4 PBs
1 SB
6 have been quicker this year
4 riding the circuit for the first time this year, two for the very first time.
After sorting out some of his mechanical problems with two strategically placed raw plugs would Malcolm finish and add to his eight wins? Trevor Deeble was off early in the field and was absolutely hammering it as he crossed the finish line. Stuart Hodd was smooth and fast at the finish and then a short wait for Malcolm who made it all the way to the finish, third time lucky on the return to the circuit after the Hastings-Rye classics.
It was Trevor (34:34) who had won with a PB by a big margin of 1:21 and jumped up the all comers table to third place after Pete Tadros and Barney Willard. Following the Tour de France in the Alps must have inspired Trevor to put some hard work in these last few weeks.
Stuart Hodd (35:31) was second, Malcolm (35:41) third and in equal fourth place with 36:09 Joe Jenner, a PB by nearly a minute, and Simon Newell.
Fastest time of the night was a private TT by In Gear's Barney Willard (33:32) with another PB on the course, chipping another seven seconds off his time set two weeks ago.
The fourth PB was by Metin Alsanjak (40:44) improving by almost one and a half minutes, which is some four minutes quicker than his first two times at the beginning of the season.
Malcolm had sewn up the points table weeks ago but Stuart's second place could be under threat if Trevor can ride and win all the remaining events. Trevor is 6-3 up on head to heads but work and following the Tour has resulted in Stuart gaining valuable points, in particular wins when Malcolm DNF'd.The other interesting close tussle is between juniors Joe Jenner and Joe Kingsman (36:21) who was in sixth place. Joe Jenner is 4-2 up on head to heads but Joe Kingsman did an absolutely stonking ride in the first Broad Oak TT of the season and could close the gap over the next three weeks with it all down to a grand finale on Battery Hill ?
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