Higham Q10/7 17th September

A good morning for Avanti but is it enough?

Unofficial results;

1, Martin Brown 7Oaks Tri, 23.13

2, Stephen Searby 7Oaks Tri, 23.54

3, Tony Day GS Avanti, 24.19

4, Bob Graves GS Avanti, 25.28

5, Paul Allen GS Avanti, 26.16

6, Martin Davey GS Avanti, 26.37

7, Derek Taylor Sydenham, 26.45

8, Ian Soper GS Avanti, 28.38

9, Dave Bettinson GS Avanti, 29.08

10, Mark Evens 7Oaks Tri, DNF

11, Sally Mortleman 7Oaks Tri, DNF

12, James Balley 7Oaks Tri, DNF

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Permalink Reply by Rob G on September 17, 2011 at 13:28

Well done all. Nice 3rd Tony.

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Permalink Reply by michael farla club captain on September 17, 2011 at 16:39

indeed well done Tony 3rd ! and rest of Avanti

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Permalink Reply by Bill Fitzgerald on September 17, 2011 at 17:49

Nice one Tony, must be that new front wheel ;-)

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Permalink Reply by DaveB on September 18, 2011 at 19:07

Hi Tony,

Well done on Saturday with your first podium position. While we finished very strongly with 31 points on Saturday, Seven Oaks grabbed the two top spots giving them 19. Net gain 12 points. We needed more than 12 points to overhaul them. I will check the totals ASAP and give a more accurate final listings.

On a more positive note, Avanti really went for it this year and turned out in strength and numbers when requested to take on the other two rivals. The whole series has been a monumental success, strong start numbers have helped, with our faster riders contributing enormously. I still think we can win this coveted title, roll on 2012.

Dave Bettinson Chairman

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Permalink Reply by Chris Dines on September 19, 2011 at 7:28

Couldn't agree more with that. Many of us have improved a lot this year, so next year we can really go for it. For any of those who have not taken part, the Inter-Club series is a great way of getting involved in something competitive, whatever your experience.

Dave, are you working on the club tables?

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Permalink Reply by DaveB on September 20, 2011 at 11:23

I'm down to supply the tables for posting this week.There are one or two ' OPEN 'events which also qualified for the championship hence the slight delay. The other delay being a holiday week in Spain, and the Avanti Italy cycling week bonanza enjoyed in the mountains and foothills of the Adriatic. 7 Brits made the journey from Gatwick.....warm sunshine...riding with ex-professional Giani Motta...fantastic food.... FREE wine... more later. Dave Bettinson

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Permalink Reply by Chris Dines on September 20, 2011 at 11:31

Ok, I'm jealous........

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Permalink Reply by rob on September 20, 2011 at 12:32

Inter-club points post taken from the Sydenham website. I'm accepting no responsibility for its' accuracy, we seem to have a clairvoyant in the club:

Inter-Club Over For 2011 - posted 11-09-2011

Well its seems like five minutes ago that the competition kicked off in Sundridge and its over all ready! The bad news is despite some great individual performances we came bottom of the pile again. It appears that whilst we can mix it at the top of the table on most events what we clearly lack is the 'bums on saddles' to bolster the points total

The totals below are provisonal, however any changes are expected to be minor and won't affect the standings:
Sevenoaks Tri - 559
GS Avanti - 508
Sydenham Wh - 393

Well done to Sevenoaks for making it 2 out of 2 and to the Avanti for giving them a run for their money!

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Permalink Reply by DaveB on September 22, 2011 at 10:53

Hi Rob

You must have had a bad day at the office when you wrote your response.

Your pessimistic, inaccurate summing up of the Interclub competition would make any politician proud of twisting the facts.

We came 2nd behind Sevenoaks (not bottom of the pack)

We were short by just10%

We certainly lacked volume of riders at the beginning of the series

There were several quality riders who did not put in a showing. Perhaps next year they might be persuaded to help occasionally.

'Bums on saddles' are important, but getting more riders into the top 10 scoring is vital.

Dave Bettinson

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Permalink Reply by rob on September 22, 2011 at 11:24

Hi David,

Perhaps you misunderstood. The phrase "Inter-club points post taken from the Sydenham website" means that the following posted comments were taken from the Sydenham website and are not my own. The phrase "I'm accepting no responsibility for its' accuracy, we seem to have a clairvoyant in the club:" is self explanatory.

Cheers

Rob