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Evening Hilly 15

That arch enemy of the time trial organiser, “road improvements”, meant a forced course change to tonights Hilly 15.  It was decided that the revised route would take the riders on a short cut via Hollow Lane to the A264, rejoining the GS/877 course.

While cutting the corner off the original course by a mile or two, it actually made the ride tougher. The first 4 miles or so were now a series of rises and troughs with little chance for the legs and lungs to recover in between.

Nine riders were present including a rare visit from Paul Harris. Lingfield based junior riders Emily and David Barnes, both rising stars riding at national level were also present. David in particular put in a super ride.

Results

Steve Dennis 0:33:11
David Barnes 0:36:59
Simon Neave 0:38:43
Ben Hardisty 0:39:32
Paul Harris 0:40:13
Emily Barnes 0:40:38
Richard Woodward 0:40:44
Paul Turner 0:42:54
Peter Bedingfield 0:47:04

Many thanks to Chris Daniels for time keeping and Richard Blackmore for pushing off duties