Report and Results - 9 August 2009
A pleasant summer's day in the Welsh hills with a
dry, bright morning and a warm, sunny afternoon to finish.
Punctuated by a light drizzle around mid-distance.
All riders reported an enjoyable day out.
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There were just two non-finishers,
both for reasons unrelated to the event.
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It was a shock to find that Corwen now charge £3.50
to park for the day.
Although nicely resurfaced,
with some picnic benches around the edge,
that's too much.
It is unlikely I will base another event here.
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Riders discovered that two different distance measurement sytems
were in use:
from riding the route from the start to Bala
and from Bala to the finish;
and Graham Mills's original route sheet for Bala-Vyrnwy-Bala.
I had ridden that section in July and suspected that it was some 3km
longer than stated.
But I had forgotten my pen and didn't update it. Sorry.
Total ride distance was probably near 132km.
Despite concerns about traffic and congestion during the school
holidays,
the roads were reasonably quiet and any delays at controls short.
The Eisteddfod did cause the anticipated snarl-up in Bala but
it was limited to the centre and soon cleared the other side.
This event will not be run in 2010.
Finishers 2009
Name |
Club |
Tony ADAMS | Bolsover Wheelers |
S ARUNDEL | Liverpool mercury Dolan |
Paul BATES | |
Chris BAYNHAM-HUGHES | CTC |
Andrew BIRTLES | |
David BRIGHT | Chesterfield Spire |
Martyn BURTON | |
Debra CAMPBELL | |
alex CAPSTICK | |
john CROOK | |
Gary DAVIES | |
Nigel DAWSON | Prescot Eagle RC |
Tony DELAMUNTY | Liverpool mercury Dolan |
Andy DUFFIELD | British Cycling |
Andy FEWTRELL | Up and Under RT |
Lorna FEWTRELL | Up and Under RT |
Ricardo GARCIA | Liverpool mercury Dolan |
michael HUGHES | British Cycling |
Richard HURLEY | Beacon RCC |
IAN JOHNSON | Chesterfield Spire |
SUSAN JOHNSON | CTC |
Alan JOYCE | Liverpool Mercury |
James MARR | |
Alison MARSH | SYNDDA |
Cameron MCCREADY | CTC |
Senga MCCREADY | CTC |
Graham MILLER | CTC |
Mark MILLS | CTC |
Andy PATTERSON | Mid-Cheshire Tri |
Paul ROGERS | Birkenhead North End |
Janet SHAW | Peak Audax |
Robert SHAW | Peak Audax |
Jonathan STUBBS | Mid Cheshire Tri |
lee TAYLOR | British Cycling |
John TETLEY | Hereford Wheelers |
Matt THURLOW | CTC |
Oliver WRIGHT | Rutland CC |
All the above completed the route within the time limit.
Finishers | 37 |
Non Starters | 3 |
Abandoned | 2 |
Out of Time | 0 |
Total Entries | 42 |
In accordance with Audax UK rules, a list of finisher names only is published,
without times or positions.