TT Reports

On a warm summers evening on the Norfolk Coast 9 riders turned up to tackle the rolling 25m TT course from Holt to Fakenham and back.  A slight tail wind helped on the way out and hindered slightly on the return, but overall conditions were good for time trialling.  Fastest was Mike Padfield (58.31) who had a slow puncture 1.5 miles from the finish but still managed a personal best by 58 seconds.  Second was seasoned triathlete John Morgan (1:01.57) who was in good form following the Outlaw triathlon the weekend before.  Third was a guest rider Miles Higby (1:02:00) who was on holiday in the area.

With 14 time trials left on the calendar including a hill climb, 10m, 18.5m hilly and 25m TTs, the North Norfolk Wheelers welcomes riders of all abilities from all clubs to their events.

 

4th July 2017	25m Holt Fakenham
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
MIKE PADFIELD	NNW	58.31	54.02	PB
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	1.01.57	55.50
MILES HIGBY	No club, guest	1.02.00
PHIL WATKINS	34 Nomads	1.02.07	57.42
RICHARD COLLYER	TriAnglia	1.06.39
JON BEVERLEY	TriHarman	1.09.04
GUY THOROLD	NNW	1.10.58	55.05
EDDIE ROBSON	TriHarman(?)	1.21.09	59.39
BRIAN PLATTS	NNW	DNF

With the heat wave disappearing and a brisk NE wind off the sea it was a tale of two halves..  As Matt Ratcliffe said it was an enjoyable 7.5 miles out (with a nice tailwind and pretty much downhill) followed by another 7.5 miles of torture (headwind and uphill).  That sums up quite a few of the TTs on our often windy coastal courses.  The top three were all the 34s with no PBs as to be expected, apart from Sarah Jay who bucked the trend and almost beat her husband to much amusement from both parties.

Thanks to the riders, marshals and timekeepers for another great evening of racing.

20th June 2017	15m Aylmerton-Holt
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
MATT RATCLIFFE	Iceni velo	34.15
AIDEN BOND	NNW	34.31	36.21
MIKE PADFIELD	NNW	34.52	35.23
KARL READ	NNW	36.29	34.59
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	37.14	36.19
RICHARD COLLYER	TriAnglia	39.37
PAUL HARROWING	ECR	39.51
CARL MACE	Tri-Harder	41.52
GUY THOROLD	NNW	42.22	36.18
JON BEVERLEY	TriHarman	42.25
ADRIAN JAY	TriHarman	42.55
SARAH JAY	TriHarman	43.16		PB

18 riders made hay while the sun shone and the wind dropped, but surprisingly there were no personal bests. Woodley got oh so close and John Morgan did really well on his road bike. This bodes well for his ride next Sunday representing Great Britain in his age category at the European Triathlon Championships in Austria. The Club wish him every success.

Talking of Triathlon, it was good to see such a large turnout to the time trial of members from Tri Harman and Tri Harder.

13th June 2017	10m TT – Pretty Corner-Holt
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time
HENRY WOODLEY	NNW	23.14	21.01
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	24.31	21.12
PAUL HARROWING	ECR	24.39
BEVERLEY		25.40
BRIAN PLATTS	NNW	25.56	21.22
WALKER		26.06
ADRIAN JAY	NNW	26.09	21.35
WALL		26.11
MANNALL		26.36
MARKOS JANES	VCN	26.36	21.45
GUY THOROLD	NNW	26.40
CARL MACE		26.53
SIMONS		27.17
SARAH JAY	TriHarman	28.09	21.13
EDDIE ROBSON	TriHarman	28.09	21.44
TESSA MORGAN	NNW	29.14	21.46
GEORGINA SUTTON		29.35
LORNA JARRAD		30.15

Not so long ago a sub-23 minute ride on our course would have been good enough for a top three finish. On Tuesday night were 7 riders under this time showing the progression of time-trialling over the last few years.  Charlie Nurse bowed out on his illustrious time-trialling career with the win in under 21 minutes with Matt Ratcliffe second and Mike Padfield third.  Triathlete Susie Towning was the fastest lady,  with a PB for Sarah Jay close behind.

