Tonbridge TT: Results and a PB bonanza!!

Well, 12 Avanti members got up at crack of dawn to compete in this "10", and I'm guessing that at least 8 of us got PB's!! Despite four of us getting "22's" (Lee, Daz, Dan and I) such were the speeds achieved and the quality of turnout that I think only Lee scored extra points. ALL 12 put in really strong performances, and special note to Tony and Rob getting 23's after putting on a lot of TT work this year. If you look at last year's results, generally we've all made big improvements!

Position	Rider	Club	Time
1	Mark	Newton	Bec CC	00:20:58
2	Ben	Wimpory	Sydenham Wheelers CC	00:21:17
3	Robert	Royston	Sydenham Wheelers CC	00:21:46
4	Neil	Colvin	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:21:50
5	Martin	Brown	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:21:51
6	Kevin	Grimshaw	Bigfoot	00:21:53
7	Dave	Twin	Sydenham Wheelers CC	00:22:20
8	Mark	Evans	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:22:24
9	Lee	Staples	GS Avanti	00:22:36
10	Sam	Bennett	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:22:39
11	Darren	Squirrell	GS Avanti	00:22:39
12	Dan	Cottingham	GS Avanti	00:22:41
13	Stephen	Searby	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:22:44
14	Chris	Dines	GS Avanti	00:22:51
15	Jamie	Saunders	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:23:10
16	Tony	Day	GS Avanti	00:23:11
17	Mike	Hanson	Sydenham Wheelers CC	00:23:35
18	Rob	Grunfeld	GS Avanti	00:23:37
19	Olly	Hatfield	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:05
20	John	Edwards	GS Avanti	00:24:09
21	Mike	Turner	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:13
22	Tony	Lamoury	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:18
23	Andy	Delamain	GS Avanti	00:24:28
24	Richard	Bryant	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:29
25	Barry	Robinson	Sydenham Wheelers CC	00:24:39
26	Martin	Davey	GS Avanti	00:24:45
27	Jim	Pursell	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:48
28	Charlie	Mortleman	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:24:59
29	Duncan	Cochran	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:25:12
30	Paul	Allen	GS Avanti	00:25:30
31	David	Lepetit	GS Avanti	00:25:47
32	Simon	Lumsden	GS Avanti	00:26:57
33	Altaf	Ahmed	Sevenoaks Tri-Club	00:28:48

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Permalink Reply by Lee Staples on September 12, 2011 at 13:13

Good results for most, but personally should have been better prepared for this one and got a low 21.

If you remove 2nd claim riders Mark Newton and Kevin Grimshaw doesn't Daz also get Extra points for the Interclub.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Dines on September 12, 2011 at 13:20

Well I wasn't going to slag off your performance, but you were very obviously not yourself! Eigth gets 3 points as against 2 for turning up. Daz might have squeezed in.

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Permalink Reply by Lee Staples on September 12, 2011 at 13:37

Thanks for your sensitivity, but I'm just hoping to put those early morning demons to rest before next weekend and Higham, but looks like I'll have to wait for next year before I get into the 21's

BTW don't remind 7oaks, they only had 2 riders turn up to Higham last year. If the same happens this year we are still in with a chance of winning the Interclub.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny Edwards on September 12, 2011 at 13:55

It was a fun and fast course, and there are some amazing times by all. I was chatting to Dan and noticed his lack of skinsuit, aero helmet and TT bike - so its nice to see that raw power can still give you a damn fine time. How much different this makes to your terminal velocity I don't know.

I suspect that my 8 mile warm up (cycle to the start from Sevenoaks) might have been a little too far, especially as I didnt want to miss the start. What do others typically do as a warm up before a TT?

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Cottingham on September 12, 2011 at 17:31

Thanks Johnny, it was a fast course, and seeing i was only 5 seconds off the pace off Lee, i was very happy with that time, if only i caught Rob G up, he was only 5 seconds up the road at the finish.

TT helmet, and TT wheels next year and a new bike.. and training long distance miles in the winter with training in the gym aat work, im sure to be getting times of Lee next year,

Bring it on,