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From a field of thirty there were three riders on fixed - not too bad on what most would describe as a hilly course.(Sunday 12.10.08)
Of the three, only one took things seriously - David French (Weybridge Wheelers) who recorded 1.3.12. on 86" fixed to take fourth place overall. Fastest was Rob Gilmour with 1.1.02.
These times may sound old fashioned, but the morning was cold and foggy: Rob did 58.47 on the course in May and his form seems to have improved since then, so to be within about two minutes of his time can't be bad. David tells me he has done his best 10 on fixed this year - 22.32 on the Horsham course (G10/57), although he more often uses gears for 25 miles. He was surprised how fast he went on Sunday, while many others, who'd used gears, were disappointed with their speed. If anyone is interested there is a report on the Hounslow web site, forum section. There is a picture of David available, but it won't upload at the moment - I'll try later.