Autumn Series Round 2 - Whitwell 9.2 - 01/09/2013

Round 2 of the Autumn series saw significantly improved conditions form last week's "wash out", and as such competitor numbers were greatly increased.

The event was hosted on the tough Whitwell circuit (6Z/10), which although is a shorter distance than the usual 10 miler (at 9.2 miles) it does include 732ft of climbing and rarely has a piece of flat road.

Profile of the Whitwell Course (6Z/10)

The fastest rider of the day was Gavin Ashfield with a superb time of 23:13. Simon Doyle was the second quickest rider with a time of 23:42 and James Gomm rounded off the top three with a 24:16.

There was a good battle in the middle of the order with Mark Collins, Nick Senechal and Michael Webb all separated by just 15 seconds with Mark coming out on top.

Thanks goes to Steve Smith and Frank Turner for timekeeping duty and also to Nigel Wilson and James Spence who came out the cheer the riders on and support the event.

Riders at the start



Mike Webb being pushed off by Frank Turner.



Timekeeper, Steve Smith in coversation with the Bangalore Bruiser, Nigel Wilson.



Eventual winner, Gavin Ashfield, preparing for the off.


Round 3 of the Autumn Series returns to the Briercliffe 10 circuit at Old Warden, start time 9:00am on Sunday 8th September. 

Results
G Ashfield 23:13, S Doyle 23:42, J Gomm 24:16, N Hickman 24:46, S Auger 25:38 (Un), M Collins 26:05, N Senechal 26:08, M Webb 26:20, J McPherson 26:58, S Austin 27:11, S Myland (Un) 27:43, D Summerell 28:53, P Riley 29:20

Un - Unattached