managed to lock both his helmet and car keys inside his car. It’s made even more amusing when he was asked if he was “riding or hiding” only 15 minutes earlier. We also got to the bottom of John’s Dad’s music tastes. Last week it was his brother’s not his Dad’s MP3 player. Dave listens to Glen Millar, George Formby, Nat King Cole and the likes.
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