Charlton Scores Forest Double! New Forest CC 32, Report/Results

Matthew Charlton (Farnborough & Camberly CC) made it a National Park double, winning the 32 mile Circuit of the New Forest Time Trial for the second year running. The 34 year old, clocked 1:09 :53 on a chilly windless morning, a 1 min 37 second winning margin over James Copeland (Fareham Wh).

Copeland had been hoping for a double himself having won his own clubs Open 10 the previous afternoon but a wrong turning shortly after the amended start left him with too much to do. "It was well marshalled, i just should have driven the course beforhand" said a rueful Copeland. Charlton meanwhile claimed his second win of the season and was happy with his form "It was a good day, a bit fresher than last year but hardly any wind! I intend to target short events, chase some PBs then a month off with my wife and two little daughters".

Ben Boardman (New Forest CC) got on the podium for the promoting club, 11 seconds ahead of Andover Wheeleers 24 winner, Rich Hunt (Army Cycling RT).

First women, Naomi Shinkins (UK-Biking-Bournemouth Cycleworks-Trek), had completed a 3 mile run before Charlton had finished and had another 2 hour ride planned, an Ironman triathlon on Exmoor in July providing the motivation for the effort. The entry of 64 riders was well up on previous years but 17 failed to trouble the timekeepers, road works at Lymington forcing the start to be moved to Hordle perhaps the cause?

*The New Forest CC nearly called time on the race after numbers had dwindled, the 64 entries this year rewarded their decision to continue. The original race distance was 64 miles.

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Provisional Results

1 MATTHEW CHARLTON (FARNBOROUGH & CAMB) 1.09.53
2 JAMES COPELAND (FAREHAM WH) 1.11.30
3 BEN BOARDMAN (NEW FOREST CC) 1.13.10
4 RICH HUNT (ARMY CYCLING RT) 1.13.21
5 SIMON HEALY (ANDOVER WH) 1.14.52
6 JAY HOOKINS (VELO CLUB CYCLING) 1.15.00

7 ANDY RIVETT (VC ST RAPHAEL) 1.15.06
8 ANDY SMITH (VC ST RAPHAEL) 1.15.07

9 MITCH WEBBER (ANDOVER WH) 1.15.40
10 CRAIG WALLINGTON (SARUM VELO) 1.15.38
11 RAY CLARIDGE ( GA CYCLES) 1.16.00
12 GARY LOCK (NEW FOREST CC) 1.16.22
13 PAT BRENNAN (...A3CRG) 1.16.37
14 RICHARD PORTER (CC WEYMOUTH) 1.16.49

15 PETE PERRIN (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW CC) 1.16.51
16 TIM WALLIS (SOUTHAMPTON UNI CC) 1.17.05
17 MAX MOYLES (NEW FOREST CC) 1.19.32
18 GARY ALLAN (GA CYCLES) 1.19.48
19= STEWART WARD (NEW FOREST CC) 1.20.13
19= JOHN SIBLEY (VELOREFINED.COM AEROSMITHS) 1.20.13
21 DREW HOSIE (...A3CRG) 1.20.23
22 BILLY DYER (VELO CLUB CYCLING) 1.20.34
23 KELLY MILLER (FARNBROUGH & CAMB CC) 1.21.12
24 STUART PECKHAM (NEW FOREST CC) 1.21.30
25 ADAM MITCHELL ( ZOOM TRI) 1.21.34
26 ROB SHERRIN (...A3CRG) 1.21.41
27 PAUL DEMICOLI (DIDCOT PHOENIX CC) 1.22.31
28 JERRY BROMYARD (...A3CRG) 1.22.41
29 IAN HATCH (SOTONIA CC) 1.24.00
30 EDWARD RENWICK (OXFORD CITY RC) 1.24.38
31 TOM BANDY (PORTSDOWN HILL CC) 1.25.12
32 JAY SIMPSON (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 1.25.25
33 WILLIAM SAWYER (ABBOTS ANN CYCLES) 1.25.35
34 OLIVER BERNEY (ROYAL SUTTON CC) 1.26.31
35 MICHAEL GODFREY (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 1.26.35
36 PAUL CROFT (ZOOM TRI ) 1.26.48
37 ADRIAM WATKINS (TORNADO CC) 1.29.31
38 SARAH WISE (CC WEYMOUTH) 1.30.21
39 MICHELLE WALTER (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 1.30.26
40 NEIL DYBLE (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 1.30.53
41 TERRY BELBIN (POOLE WH) 1.32.38
42 VERNON SCHUTTE (FARNBOROUGH & CAMB CC) 1.32.44
43 MARTIN BALK (3C CYCLEXPERIENCE) 1.43.09

44 BOB JOLLIFFE (NEW FOREST CC) 1.44.03