Thanks to the club and guest riders, timekeepers and marshalls and we look forward to a challenging hilly 18.5m TT next Tuesday.

The club wishes Charlie Nurse all the best for the future as he will be finishing cycling this weekend at the Tour of Cambridge TT and doing a bit of running instead (watch out runners…).

 

30th May 2017	10m Pretty Corner-Holt
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
CHARLIE NURSE	NNW	20.58	21.28
MATT RATCLIFFE	Iceni velo	21.33
MIKE PADFIELD	NNW	22.34	21.12
ROB WARWICKER	Tri- Anglia Triathlon Club	22.35
PHIL WATKINS	34 Nomads	22.46	21.03
P.HURR		22.48
SIMON WARREN	Team  Pedal Revolution	22.59
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	23.34	21.15
JON CLEMAS	Weber Creative	23.57
GARETH TOWNSEND	Iceni velo	24.19
NIGEL WALSH	NNW	24.35	21.40
RICHARD COLLYER	TriAnglia	25.44	22.16
ADRIAN JAY	TriHarman	26.10	21.36
BRIAN PLATTS	NNW	26.34	22.00
GUY THOROLD	NNW	26.44	21.20
SUSIE TOWNING	TriHarman	27.27
CARL MACE		27.32
SARAH JAY	TriHarman	27.56	20.17	PB
B.CHAPMAN		29.21
TRINE MIDDLETON	TriHarman	33.49	21.19

Warm, sunny conditions greeted the riders at Pretty Corner layby for the third outing on the regular ’10’ course.  Charlie Nurse edged closer to 21 mins on his penultimate club TT to take the win in 21.11.  Back from a brief break in racing due to a leg injury Mike Padfield came 2nd with a course PB (22.22), narrowly pipping Aiden Bond (22.26) into third.

With no International Female Triathletes on show this week… fastest female rider was Teresa Harman (26.45).  It was ladies night all round on the Handicap times with Tessa Morgan, Sarah Jay and Teresa Harman 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. Another Pretty Corner 10 next Tuesday with the 18.5m hilly the week after.

 

23rd May 2017	10m Pretty Corner-Holt
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
CHARLIE NURSE	NNW	21.11	21.41
MIKE PADFIELD	NNW	22.22	20.53	PB
AIDEN BOND	NNW	22.26	21.55
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	23.36	21.17
HENRY WOODLEY	NNW	23.55	21.42
NIGEL WALSH	NNW	24.13	21.28
JOHN HAYWARD	NNW	24.16	21.37
GARETH TOWNSEND	Iceni velo	24.51
BRIAN PLATTS	NNW	26.26	21.52
GUY THOROLD	NNW	26.41
TERESA HARMAN	TriHarman	26.45	20.48
RICHARD GARRATT		28.01
TESSA MORGAN	NNW	28.28	20.29
SARAH JAY	TriHarman	28.39	20.30
COE		29.23
PAUL COUTHARD		31.23
TRINE MIDDLETON	TriHarman	33.45	21.15

Click Here – CTT Race Report

Also will be in EDP and possibly Cycling Weekly on Thursday.

For those not on Facebook, short video/photo of the event here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTxKHDhkKnQ

 

Tuesday evening continued the very cool weather, but the wind started to drop as the evening progressed. A good warm up prior to racing is needed in such conditions.

The evening saw a re-match between NNW’s Charlie Nurse and Team Skipper’s Joe Skipper and this time the tables were turned. Local knowledge may have helped Charlie with pacing, as he returned fairly fresh and beat Joe by 1 minute 5 seconds.

The standout ride however was from Kim Morrison of Racing Hub, who set a new Female Course Record of 57m54s, and that on a far from good night for racing.

The next best effort was by John Morgan, clearly benefitting from his trip to Majorca with Tri Harman, enabling him to set a new personal best time early in the season. A sub 60 minute time should be possible on a warmer night later in the season.

