Personal best!

Almost monotonously, VC10 riders have leapt forward again to record lifetime best performances, season’s bests and other “head-of-the-field” performances

HWCC Evening League 25

French Alpine espoir, Richard Wise, showed strength to produce 1.13.25, pipping Richard King, 1.15.12, just outside the 20mph marker. Ralph Dadswell hopped onto 3 wheels to produce a fast 1.3.44, and Joe Holloway posted 1.2.49.

Joe Holloway "Man on Fire"

Hertford Wheelers 10

Pete Lawrence produced his first Pb of the week on the same night, travelling to the A10 near Hoddesden to blast round the coveted course in a sparkling 21.21

Dursley 25

Pete led a trio including Chris Grieg and Richie Davies on the fast U46 near Cirencester. On a less than perfect evening, all three impressed, with Richie producing his second fastest ever ride – 58.10, Tall Chris beating his previous best ever, in  57.25 and Pete Pbing again – for the second time in the week, with a scorching 54.56.

Unfortunately, in an awful moment, these performances were overshadowed. All our riders were unaware of the tragedy unfolding in their midst, as a motorist ploughed into the back of Alex Anderson during his ride. Alex, so very sadly, did not make it. Our thoughts are with his family and friends

Off Road

On a very much happier note, Rick Fetherstone is still the off-road man to beat. In the Summit MTB series, he won the veteran’s section on both 26 May and 9 June and was 11^th in the Southern Xc series race 3 at Crow Hill.

Blenheim Tri

Father and son team Dan and Ed Clemens tried a dabble in the lake at Blenheim Palace north of Oxford, taking part in the triathlons held there. Ed leapt into the Under-17’s Super Sprint, clocking 6.28 for the 400m lake swim (like trying to swim in a washing machine!), 23.08 for the 13.8km bike leg, and 12.48 in the 2.9k foot race. Overall, Ed was 23^rd in 47.11

Dad Dan went further, though a little slower. 750m in the cold water took 17.16, The 20k bike lasted 36.09 and he finished with a 5k run in 28.25. 1.28.25 for 841^st. BIG field!!!

Tour de Vale

With many other riders, Dan and Ed also took part in the Tour de Vale in Aylesbury on Sunday. Ed’s competitive spirit propelled him out of the gate first, and he was seen closely following the lead car as he hurtled past Stoke Mandeville National Spinal Injuries Centre. First away, he maintained his advantage for the full 55 miles, to return to the finish first, too. More details next week.