Head to Head results 28th May

7 matches were completed this evening, with Ryan C the only person not able to make it. 

Results: 

Steve Begley triumphed over Peter McG with a winning margin of 1:28

Nicola McG beat Vaughan by a margin of 1:16 - Nicola posted a new best time, improving by over a minute on her previous best.

Conor McG came out on top over John M in a close contest, winning by just 18 seconds

Emma K beat Aidan Mc in another close contest winning by just 20 seconds

Conor P got the better of Paul Mc by just 51 seconds

Brian R beat Michelle by 35 seconds

And John C beat Gary H by 38 seconds 

All the winners progress to the next round which will take place on the last Tuesday of June. 

Harbour Estate 28th May

A bumper night with a bumper turnout - 20 riders took to the start line, with the added incentive of a number of head to head races also taking place.

Glen and Leeanne officiated with able support from accompanying fans Gareth and Master Morrison,

Perfect conditions helped the competitors to focus on applying power to the pedals with some super times and performances.

Vaughan took the honours although he was pushed hard by Conor Mc with Paul McA taking the third spot. There will be another post with the head to head results to come.

Vaughan - 30:39
Conor McG - 30:52
Paul McAl - 32:05
John M - 33:10
Conor P - 33:34
Peter M - 33:41
Ronnie S - 34:12
John C - 34:14
Mark G. - 34:33
Peter K - 35:54
Steve B - 35:55
Desi Mc - 36:27
Emma K - 36:41
Aidan Mc - 37:31
Peter Mc - 37:53
Paul K - 38:03
Brian R - 38:29
Michelle Mc - 38:34
Gary H - 41:52
Nicola Mc - 44:11

Annahilt (athletes TT) - 21st May 2019

It's all about the bike! An athletes TT is the perfect opportunity to justify the expensive bike and fancy aero gear. This is the TT were everyone hopes to be a minute slower on their regular bike. Most people that is. Two turned up in the aero gear much to the barely concealed contempt of the rest of the riders.

For the new riders this year:- keep your focus, improvement is guaranteed and don't get pulled under by the minor stuff.

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” 
– Muhammad Ali

Finally a timely thank you to Gary for keeping the TT series going. Being an organiser is a thankless task! However, it remains to be seen if this TT/golf scoring "business" will finish better than Game of Thrones.

Timekeeping tonight was brought to you tonight by Vaughan and John M, and the number 3!

Results

Peter M      21:55
Ronnie S     22:52
John C       23:18
Ryan W       23:47
Peter McG    25:03
Mark G       25:38
Brian R      26:31
Desi McH     26:50
Emma K       28:05
Nicola McG   29:42

Titanic & Head to Head

A bumper turnout tonight with 14 riders taking to the start line. Unfortunately with so many away on a training trip to Spain, only two of the head to head races were completed tonight, more on that later.

A very warm welcome to first time rider, John Connaghan registered a respectable 34:16 to finish in 6th place in the TT. Vaughan set a new course record with a fantastic 30:46, taking 58 seconds off last week’s time. Most riders improved on last week, with Ronnie believing he had done enough to beat Aidan by improving his time by 1:44 - however, he hadn’t planned on Aidan also improving his time as well, by a whopping 3:36! That will bring his handicap down significantly for the next round against either Mary or Emma. Ryan also brought his best time down significantly, also taking 3 and half minutes off his previous time.

The other contest of the evening went Gary’s way, with Leeann unfortunately taking a detour into Heron View. Leeann wasn’t the only rider to lose their way, with John M completing the course in a slightly different order than the others; both riders have completed the course correctly before, so they must have just got carried away with the occasion!

VP - 30:46 * new course record
PM - 31:23
CP - 33:24 *new PB
JM - 34:00 *unofficial time due to taking a different route
RS - 33:32 * new PB
AM - 36:29 *new PB
JC - 34:16
EK - 37:00
PMcG - 37:21 *new PB
RC - 37:11 * new PB
PK - 38:00
MM - 38:22
GH - 41:34
LS - DNF

The next round of the head to head is due to take place on the 28th May - those who haven’t yet completed their matches should make arrangements with each other to race each other before the 28th. Matches need to be independently timed and results fed back before the next head to head night.  It’s important that we keep to the schedule as the final is timed for the last Titanic TT in August.

Many thanks to Paul McAllister and Steve Begley for timekeeping and marshalling duties. Next week is Annahilt and is an “Athletes TT” - meaning that the bikes should be back to basics, no TT bikes.

Vaughan Purnell and John Magill will marshal.

Head to Head draw

The draw for the head to head knockout competition took place this evening.

The draw is as follows: 

1 - Peter McGuckin (13)v Bye

2 - Stephen Begley (12) v Glen Pollock (7)

3 - Desi McHenry (12) v Vaughan Purnell (2)

4 - Nicola McGuigan (31) v Bye

5 - Conor McGandy (2) v Bye

6 - Mark Gormley (13) v John Magill (8)

7 - Emma Kerr (10) v Mary Carey (25)

8 - Aidan McManus (18) v Ronnie Smart (9)

9 - Ryan Campbell (20) v Mark Hanna (1)

10 - Peter Morrison (1) v Bye

11 - Peter Kelly (16) v Conor Preshaw (6)

12 - Paul McAllister (0) v Bye

13 - Brian Ross (16) v Bye

14 - Michelle McCoy (18) v Matt Brown (TBC)

15 - John Connaghan (TBC) v Bye

16 - Gary Hazlett (20) v Leeann Stewart (32)

Most matches will take place next Tuesday 14th May. Some riders are away in Majorca next week so if any rider is unavailable, they can arrange another date to complete the race over the Titanic TT Course - they must have an independent timekeeper  - races MUST be completed before the first round is due to take place on the 28th May, otherwise both riders will be eliminated from the competition and the competitor waiting in the first round will receive a bye into the quarter finals. 

The numbers after the riders name indicates the handicap - each number represents 30 second blocks of time against the course record time which is currently 30:56. For example, in the last match, Gary Hazlett has a handicap of 20, while Leeann Stewart has a handicap of 32, a difference of 12 - this means a 12 x 30 seconds head start for Leeann, meaning she has a 6 minute advantage. 

Rearranged Titanic TT

Another great turnout with a few new faces joining in. A very warm welcome to Mary Carey and Nicola McGuigan who have joined the ranks of the Tuesday night torture club.

Very different conditions tonight resulting in slightly slower times than last week but with no less effort.

Vaughan took the honours from Peter Morrison chasing him down hard having started near the back.. the price of arriving late! Conor P completed the podium.

Vaughan P - 31:44
Glen P - 34:47
Conor P - 34:15
Aidan McM - 40:05
Gary H - 43:29
Desi McH - 38:25
Peter McG - 38:07
Nicola McG - 46:18
Mary C - 43:21
Peter M - 32:17
Steve B - 37:34
Brian R - 38:45

Next week is back at the Harbour Estate, for the preliminary round of the Head to Head competition - The draw for the preliminary round and first was made tonight - A separate post will publish the details.

Thanks To Ronnie S and Mark G for the timekeeping duties.