Time Trial / Time Trialling / TT

Did they obey the regulation about the "Gentleman" staying behind his pacer? John & Stan are pretty well matched on scratch, that looks more like a 2-up team than a GP des Gentlemen pairing.

You're quite right in what you say, but I can't answer your question because Woody was off so early that he'd already finished well before I arrived.

Just as a matter of interest, Jeff and Woody had both ridden the Johnny Helms Memorial two up the week before, Jeff towed by Paul Holdsworth and Woody by Stan again. The result was similar: the Hounslow pair taking 5th place on standard with W &S taking sixth, just over a minute down on standard.

Jeff said he got better shelter from Wouter - although he's no wider than Paul, he's quite a bit taller.

Clearly, neither of these events really gave John a level playing field. His early start must have been a big handicap since it was a lot colder early on.