Phil Hersey rode the Leo RC 30 mile TT (E2/30) on Saturday 28 June . It was a sunny but windy afternoon and a few of the riders did not turn up (notably Michael Hutchinson who was planning to go for the competition record if the conditions were good). Phil managed 1.08.01 and finished in 5th place, but more notably breaks Dave Youell's 25 year old club record. Congratulations Phil that's two club records this year. The winner was Barry Charlton with 1.3.22.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Chris Baldwin solos to victory in the Metropolitan Police Road Race
Phil Hersey reports.
There were so many familiar aspects to this event. The HQ was the Metropolitan Police Social club in Chigwell where we have our club dinner. The course was around Toot Hill and Mount End and included part of our evening 10 course. The course was pot-holed, bumpy, hilly in parts and narrow. Only the Met Police could run an event like this - we were surrounded by Police vans, motorbikes and numerous marshals in what felt more like the Tour of Britain than the ERRL. Four Eagles were on the start line - Phil, Damian, Chris and Ben.
The race started, as these races often do, with a couple of riders off the front early on, chancing their arm, but they were chased down after about 1/2 a lap away. Several riders attempted to get away but didn't succeed and the pace was fairly steady for the first couple of laps. Both Phil and Chris managed to eject water bottles on different pot holes, fortunately with no damage done to the following riders. On the third lap, Phil upped the pace to string the bunch out on the road from Toot Hill to Mount End. Chris was on his wheel and attacked when he ran out of steam. Nobody followed Chris, so he had a long hard 15 mile time trial to the finish. Once Chris was away, Damian and Phil were managing the pace at the front of the bunch and chasing down any attacks. In the end Chris crossed the line about a minute ahead of the bunch. Ben's job was to pace himself in and with any luck pick up the 8 points he needs for his 2nd cat license, but his typical bunch sprint heroics didn't quite get him through the group. In the end Chris crossed the line about a minute ahead of the bunch for a well deserved victory.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Guess Who ?
Who's this fast finisher ? For those of you with keen eyes you may recognise the location. Here's another clue, he's a full time bike rider now !
Result of the inter club 25 with the South Eastern
| Position | Rider | Time | Club |
| 1 | Chris Baldwin | 58:55 | Eagle RC |
| 2 | Damien Foy | 59:49 | Eagle RC |
| 3 | Garth Evans | 1:01:51 | Eagle RC |
| 4 | Eddy Hyde | 1:06:13 | SERC |
| 5 | James Sale | 1:06:24 | Eagle RC |
| 6 | Howard Grace | 1:08:53 | Eagle RC |
| 7 | Joe Lambert | 1:10:23 | Eagle RC |
| 8 | Oliver Walker | 1:10:26 | SERC |
| 9 | Dave Farrow | 1:11:05 | Eagle RC |
| 10 | Michael Twitchett | 1:11:05 | SERC |
| 11 | Liz Chittenden | 1:11:19 | Eagle RC |
| 12 | Graham Masters | 1:11:28 | Eagle RC |
| 13 | Alan Walker | 1:12:06 | SERC |
| 14 | Chas Wilde | 1:15:18 | Eagle RC |
| 15 | Colin Derrick | 1:15:58 | SERC |
| 16 | Dave Wright | 1:22:05 | Eagle RC |
| 17 | Ian Eastwood | 1:28:30 | Eagle RC |
All in all a good day for the Eagles. Weather wise though it was pretty awlful with an inconsistent but strong westerly for the riders to contend with.
The course was probably riding 2 to 3 minutes slower than par, which makes the rides all the more creditable. Well done all !
I may be wrong but I believe this was Chris Baldwin's first crack at a 25 on the E1. "Going under" on the E1 and for your first 25 on the E1 is really quite special so Chris deserves our congratulations. Although his performance will come as no surprise to us folk who ride club 10's Tuesday evenings. I have seen Chris every week as he comes past from however many minutes back.
