Carryduff - Ballygowan League Race #7 (5th July 2011)

A surprisingly good evening with a bit of headwind on the way out to Saintfield marked the return of the League Races.

For those who drive up to the TTs there is always the question of what you do with your car keys. Heaven forbid having to carry the weight of a car key in your jersey pocket! Ed Smith now has an innovative solution to this problem which without any sugar coating simply involves slinging your keys in the bushes. This technique was so effective and secure that 4 people had to hunt in the bushes for 10 mins to find the keys after the TT.

Hooperman showed a distinct lack of business acumen when he shamefully admitted buying tubes from a shop during the week. How did the Hooperman not know that he could have gotten a better deal from the TT tube stockpile (that's the big plastic jar full of tubes you see each week). Martin Lewis must be turning in his grave.

On a serious note we hope that Mike Millar is okay after colliding with a car at the Saintfield-Ballygowan turn. This is an example of why the organisers insist on the disclaimer being signed each week and ask for TI membership. It is each persons responsibility to cycle safely on the roads.

Next week (12th July holiday) Enda is being put in charge. The proposal is to meet at the House of Sport at 6:45pm. The format will be to go for a 60K spin which will take in sections of the normal TT courses and give a chance for some chaingang work.


Girls

1 Judith Lowry        32.35
2 Emma Bamford        33.48
3 Ali McConnell       34.53
4 Aisling Trainor     35.25
5 Caroline Cullan     36.42
6 Heather Bamford     37.05
7 Anne Duffy          38.06
8 Angela Burns        39.12

Boys

  
1 Stephen McWilliams  27.23
2 Enda Marron         27.55
3 Eamon Hill          28.32
4 Hooperman           29.24
5 Vaughan Purnell     29.31
6 Matt Allum          29.45
7 Mike Lyons          30.14
8 Dave Lonnen         30.16
9 Desi McHenry        30.43
10 Peter Morrison     30.52
11 Glen Pollock       30.52
12 Niall Magee        31.32
13 Marty Lennon       31.33
14 Davy Calvert       31.34
15 Bill Rafferty      31.39
16 Connor Reilly      32.12
17 Kevin Egan         33.16
18 Karl King          33.49
19 Peter McGuicken    33.53
20 Shane Quinn        34.15
21 Paul Trainor       34.17
22 Ed Smith           34.22
23 Garrett Green      34.27
24 Andrew McMurray    35.05
25 Gerard Keogh       36.07
26 Patrick Dewar      41.25
27 Mike Millar dnf

Thanks to time keepers: John McManus and Neville.