News - February 2008
Sunday 24th February - Open Hilly 10.2 TT report
Fantastic weather greeted the record entry for the Andover Wheelers
Hilly 10 mile time trial and the local riders put in some excellent rides! Starting
and finishing in Vernham Dean, all riders faced the stiff climb of Conholt Hill
within the first mile before retracing round through Hatherden and Upton to the
finish. Simon Healey was the leading Wheeler in a time of 28mins 29secs for an
eventual 6th place overall and, with the support of Max Webber (29mins 44secs -
13th place) and Dave Dinsdale (30mins 22secs - 15th place) led the Andover
Wheelers to the overall team prize.
Two young Andover Wheelers, Tom Bolton and Ollie Pritchard, were having
their first rides in the event and showed that there is plenty of ability
coming through. Both produced excellent times, Ollie in 30mins 37secs - 17th
place and Tom in 32mins 32secs - 22nd place.
But it was the Ladies event that produced the most exciting finish! Lizzy
Yates and Iris Williams started 10 minutes apart and it was Williams who held a
12 second advantage over her rival at the top of Conholt Hill. But Yates wasn't
to be outdone easily and fought back on the rest of the circuit to finish in the
exact same time as Williams in 36mins 37secs, leaving both ladies in
joint 1st place in the Ladies event!
Other Andover Wheelers times were Roger Hartnell (30mins 29secs - 16th place),
Simon Foster (31mins 29secs - 20th place) and Stuart Thompson (32mins 45secs -
23rd place).
Words courtesy of Mike Webber.
Click on a thumbnail image to expand. Photos
courtesy of Barrie Austen.