1999 Results June - July

July 1999 July Round-Up Our rider of the month was Graham Seymour, the improvements on his PB times at 10 & 25 miles were remarkable. As most of us seasoned campaigners know you do not normally make vast improvements in PB's unless you are just starting out in the sport or you are young. What ever it is that Graham's on, I know quite a lot of us want some! Ron Rogers completed the full set of short distance vets standard records. I've got him thinking about trying a 12 hour next year, he told me that he has never been over 100 miles in a time trial. Dave Pollard had yet another winning month and must now be hot favorite to go one better than last year and win the ESCA BAR. Sean Yates made a second appearance in our evening ten series, this time on a good night and he showed us mortals just what is possible with a 19m30s. Evening Ten Series Click for Report and Results Peter Baker won the series and the handicap award with Mark Winton in second place, Hugh Proctor was second on handicap. ESCA & Club 100 Miles Championship on Sunday the 18th July Dave marches on towards the ESCA BAR On a very hot and still morning Dave Pollard finished a distant second overall and retained his Club 100 Championships His PB ride won him the Roy Humphrey Cup as fastest ESCA rider and virtually guaranteed him victory in the ESCA BAR competition. Peter Baker was the second Wanderer home after a good ride also in a PB time. Chris Martin struggled all the way round and was shattered afterwards, he was at least pleased to have also finished in a PB. The event was excellently promoted by the Wanderers with many club members turning out to help marshal, run the feed stations and generally support the riders. 1 2 3 4 5 Name Dave Pollard Peter Baker Chris Martin Peter Price Mick Burgess Chris Hill Horry Hemsley Time 4h12m03s 4h27m32s 4h30m59s 4h58m15s 5h51m14s DNF DNF 50 Time 2h03m35s 2h10m10s 2h15m10s 2h23m54s 2h54m15s 2h28m35s H'cp 3rd 1st 2nd 5th 4th Vts Std +46m26s +28m42s +25m15s +33m03s +20s Fastest Rider: Nick Gardiner in 3h49m40s Bognor Regis 50 miles on Sunday the 18th July Ron Rogers completed his quest to hold all the Vets standard records between 10 and 100 miles. He now only needs the 12 and 24 hour records to complete the full set. Name Ron Rogers Time 2h15m06s Vts Std +31m09s Fastest Rider: James Clarke in 1h55m45s Hertfordshire Wheelers Middlemarkers 25 miles on Sunday the 18th July Graham Seymour followed up his fast ten with another huge improvement this time over 25 miles. Is he legal? Name Dave Pollard Graham Seymour Time 58m07s 58m37s Fastest Rider: A Lyons in 51m04s VTTA Surrey/Sussex 25 miles on Sunday the 11th July Name Dave Pollard Peter Baker Nigel Siberry Graham Jeffs Time 58m07s 1h01m14s 1h01m35s 1h04m08s Fastest Rider: P Woodman in 53m34s

Results for Aug - Oct Results for March - May VTTA Surrey/Sussex 10 miles on Saturday the 10th July Name Peter Baker Ian Landless Ron Rogers Time 23m42s 24m42s 26m29s Fastest Rider: P Woodman in 21m28s Lampard RC 10 miles on Saturday the 10th July Name Chris Lord Time 21m25s Fastest Rider: Rob Pope in 20m33s Bognor Regis CC 10 miles on Thursday the 8th July Graham Seymour put 48 seconds into his 10 year old PB and then tried to blame it on his new state of the art no expence spared time trial machine! All our riders enjoyed the conditions to record good times. Shane Faulkners time helped tighten his grip on the club short distance BAR. Name Shane Faulkner Dave Pollard Graham Seymour Graham Jeffs Ian Landless Time 21m14s 22m02s 22m37s 23m24s 23m28s Fastest Rider: Sean Yates in 19m14s Oxford City RC 25 miles on Sunday the 4th July Dave Pollard was not much pleased with his first man off (No. 1 start number). Dave had to get up at 3am. Shane was off nearly two hours later at No. 111. Dave had requested close starting times for the two Wanderers! Dave and Shane's Sussex star status obviously doesn't carry much weight on what many consider the fastest 25 mile course in the country (H25/13B). Both Shane and Dave failed to improve on Chris Lord's fastest time (54m28s) over 25 miles this season. Name Shane Faulkner Dave Pollard Time 54m47s 55m21s Fastest Rider: Richard Prebble in 49m39s Peterborough CC 25 miles on Saturday the 3rd July Name Graham Jeffs Time 1h00m25s Fastest Rider: J Taylor in 55m20s Circuit of Earwig 19.25 Miles on Thursday the 1st July Paul Hunt retained his Earwig Championship on a blustery evening beating scratchman Peter Baker (who had recovered from his '24 Hour' adventure) into second place. Trevor Wright picked up the first handicap award and habitual lantern rouge Mick Burgess finished second on handicap. Ian Landless continued his good run of form by claiming the vets standard award. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Name Paul Hunt Peter Baker Graham Jeffs Steve Burgess Ian Landless Mark Norman Trevor Wright David Beale Mick Burgess Time 47m40s 48m29s 49m45s 50m17s 50m31s 52m22s 53m33s 55m36s 1h01m20s H'cp 1st 2nd Vts Std +8m02s Chris Hough DNS. There was one entry on the line (details below). Name S Simmonds (Lewes 2nd claim) Time 52m22s

