Think back four months when you said "it's only December", then later "it's only January" and so on. Well "it's only April" now and the Time Trials have started.
Unfortunately it was a cold, damp evening with some hailstones flung down at the riders during the out and back Killynure route.
Watching from the sidelines were Wes Kettyle and Ed Smith who between can claim 1 fractured pelvis, 2 broken collar bones, 6 fractured ribs, 1 collapsed lung and 1 fractured scapula. These injuries are all from cycling crashes in the last 3 weeks. We hope they will be able to join the TT's later in the season.
Due to new rule changes for 2012 riders now have to have a rear light installed. After extensive wind tunnel testing over the winter most riders have opted for a seat post installation. Of course, those who have got themselves a spiffy TT bike with a spiffy TT seat post probably discovered tonight that their light fastening strap did not fit. The upshot of this was several £3000 pound TT bikes with rear lights messily cellotaped on.
Results
1. Maeve Savage 24:05
2. Judith Lowry 24:28
3. Alison McConnell 25:13
4. Aisling Trainor 25:26
5. Emma Kerr 25:39
6. Aisling Allum 26:26
7. Katy Megaw 30:28
1. Vaughan Purnell 20:15
2. Eamon Hill 20:41
3. John McManus 21:01
4. Mat Allum 21:10
5. Phil Wood 21:37
6. Johnny Hooper 21:38
7. Mark Millar 21:59
8. Peter Morrison 22:25
9. Brian Kinsela 22:30
10. Glen Pollock 22:32
11. David Morrisey 22:53
12. Johnny Boylin 23:36
13. Clifford Rodgers 24:01
14. Frank Sharkey 24:14
15. Mark Herron 24:34
16. Jonathan Fey 24:50
17. Michael Davis 25:31
18. Peter McGuicken 25:35
19. Stephen Flanagan 26:46
Thanks to all the timekeepers.
Advert for the Invictus Easter Tri-camp: there are still a few places left. See here for information: http://sites.google.com/site/lunchtimelegends/invictus-tri-camp
(Unbelievably I seem to be the musical director for turbo sessions etc. and nobody has questioned it. This will be worth the admission price alone.)
Vaughan
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