Thanks to the riders who turned up for our final club 10 of the season. There were some notable rides on the night. Andy Milligan and Paul Longley have been producing some great rides this year and finally they got a win with a tie for first place with 23:13. Titch now has to take it easy for a few days before riding his first ever 12 hour TT on Sunday. Good luck Titch I’m sure you will enjoy the day.
Nick Butterworth rode his first and last club 10 of the year on his mountain bike, complete with rack and saddlebag. His 30:01 narrowly missed 20MPH average so a great ride.
I can now reveal the final result of the season long Guardian Cup handicap and scratch trophy competitions for club members. It’s quite rare for a rider with many years experience to take the Guardian Cup but Steve Thomas enjoyed his comeback year after several years of house renovations and took the trophy with 121 points. Despite many digs from me he never actually rode his TT bike so all of his rides were completed on his road bike and he clearly gained in fitness as time progressed. Nice one Steve. 2nd place went to Rhys Edwards in his first season of racing. Great series Rhys and hope to see you in some open TT’s next year. Carol Robson has made massive gains this year after several years trying. Recently she seems to have PB’d every ride and at distances up to 50 miles as well. It just shows that there is no substitute for regular competition.
Dave Walker looked set for taking the scratch cup but unfortunately the demands of a young family have restricted his rides so he gained maximum points in 4 events but didn’t manage to get a 5th counter in and this knocked him down to 6th place overall. As they say, you have to be in it to win it so hope we see you more next year Dave. As a result our victor was Sam Taylor which is fitting after an amazing debut season with the club. Sam scored 122 points with two wins and three second places. Andy Milligan took a well deserved second with 114 points, just pipping Dave Curran by a single point.
For those who are keen to continue with racing the open season continues right up until early October so if interested go to the CTT website and enter some events. It’s common to get some quick days in September so PB’s are still possible. If not hope to see you at the 10’s next season and finally a big thanks to Ann, Graham, Jimmy and anybody else who have regularly helped out with the running of these events.
Race Result
Position Rider Time
1 Andy Milligan 23.13
2 Paul Longley 23.13
3 Craig Lee 24.05
4 Lloyd Smith* 24.58
5 Dave McKay 25.37
6 Ray Tran 25.43
7 Dan Robson 26.01
8 Colin Latter 26.12
9 Lynsey Astles 27.14
10 Louise Stock 28.46
11 Nick Butterworth 30.01
Jeff Wood* DNF Puncture
Guardian Cup – Final Points
Place Name Best 5 Points Total Points Cumulative Round 1 8th May Round 2 15th May Round 3 22nd May Round 4 29th May Round 5 12th June Round 6 26th June Round 7 10th July Round 8 17th July Round 9 24th July Round 10 31st July Round 11 7th Aug
1 Steve Thomas 121 154 0 24 23 25 0 25 11 22 24 0 0
2 Rhys Edwards 109 155 25 21 17 0 0 24 22 16 16 0 14
3 Carol Robson 108 108 0 23 12 0 0 23 0 0 25 0 25
4= Craig Lee 99 123 19 15 10 0 0 14 25 25 15 0 0
4= Rob Amson 99 123 16 6 6 0 0 20 25 21 17 0 12
6 Lynsey Astles 95 95 0 16 18 23 0 0 0 0 23 0 15
7= Alison Morton 91 112 22 25 15 0 0 12 10 17 11 0 0
7= Colin Carthy 91 114 21 14 9 21 0 16 0 19 14 0 0
9= Chris Wheeler 90 90 0 0 24 24 0 18 0 24 0 0 0
9= Dave Curran 90 103 23 18 16 0 0 0 15 13 0 0 18
11 Dan Robson 87 103 0 11 5 20 0 14 0 15 18 0 20
12 Paul Longley 86 86 0 21 0 0 0 19 0 24 0 0 22
13 Andy Milligan 84 84 0 Benchmark 21 0 0 22 0 0 20 0 21
14 Louise Stock 77 77 0 0 Benchmark 0 0 0 16 18 19 0 24
15 Steve Marlow 74 74 0 22 13 22 0 0 17 0 0 0 0
16 Geoff Lovelady 72 91 17 13 7 0 0 0 13 12 12 0 17
17 Sam Taylor 71 71 0 19 20 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 19
18 Colin Latter 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 20 21 0 0
19 David Walker 61 61 0 17 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 16
20 Tom Heaward 59 59 24 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
21 Paul Connor 56 56 0 0 19 0 0 17 20 0 0 0 0
22= Emily Martin 44 44 0 8 8 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 13
22= Dave McKay 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 Benchmark 21 0 0 0 23
24 Ray Tran 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 Benchmark 18 0 23 0 0
25= Dave Fearon 31 31 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25= Mike Lodge 31 31 20 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 John O'Mara 22 22 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Andy Wooley 19 19 0 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
29 Steve Haskew 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 Benchmark 14 0 0 0 0
30 Jamie Walker 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Stephen Lucas 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Chris Gilbertson 0 0 0 Benchmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scratch Cup – Final Points
Place Name Best 5 Points Total Points Cumulative Round 1 8th May Round 2 15th May Round 3 22nd May Round 4 29th May Round 5 12th June Round 6 26th June Round 7 10th July Round 8 17th July Round 9 24th July Round 10 31st July Round 11 7th Aug
1 Sam Taylor 122 122 0 24 24 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 24
2 Andy Milligan 114 137 0 21 21 0 0 25 0 23 24 0 23
3 Dave Curran 113 134 25 23 22 0 0 0 22 21 0 0 21
4= Craig Lee 111 150 22 20 19 0 0 21 23 22 23 0 0
4= Colin Carthy 111 144 24 16 17 25 0 20 0 20 22 0 0
6 David Walker 100 100 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 25
7 Dan Robson 96 126 0 15 15 23 0 17 0 18 20 0 18
8 Paul Longley 91 91 0 22 0 0 0 23 0 24 0 0 22
9 Steve Thomas 85 98 0 5 8 20 0 16 15 17 17 0 0
10= Rhys Edwards 84 120 21 9 12 0 0 15 17 15 16 0 15
10= Lynsey Astles 84 95 0 11 13 21 0 0 16 0 18 0 16
12 Emily Martin 79 79 0 17 20 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 20
13 Steve Marlow 78 78 0 18 16 24 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
14 Geoff Lovelady 72 91 19 8 11 0 0 0 14 13 13 0 13
15 Paul Connor 71 71 0 0 23 0 0 24 24 0 0 0 0
16 Chris Wheeler 66 66 0 0 14 22 0 14 0 16 0 0 0
17 Louise Stock 63 63 0 0 9 0 0 0 12 14 14 0 14
18 Alison Morton 62 73 18 6 5 0 0 11 10 12 11 0 0
19= Colin Latter 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 21 0 0
19= Rob Amson 59 76 16 4 4 0 0 10 9 11 10 0 12
21 Carol Robson 58 58 0 7 7 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 17
22= Tom Heaward 56 56 20 0 10 0 0 0 14 0 12 0 0
22= Dave McKay 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 0 0 19
24 Ray Tran 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 13 18 0 19 0 0
25 Dave Fearon 42 42 23 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Andy Wooley 25 25 0 14 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
27 Mike Lodge 23 23 17 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Steve Haskew 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0
29 John O'Mara 18 18 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chris Gilbertson 13 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Jamie Walker 12 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Stephen Lucas 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Fearon – TT Secretary