June 1999 June Round-Up June was a good month for club records with four new marks being set Dave Pollard broke the club 25 mile championship record; Ron Rogers added the vets 10 record to his existing 25; 30 & 100 records. Ron only needs the 50 to complete his domination. Chris Martin took the '24 Hour' record to over 438 miles and Tony Gale set the mark for vets standard in the same event. On the short distant front Chris Lord did the fastest 25 (54m28s) of the year (set outside Sussex). The club short distance BAR is down to a two horse race between Dave and Shane, with Shane just holding a narrow advantage going into July. Sean Yates rode our evening Ten on the 28th in 20m10s that's virtually 30 mph average and he did it in damp and very blustery conditions. National '24 Hour' Championship on the 26th & 27th June Chris Martin finishes 5th with 438+ miles Click for Chris Martin's National 24 Hour report Chris, Tony & Peter. Team photo before the start Chris Martin finished 5th in a new club record and Tony Gale set a club record for vets standard Name Chris Martin Tony Gale Peter Baker Miles 438.173 399.740 DNF 12 Hours 231.7 207.3 Position 5th 15th Vts Std +47.377 +55.242 Fastest Rider: Dave Shepherd with 483.917 miles Whitewebbs CC 25 miles on Saturday the 26th June Another fast ride and top ten finish by Chris Lord on the fast F1/25 course. Name Chris Lord Time 54m28s Fastest Rider: Darren Willetts in 50m21s Club 25 Miles Championship on Thursday the 24th June Dave wins again with a New Club Championship Record Dave Pollard continued his domination of club championships, breaking Pete Robert's 25 mile championship record set in 1993 by 30 seconds. Peter Baker was an excellent second two days before he sets out to ride in the National '24 Hour'. Mark Norman was first on handicap and Ian Landless continued his recent good form winning the vets standard award. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Name Dave Pollard Peter Baker Nigel Siberry Paul Hunt Ian Landless Mark Norman Paul Gibbons Stuart Maddock John Mankelow Chris Hough Trevor Wright David Beale Mick Burgess Time 57m53s 1h00m21s 1h00m55s 1h01m21s 1h03m26s 1h05m23s 1h06m00s 1h06m17s 1h07m14s 1h08m16s 1h08m36s 1h09m34s 1h20m37s H'cp 2nd 1st Vts Std +12m37s Trevor Night and Graham Jeffs DNS. There were six entries on the line (details below). Name & Club A Rolfe (Eastbourne Rovers) K Newsam (Eastbourne Rovers) K Burton (Easbourne Rovers) D Cox (Easbourne Rovers) S Simmons (Lewes 2nd claim) G Lade(Easbourne Rovers) Time 57m53s 1h01m23s 1h01m35s 1h02m40s 1h04m35s 1h09m36s ESCA & Club 50 Miles Championship on Sunday the 20th June Dave crashes and still finishes second only beaten by Sean Yates On a horrible wet and very windy morning, when 20 riders out of a field of 61 did not start, Dave Pollard finished second and retained his ESCA and Club 50 Championships. The event was won in style by Sean Yates (who is not eligible for the ESCA Championship as his club 'Team Clean' is not affiliated to ESCA) Dave had a nasty fall at Kennel Corner, but being the hard man that he is, he remounted and went even faster than before over the last 15 miles. Back at the HQ with blooded thigh, leg and hand, Dave looked like one of the many pictures of the pros that you see in Cycling Weekly after they crash! For the mortal members of the club it was a matter of getting round and finishing, Chris Martin was just glad to finish in one piece after a few scary moments with the cross winds and the biggest scare of his time trialing life when he was nearly sucked under a Tesco's artic! 1 2 3 4 Name Dave Pollard Chris Martin Horry Hemsley Mick Burgess Time 2h01m19s 2h11m31s 2h31m00s 2h51m07s H'cp 1st 3rd 4th 2nd Vts Std +17m46s +6m32s +12m50s -7m17s Graham Jeffs; Peter Baker & Paul Hunt DNS. Fastest Rider: Sean Yates in 1h51m12s

