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VERULAM CC SPORTING COURSE TIME TRIAL (MILLENNIUM TROPHY ROUND 6) - 27.4 m - SAT 3rd JULY
Seven North Roaders competed in the Verulam CC 26 mile time trial on Saturday 3rd July.  The course comprised one lap of the Whitwell road race circuit and then took the riders to Hitchin, up the one in six hill to Great Offley and finished just outside Whitwell.  The weather was very blustery with frequent showers.
 
Neil Lewis was fastest North Roader in 1.12.33, closely followed by Richard Somerset in 1.13.58.   Further down the field there was proof (if it was ever needed) that lean = good, fat = bad, with the svelte Alan Harvey (1.17.10) and Chris Bullock (1.17.59) beating the more amply covered Chris Glithero (1.18.07) and Bruce Metheringham (1.18.22).  James McAleese, riding his first "man's" event finished in 1.22.26.  He will do better next time and is already plotting his revenge in the Memorial 50 in September. 
 
The event was won by Mark Wilkes in 1.5.20 after the favourite, Michael Hutchinson, punctured.
 
Chris G

 

Full results

 

Pos Rider Club Time
1 Mark Wilks  Argon 18 Extran Race Team  01:05:20 
2 Ross Clarke  Verulam CC  01:06:10 
3 Gavin Rumbles  CC Luton  01:07:05 
4 Gary Stevens  St Ives CC  01:07:28 
5 Steve Clarke  Verulam CC  01:07:56 
6 Steve Marchant  Swindon RC  01:08:31 
7 Robert Douglas  Norwood Paragon CC  01:08:46 
8 Des Gayler  Kenton RC  01:08:47 
9 Chris Stocks  21st Century Airports Cycling Team  01:09:07 
10 Ian Brazier  Verulam CC  01:09:18 
11 Jason Taylor  Velo Club Lincoln  01:09:43 
12 Andrzej Bojarski  Hemel Hempstead CC  01:09:56 
13 Luke Clarke  Verulam CC  01:10:35 
14 Julia Shaw  G.S. Strada  01:10:48 
15 Andrew Kirby  Finsbury Park CC  01:10:52 
16 Roger Porter  Verulam CC  01:11:06 
17 Brenda Pennell  Eastern Region Velo  01:11:13 
18 Richard Moule  Bossard Wheelers  01:11:17 
19 Stewart Fung  Redbridge CC  01:11:38 
20 Neil Lewis  North Road CC  01:12:33 
21 Nick Scott  Verulam CC  01:12:51 
22 Richard Somerset  North Road CC  01:13:58 
23 Simon Layfield  Team Welwyn  01:14:10 
24 Simon Hemington  Hemel Hempstead CC  01:14:15 
25 Malcolm Ash  Aylesbury CC  01:14:26 
26 Ian Bibby  Finsbury Park CC  01:15:40 
27 Robert Hemming  Team Economic Energy  01:15:46 
28 Bruce Pennell  Army C.U.  01:17:02 
29 Alan Harvey  North Road CC  01:17:10 
30 Chris Bullock  North Road CC  01:17:59 
31 Sara Dinwoodie  Chippenham & District Wh  01:18:05 
32 Chris Clithero  North Road CC  01:18:07 
33 Bruce Metheringham  North Road CC  01:18:22 
34 John Wilcock  Oxford City CC  01:19:30 
35 Brian Foran  Lampard RC  01:19:38 
36 Charles Rowe  North Norfolk Wheelers  01:22:12 
37 John Cottrell  Welwyn Wheelers  01:22:23 
38 James McAleese  North Road CC  01:22:26 
39 Linda Stocks  21st Century Airports Cycling Team  01:23:12 
40 Andrew Porter  Welwyn Wheelers  01:26:29 
41 Sophie Bruton  Welwyn Wheelers  01:31:56 
42 John Gabriel  Hinkley CRC  01:36:46 
43 Malcolm Jenkins  Verulam CC  01:41:49 
  Will Dorsett  A.P.I. Resprays  DNF 
  Helen Biggerstaff  High Wycombe CC  DNF 
  Michael Hutchinson  M.D.T. Giant  DNF 
  Robin MacLagan  Harworth & District CC  DNS 
  Dave Friend  Bishop Stortford CC  DNS 
  Kevin Tye  Posh Bikes.Com  DNS 
  Debbie Knott  Bedfordshire Roads CC  DNS 
  Rob Moore  Glendene CC  DNS 
  Andrew Brown  Welwyn Wheelers  DNS 
  Sean Wheatley  North Hampshire RC  DNS 
  John Watson  Headquarters Club  DNS 
  Simon Cox  Hemel Hempstead CC  DNS