The first ten of the season and once again well
attended by riders Arthur, Kieran, Keith, John, Steve, Sam and John W. and
cheerleaders Dave, George and Threllie.
Strangely, it was quite wet at the start but the bypass stayed dry, it was
one of those damp dull overcast calmish evenings. Ok for the men with early
season legs.... like Arthur, he wellied it around the course and left everybody
in his wake with a time of 23:23.
So fast he even won on handicap by 19seconds.
There were a couple of noticeable absentees from the field, Dave Massen (now
chief cheerleader) and Terry Phillips.
Dave almost had a go tonight but was short of a few training miles. Although
he offered to get some miles in before the race he would have had difficulty
completing his 1600 miles of winter training runs in just half an hour.
Work first, racing second, Terry missed a good night and would have done very
well in these conditions. Hopefully see you next week.
Thanks to Keith for taking the photos in what was very poor lighting for action
shots. Although the light was bad there is something extra and exciting in
the shots.
you can view the album from here
or from the link on the left hand side of the page to the 'Tuesday Time
Trials'
Quick results: Arthur 23:23, John Leach 24:53,
Kieran 25:37, Keith 25:45, Steve 26:39,
Sam 27:09 and John Williamson 29:49
Handicap result:
Arthur 23:23
Steve 23:42
Keith 23:59
John Leach 24:22
John Williamson 24:26
Sam 24:38
Kieran 25:17 Click
here for the Results Table.
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2nd ten and the same night as the Champions League Semi final
between Liverpool and Chelsea (Liverpool won 4-1 on penalties).
Much quieter on the roads .
5 riders tonight - Steve, Kieran, John Leach, Terry and Keith.
The wind was bending the trees tonight from the East, making the circuit difficult
to ride to get the best out of it (except for S. Stewart who finished in 20:55).
No one direction was very fast but, most unusually we did gain some time going
back up the lane. It's normally a grovel over the last mile to the finish.
Big gains for Kieran and Keith, others went back a bit. Terry's first ten
in the series and he came second(see below)
Quick results:- Kieran 24:23, Terry 24:44,
Keith 24:46, John 25:13, Steve 26:40
Mr. Massen not wanting to miss the photo call, turned up astride his finest
stead and posed as he slowly rode passed the photographer (Keith).
Results Table
Photo
Album (Thanks to Keith Linge and some luverly sunshine)
H,cap results
Keith 23:00
Steve 23:43
Terry 23:54
Kieran 24:03
John Leach 24:42
Running Total:-Steve 38, Keith 38, J.Leach 33, Kieran 31,Arthur 20,J.W.16,Sam15
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| Kieran | Terry | Dave |
Webmaster away this week but apparently two members rode and
came 1st and second in that order. Not a lot more to say ... oh yes John came
1st with 25:22 and Steve came second with 26:59.
Link to results page here
Sorry, no photos tonight due to the very dull conditions
24 riders tonight with 6 from
the Phoenix on a windy, dry and cool evening.
Arthur and Andy could still be finishing off Day 4 on their big adventure
from Lands End to John 'O' Groats. Details on the News and Chat Page.
Kieran and Keith back from their week's break with no cycling. Terry back
from somewhere and going even faster, nearly a minute quicker than his time
from the 2nd May. Kieran 's week off seemingly having no effect and came second
after contesting his time with 24:29.
Quick results
Terry 23:58
Kieran 24:29
John 24:45
Keith 24:54
Steve 27:24
Sam 27:46
Handicap Results
Terry 23:08 - 20 points Total = 38
Keith 23:08 - 20 points Total = 58
Kieran 24:09 - 18 points Total = 49
John 24:14 - 17 points Total = 70
Steve 24:27 - 16 points Total = 73
Sam 25:25 - 15 points Total = 30
Results Page
Some great photos from Keith Linge HERE
Official site of the Phoenix C.C. (Aintree).
Designed and Maintained by K.W.Williams.
To contact:- e-mail keithw@liv.ac.uk
Not a bad night, wind easing in time for the start, which
helped the Phoenix 5 to go even faster than last week. High speed down to
the by-pass then a bit of a struggle but definitely not a grovel up to the
motorway island. After that it's downhill to the Wheatsheaf with a helping
wind, but again not directly. Dodging the traffic at the Wheatsheaf Island
and then head for the Rainford Island, still spinning the pedals, fast but
not totally ballistic. The very slight wind was still helping and it was rewarding
us with some reasonably high speeds.
The island is here and so are the Phoenix Marshals to give us a cheer and
some encouragement. Lower gear now as we round the island and hit the wind
almost head on, but surprisingly not dropping too much speed. Keeping the
pressure on it gets a shade harder just before the slight downhill section
then picks up again and a good result is on the cards.
Into the lane and still up to speed but it does get a bit tougher as the approaching
junction with Ben Lane gets nearer. A few more bends and the clock is ticking,
ticking and with a final anaerobic surge of effort the finish line flashes
past (well..it does relative to the rider).
Cooling down on the way back to the clubrooms for a welcome brew and to discuss
the night's results (and also listen to the excuses).
Quick Results:- Results sheet click HERE
J.Leach 23:58
K.Leach 24:02
K.Williams 24:14
J.Hampson 25:45
S.Doherty 26:39
Handicap results:- Handicap results sheet click HERE
K.Williams 22:28
J.Hampson 23:24
J.Leach 23:27
S.Doherty 23:42
K.Leach 23:42
If you want to check out your position on the bike, take
a look a Keith's photos.
Click HERE
for the album. (Don't foget to close album window to return here)
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| Peak July John | 24:02 - but not feeling good | The Doc with added sparkle |
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| Andy & Arthur | Arthur | Kieran |
was
taking the challenge all the way to the line and knew a good time was needed
to keep him close to the leaders. Although not a PB tonight he produced his
best time for ten years with 23:47
Kieran next with 23:58, almost a minute faster than his previous Tuesday ten
on the 29th May but a shade slower than the 'floater' last Thursday.
John finished an unusual 5th this evening with 24:12, which would normally
see him sitting in a slot at least two notches higher.
Sam, recovering from what he discovered to be tonsillitis, finished remarkably
well with 25:42, his best time yet this year.
Sunny and dry, what a contrast to yesterday, the wettest June
day on record.
A bit of a north westerly, back to the normal direction, flat out from the
motorway island with a great following wind and then hit the wall on the turn
at the Rainford island, accustomed as we are it never gets any easier.
Well, that said, we still have Arthur who seems to make it look easy regardless
of the weather conditions, tonight he again produced a memorable performance
with his time of 23:23, third on the night and another 20 points in the bag
for the 10's series. Terry second, only 19 seconds away. What more can he
do to catch Arthur? Tune in again for the next thrilling installment of the
Arthur - Terry series, coming soon to this site.
Quick results H.Cap
results
| Arthur | 23:23 | Keith | 22:45 | |
| Terry | 23:42 | Terry | 22:52 | |
| Kieran | 24:10 | Arthur | 23:23 | |
| Keith | 24:31 | Kieran | 23:50 | |
| John | 24:59 | Sam | 23:52 | |
| Sam | 26:13 | John | 24:28 |
Some great photos tonight from Keith Linge, and if you're
lucky you may be able to download a couple of video clips.
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| Arthur in winning form |
Terry in pursuit |
Dave has a different slant on things |
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| It's a doggle this tens lark |
Alas poor Yorick we knew him well |
Don't ask!! |
CLICK HERE FOR ALBUM (don't forget to close album window to return here)
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Click here for results table
Click here for Handicap results table.
