Club League
Round 12
Road Race - Drumaroad (6.03 mile circuit)
| Dromara CC Club League Round 12 Road Race - Drumaroad (6.03 mile circuit) |
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| 26 June 2008 Eighteen riders gathered for tonight's road race, the third of the season for Dromara Cycling Club and the twelve event in the club's 2008 calendar. The venue was the Drumaroad circuit (see map) and the weather was good, a little windy with nice bright sunshine to finish. The race was handicapped as before with riders placed into starting groups. Details of the time handicaps are given in the table below. Trevor and Stephen P sorted out the timekeeping effortlessly. Many thanks to them and all the marshalls. We had a few new faces at this event and fair play to the them for giving road racing a go. There was a slight mix up at the start when the scratch group allegedly followed Ronnie on the first lap, missed the first turn, took the next turn and effectively added 2 miles to their course! Two juniors joined us tonight (Ross and Ryan) for their first time racing and, chaperoned by Deek and Davy R, they seemed to have enjoyed their evening.
# = miles per hour (mph). This is based on the actual time taken to complete the event once the handicaps have been removed. Well done to Paul Smyth for getting maximum points (50). As Ronnie and Davy took the long route, it was felt that it would be better to judge them on their average speed, given this they were awarded with points equilalent to second and sixth respectively. Timekeepers: Trevor Annett and Stephen Phillips Marshalls: Anne Maguire, John Ruddell (Ards CC), Darren and Sharon Weir, James Kilpin and Gavin Magowan. Photography: Martin Grimley |
Hanging around at the start |
Group 3 underway |
Deek completes the first lap chaparoning |
Newbee |
Group 2 towards the end of lap 1 |
Noel tries to make the jump from group 3 to group 2 |
Group 3 towards the end of lap one |
Davy on his second lap |
Group 2 on their second lap |
Dennis, Brian and Peter |
Dennis stays wide |
Paul out on his own |
Another newbee |
Group 3 on their second lap |
Noel taking a turn at the front |
Mark staying at the back at the moment |
Neal on his own |
Deek chats to Darren |
Taking it easy |
Second lap comfortable |
Well done Therese |
Group 4 finally arrives after getting lost |
Roger on the front |
Davy McKnight looking strong |
Ronnie catching his breath |
Paul has went through group 2 and caught Davy Robb. Brian joins him |
Group 3 lead by Mark this time |
Keep in going lads |
Marcus, Peter and Gary |
Noel |
Heading for the start / finish |
Dennis |
Neal |
Deek looking after the other newbee |
Going strong on his third lap |
Group 4 lead again by Roger |
Davy just in behind Roger |
Phoenix guests |
Paul motoring |
Brian lying in second place |
This is the race for third |
Noel in a great position |
Marcus hanging in there |
Mark at the back |
Peter coming through |
Davy can't wait to see the finish |
Neither can Dennis |
Neal about to catch Dennis |
Deek finally getting a blast himself |
Group 4 still together |
Well done Davy |
Keep going Therese, almost there |
Darren and Sharon |
Anne and John 
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