H&StL CC HRH classic times- 19th June

Lots of Hastings-Rye-Hastings PBs on the warmest day of the year

What a contrast from last week's miserable conditions for the club's Wednesday evening classic. Riders that missed out should be kicking themselves. Of the twelve riders that had ridden the course before ten produced PBs, that must be something of a record in itself?!!!!?

Joe K, Fastest Junior That Night

Malcolm Daly's winning time of 46:28 was a seven second improvement on PB. Stuart Hodd's first ride on the course of 48:08 gave him second place. After missing many week's 16 year old Joe Kingsman (48:44) was 2:54 quicker than last year to take third place and to come in just 11 seconds ahead of 17 year old Joe Jenner (48:55) who had a PB by 1:12. Biggest improvement in PB was over 20 minutes by 15 year old Ollie Chapman (53:32) but most riders would been a DNF last week if they had come off their bike in foul conditions.

The other times were:
50:44  Steve Butcher, first time on this course - getting the miles in for London-Edinburgh-London at the end of July
50:44  Jozef Mager, PB  by 1:13
51:13  Dan Hanlon, PB  by 1:25
51:59  Andy Foster, first time on this course
52:40  John Vidler, PB  by 2:52
53:52  Tom Norris, PB  by 2:02 (his time last week was 55:45 and not 59:45)
55:40  Greg Blackman, a few seconds off his PB
55:45  Steve Denny, PB  by 1:08
56:58  Steve Curtis, a few seconds off his PB

Fastest time of the night was a private time trial by In Gear's Barney Willard 45:50, a PB by 2.21