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I'm afraid I can't find any much fixed wheel interest to report from our 10, although it's worth mentioning that Pete Tadros advocates training on fixed and, especially considering he is now a veteran, has an outstanding record of TT victories.
With the wind as it was on Saturday, a howling gale blowing along the course, I believe a fast ride on fixed would have been little short of miraculous.
Anyway, I hope you find the report worth reading.
Hounslow & District Wheelers Open 10 Mile TT – 16th June 2012.
Last Saturday Wouter Sybrandy (Sigma Sport) found time in a busy road race schedule to demonstrate his mastery of the time trial discipline by winning his original club’s open 10. Wouter last rode the event in 2010 - he also won on that occasion.
His time this year was 20 minutes 29 seconds, which was eight seconds too good for last year’s winner, Pete Tadros (In Gear – Quickvit) who recorded 20.37. It’s worth mentioning that Sybrandy had only the third fastest qualifying time and that on paper the pecking order was: first Nick Dwyer(q.time 19.19), second Tadros (19.23) and third Sybrandy (19.51).
The Hounslow did have the satisfaction of taking the team prize with Nic Stagg (21.59), Stuart Stow (22.27) and Paul Holdsworth (22.39). In addition the club’s Jill Bartlett won the ladies’ section with 26.28.
All the times reported here may look slow by modern standards, but since there was a strong south westerly wind blowing along the course, they are actually better than might have been expected. The event attracted entries from 81 solos and 3 tandems. It was held on the Farnham – Alton course and was efficiently organised by Peter Sprake.
** Result: **