Pos	Name	Club	Time	Hcap	H'cap Time	Vet Std	Std +/-
1	Andy Bentley	Plomesgate CC	24:35	5:05	19:30	-	-
2	Pete Whelan	Plomesgate CC	24:40	2:06	22:34	27:20	+2:40
3	Stephen Beaumont	Plomesgate CC	25:49	3:49	22:00	25:42	-0:07
4	Jim Hardwicke	Plomesgate CC	26:13	4:20	21:53	-	-
5	Steve Jones	Plomesgate CC	26:43	3:20	23:23	-	-
6	Marshall Crowe	Plomesgate CC	26:54	5:56	20:58	26:30	-0:24
7	Mark Howlett	Plomesgate CC	27:04	3:15	23:49	-	-
8	Andrew Whelan	Mildenhall CC	28:05	-	-	-	-
9	Roger Cantwell	Swindon RC	28:41	-	-	-	-
10	John Vidler	Godric CC	30:59	-	-	-	-
11	Ron Philpot	Plomesgate CC	31:01	8:26	22:35	31:30	+0:29
12	Bev Whelan	Plomesgate CC	31:49	7:59	23:50	28:52	-2:57
13	Jerry Trigger	Plomesgate CC	32:06	7:58	24:08	25:42	-6:24
14	Jim Ingram	Plomesgate CC	32:50	6:11	26:39	25:42	-7:08

Timekeeper and Pusher: Matt Donaldson, Adrian McTigue

Rain earlier in the day meant that the course was damp, but the showers held off while we raced. And although most riders said how 'heavy' and slow it felt, most people's times were on at least a par with a fortnight ago.

One rider who didn't go faster was Andy, so his run of improving by about a minute each ride has finally come to an end. An exact repeat of his time from a fortnight ago was enough (just) to see off Pete for a maiden victory, so he wasn't too unhappy. These two were over a minute ahead of the battle for the last place on the podium, which went to Stephen B, as he equalled his best ever evening time. Close behind, Marshall made good use of his new tri-bars to set a new pb, dipping under 27 minutes for the first time.

Roger decided his holiday in Aldeburgh was too relaxing, so came out to play, recording a creditable time for his first attempt on the course.

Now that we're over halfway through the series, the races for the club competitions are starting to take shape. Pete is still clear leader for the Vets, with Ron in second place needing to find over two minutes to mount a serious challenge. Viv, having an evening off after her exertions in the Mountain Mayhem at the weekend, leads the Women, while positions in the handicap are unchanged from last time – Andy still ahead of Adrian by just one second. As far as the points competition goes, Matt is still favourite, but isn't in the lead yet, due to the arcane scoring system...

1.	Steve J	29 pts	6 events
2.	Andy B	37.75pts	5 events
3.	Matt D	45 pts	4 events

I expect that the standings in this competition will change dramatically over the next couple of events!

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