Two laps of the Temple-Saintfield circuit made a great workout for the old legs. The wise riders would have saved a bit on the hills on the first time around. Three people got under the hour including Paul McGuire on his first outing.
Unfortunately Sean punctured on the first lap just after the Saintfield roundabout (which i hope everyone went around and didn't take the shortcut). The valve broke on his spare tube forcing him to fix the puncture with glue and a patch. Better happening on a Tue night than in a race.
It is noted that many people chose to drive tonight - I wonder why?
On a personal note I most apologize if i am asking everyone what gears they are running. One month ago strange numbers like 50/34 and 12-25 mean't nothing to me but lately i can think of little else. Also, perhaps I should have brought my rope to give a Desi a tow up the hills (I'm sure I'll pay for that comment).
Good to see Johnny got the message and didn't turn up in his Jimmy Saville outfit!
Next week we are going to the TT on the Portaferry Road run by the Ards club. Expect to see proper cyclists!
-Vaughan
1 Enda Marron 56.02
2 Paul McGuire 59.08
3 Vaughan Purnell 59.49
4 Neil Masterson 61.52
5 Damien Ennetta 62.02
6 Glen Pollock 62.23
7 Desi McHenry 63.04
8 B Loughbridge 64.05
9 John McManus 64.43
10 Pat O'Hare 64.49
11 Johnny Davis 65.22
12 PJ McQuillan 65.36
13 Peter Hanvey 66.06
14 Maeve Cahill 66.23
15 John O'Neil 66.3
16 Peter McGuicken 67.49
17 Willie Noteman 67.54
18 Davy Calvert 68.17
19 Nial Magee 68.29
20 Alan Bates 69.54
21 Joanne Bingham 71.38
22 Emma Kerr 72.28
23 Carl King 74.25
24 Ian Campbell 75.03
25 H Bamford 75.14
DNF Sean Bradley