Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 9 – 5th August 2015 – and overall positions

It really couldn’t get more exciting, or close, in the race for the Guardian Cup 2015.

During round 9, we saw another 3 PBs from Andy, Colin and Matt (who has jumped into this for the first time this year and seems to go from strength to strength each week).

There were only 10 contenders for the TT, and the weather probably put everyone else off. The wind from the previous night had eased a little as the drizzle and rain showers moved across Cheshire, so conditions may not have been ideal (if there is such a thing as ideal for a time trial!).

At the top again this week was Lee Suthard, who just doesn’t slow down to any degree despite changing conditions. 2nd was Jim, who has been a consistent high scorer in the competition, riding every week, and 3rd Chris Gilbertson, braving riding a TT before running one on Saturday 8th!

The competition overall though is nail-bitingly close. Jim still sits at the top, but Matt Sayle, beating his PB by 40 seconds this week, scored maximum points, to put him 1 point behind Jim going into the final round for the Guardian Cup. Also jumping up just 1 point behind Matt is Nigel Woods. Next week will be a thriller, and any one of the top three, or even 4th, 5th or 6th (there are only 16 points separating the top 6), still has the chance to grab the Guardian Cup in the last round!!!