New Forest CC Kick Off New Season!

New Forest Cycling Club kicked off their extensive Time Trialling programme for 2015 on Sunday on the challenging P334 course. The picturesque course starts at Goatspen car park, looping towards Lyndhurst down the A35 turning left towards Burley, before heading back to Goatspen. An impressive field of 30 riders participated in the event on a cold and dry morning taking the opportunity to shake off the cobwebs after the winter months. Ben Boardman from NFCC showed good early season form to win the solo category in a time of 24:16 ahead of last year’s NFCC club champion Stuart Peckham (25:21) and club runner up James Bannister (25.55). Adam Waggott, newcomer Nicholas Buck and Graham Lenton made up the top six, all within 30 seconds of the top three places. Paula Eardley was the first lady home in 37:38 followed by Catherine Pascoe (38:10). However, the NFCC riders did not have everything their own way as fastest home was the formidable duo of Steve Whitewick and Julian Jenkinson on a tandem ripping up the course in 23:22. For access to the Time Trial programme organised by NFCC in 2015, please visit the NFCC web site.

New Forest riders were present over the weekend for the two Time Trials organised by Antelope RT on Saturday and Sunday last weekend. The event on the Saturday was a 10 mile TT held on the Stockbridge Road course north of Romsey, the P140. The event was won in a blistering time of 21:23 by Robert Moore, representing Pedal Heaven Colborne RT. Nick O’Hara was the first NFCC rider home in 23:17, followed by Stuart Peckham (24:25), Martin Balk (28:32) and Bob Joliffe (30:03). The event on the Sunday was a two up on the same course won by Parker/Berogna VC St Raphael in 21:30, with Greeshields/Lorton and O’Hara and Balk finishing in 26:53 and 29:25 respectively.
Club Result
1 Ben Boardman 00:24:16 24.7
2 Stuart Peckham 00:25:21 23.7
3 James Bannister 00:25:55 23.2
4 Adam Waggott 00:25:56 23.1
5 Nicholas Buck 00:26:16 22.8
6 Graham Lenton 00:26:19 22.8
7 Nick Wright 00:26:23 22.7
8 Sacha Ring 00:26:27 22.7
9 Joe Phillips 00:28:07 21.3
10 Richard Mason 00:28:13 21.3
11 Hugh Roper 00:28:15 21.2
12 Phil Underwood 00:28:29 21.1
13 David Eardley 00:29:53 20.1
14 Phil Jones 00:30:35 19.6
15 Geoff Weller 00:32:18 18.6
16 Bob Jolliffe 00:32:19 18.6
17 Peter Hawker 00:35:17 17
18 Paula Eardley 00:37:38 15.9
19 Catherine Pascoe 00:38:10 15.7
Privates
1 S Whitewick/J Jenkinson-Tandem 00:23:22 25.7 VELO REFINED
2 Cliff Rowe 00:24:54 24.1 B\MOUTH JUB.WHS
3 Tony Green 00:24:56 24.1 G.A.CYCLES
4 Freddy Coreth 00:24:59 24 S.R.A.M.
5 Tom Reid 00:25:04 23.9 PRIMERA
6 Ray Claridge 00:26:15 22.9 G.A.CYCLES
7 Pete Wilson 00:27:36 21.7 B\MOUTH ARROW C.C.
8 Debbie Hallett 00:32:20 18.6 P\MOUTH TRI CLUB
9 Stuart Grace 00:33:59 17.7 G.A.CYCLES
10 James Meakin D.N.F. S.R.A.M.
Thanks to Andrew Hanley