Chris Knowles

09/05/2017	25m Holt-Fakenham TT
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
CHARLIE NURSE	NNW	55.09	56:31
JOE SKIPPER	Team Skipper	56.14
KIM MORRISON		57:54
PERRY		59:59
J.PYE		1.00:29
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	1.01:07	54:40	PB
NATHAN RISBY		1.02:11
HENRY WOODLEY	NNW	1.02:58	56:31
NIGEL WALSH	NNW	1.02:59
BECKY SCHOFIELD		1.03:41
JOHN HAYWARD	NNW	1.08:16	60:31
GUY THOROLD	NNW	1.11:03	55:10
LAURA MEEON		1.28:05

If a week in politics is a long time, it certainly was in Time Trialling, on the 2nd May.

The weather was only marginally better, with a sharp N.E. wind, but the turnout was 4 times better than the last 2 races. 13 of the 24 racers were guests and 4 were 2nd claim members.

It took a professional Triathlete, Joe Skipper of Team Skipper to beat our top rider Charlie Nurse into 2nd place, but Charlie still holds the most recent fastest time of 20m30s. The course record of old is 20m07s by the late Zak Carr.

Two other European Triathletes did really well, Kim Morrison of Race MCB setting a new female course record of 22m15s and Dave Chesterman of UEA CC taking 3rd place among the men with 22m05s.

Unfortunately, Mike Padfield crashed whilst road racing in the Lotus League, breaking his bike, injuring his leg and picking up bad road rash. We wish Mike a speedy recovery and return to racing.

Next Tuesday is the first 25 mile TT of the season, starting at the Letheringsett layby just outside Holt at 6 45 pm

Chris Knowles

02/05/2017	10m Pretty Corner TT
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time
JOE SKIPPER	Team Skipper	20.43
CHARLIE NURSE	NNW	21.17	21.47
DAVE CHESTERMAN	UEA CC	22.05
BLACKBURN		22.11
KIM MORRISON	RACE MCB	22.15
PHIL WATKINS	34 Nomads	22.41	20.58
PERRY		22.50
KARL READ	NNW	23.00	22.06
JOHN MORGAN	NNW	24.23	22.04
NATHAN RISBY		24.35
NIGEL WALSH	NNW	24.35	21.50
SMITH		25.43
RICHARD COLLYER	TriAnglia	25.44	22.06
PALMER		26.42
MACE		27.05
MARKOS JANES	VCN	27.09	22.28
GUY THOROLD	NNW	27.36	22.12
BRIAN PLATTS	NNW	27.45	23.01
GARRATT		28.43
CHRISTINE COOK	Godric	28.47
ROBSON		29.17
LORRAINE JARVIS	VCN	31.29	21.49
TOWNSEND		24.29
BURGESS		24.47

It wasn’t the rain holding off or the new roundabout on the Holt bypass that was the topic of conversation for the 6 brave souls who road the first 15 mile TT of the season. The 4 C weather plus northerly wind chill which had the riders shivering and shaking after the race. Needless to say, nobody got under 39 minutes and with so many riders away, Nigel Walsh was best with a time of 39m19s. Kudos goes to Trini Middleton on getting under 58 mins on her first 15 mile TT. It is a difficult distance to pace when the body is  used to a diet of 10 miles.

Chris Knowles

Results

Walsh 39 19

Collyer 40 33

Mace 45 28

Platts 46 03

Robson 48 51

Middleton 57 35

Only 2 people qualified for a Handicap, Based on a finish time of 35 minutes.

Walsh 38. 03

Platts 42 07

On what turned out to be a pleasant April evening, it was disappointing that only 6 riders raced this sporting course. The marshals and organizers out-numbered the riders.

However they were treated to Charlie Nurse setting a new course record and all bar one rider getting under 53 minutes. Those were very good early season times, considering the route includes a two mile drag uphill from Weybourne to Holt and an 18% ramp passed Weybourne Station.

Chris Knowles

20/04/2017	18.5m Hilly TT Sheringham
Name	Club	Time	Handicap time	Notes
Charlie Nurse	NNW	44.48	44.46	CPB
Heather	Team Skipper	48.01
Pye	Team Skipper	49.03
John Hayward	NNW	52.27	44.56	PB
John Morgan	NNW	52.54	45.50
Guy Thorold	NNW	58.14	44.25