Only three riders from the Wayfarers Wheelers made it out today for the Newbury Road Club 25 mile Bank Holiday time trial - Chris and Steve, fresh from the ski slopes and Marwood. Others had better things to do on a Bank Holiday or are injured. Of the Tourmalet team, Pete has now been joined by Simon with what is hoped should be a minor knee problem after an off-piste wipe out.
The day dawned dry but with a blustery westerly wind. Steve and Chris set out to ride the 14 miles to start of the time trial near Aldermaston and were joined there by Marwood.
Given consecutive start numbers, the intrepid trio started off a minute apart. Steve first, followed by Marwood and then Chris. Of the Wayfarers Wheelers contingent, Steve romped home first with a time just of 1:12:05 followed by Chris with 1:21:39. Sadly Marwood punctured after only 6 miles but still put in a creditable 1:30:19. The event was won in a time of 1:00:22 so the guys still have some work to do to be competitive!
After the event, Chris and Steve left Marwood, who was headed north, to retrace their earlier route back to Highclere with Chris struggling with what seemed like cramp in his inner thighs! The pace was slow and into wind but despite a few threatening clouds the weather remained dry and the two completed a overall mileage for the day of nearly 55miles.
A big sportive next week, the Chiltern Dipper 100 miler!
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