Bognor Regis CC 10 miles on Thursday the 17th June Ron Rogers set a new club best at 10 miles on vets standard with a +6m36s, beating the previous record held by Ken Stevens. Ron now holds the club vets record for 10; 25; 30 & 100 miles. Ron's next mission is to beat Horry's 50 mile mark of +30m22s to complete the full set. Name Dave Pollard Graham Jeffs Ian Landless Graham Seymour Ron Rogers Time 21m50s 23m42s 23m52s 24m36s 24m39s Fastest Rider: John Sharples in 20m36s Club 30 Miles Championship on Sunday the 13th June Dave wins in new course record On a cool damp overcast morning Dave Pollard added The Lewes Wanderers 30 mile Championship to his growing list of victories. In a time that broke the course record by 39 seconds held previously by ex Wanderer John Limpus, Dave also finished fastest on vets standard and second on handicap. A disappointing low number of entries meant that only eight Lewes riders started the event. Chris Martin ended up as best of the rest also winning the handicap award. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Name Dave Pollard Chris Martin Nigel Siberry Paul Hunt Hugh Proctor Laurie Leaney Stuart Maddock Mick Burgess Time 1h11m04s 1h15m32s 1h16m18s 1h17m13s 1h27m21s 1h29m45s 1h29m55s 1h38m27s H'cp 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 6th 5th 7th 8th Vts Std +9m20s +3m40s +9m02s +3m11s -4m31s +9s N/A -3m45s Chris Hough and Peter Baker DNS. There were three entries on the line (details below). Name & Club R Sutton (VC Etoile) C Oxborrow (VC Etoile) K Burton (Easbourne Rovers) Time 1h11m18s 1h19m57s 1h20m35s Southern Counties CU 50 miles on Sunday the 13th June Shane Faulkner completed the fastest Sussex 50 of the year by a Wanderer, beating Dave Pollards effort on the Norwood Paragon 50 by 15 seconds. This result gives Shane the edge in his battle to retain the club short distance BAR. With the Bognor 50 (the only other Sussex 50 left) clashing with the ESCA 100. Dave will have to choose between the two (ESCA BAR or Club Short Distance BAR? decisions, decisions!) Name Shane Faulkner Time 1h58m09s Fastest Rider: Peter Main in 1h51m37s Charlotteville CC 25 miles on Saturday the 12th June The fast H25/8 course in conjunction with near perfect Saturday afternoon conditions allowed Chris Lord and Graham Jeffs to demonstrate their speed and produce more than respectable times. Chris had to use his spare bike at the last minute after finding a crack in the frame of his race bike. Name Chris Lord Graham Jeffs Time 54m59s 1h00m33s Fastest Rider: Malcolm Cox in 52m11s Sussex CA 50 Miles Championship on Sunday the 6th June Dave Pollard Wins Sussex CA Championship Dave Pollard won the Sussex CA 50 mile Championship adding it to last years ESCA 50 victory. Shane Faulkner battled his way to the finish, despite his strong dislike of events over 25 miles. Dave and Shane along with Peter Baker won the award for fastest Sussex team. Name Dave Pollard Shane Faulkner Peter Baker Horry Hemsley Time 2h00m50s 2h04m36s 2h16m56s 2h27m34s Dave Pollard

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