Another windy night tonight, with a northerly coming straight down Bartindale Hill. A tough start - I spent most of it standing up. Great to see some new faces tonight - new member Matt Matchouki, plus MTBers Jackie and Siobhan, competing on knobbly tyred mountain bikes. Hardcore!

Jeff Francis lost his chain on the road by the pig farm, and it got jammed between his chainstay brake and his chainstay. Bad luck. Paul Hickman was also a DNF. I owe Paulo an apology. When I went back to cheer on Jackie and Siobhan, Jackie said (mid race) 'one of the TEF guys is walking down the hill'. I said I'd go pick him up. But when I got back to the village hall, Jeff was just getting out of a car with his chain jammed bike. 'Oh,' I though, 'Jackie must've meant Jeff.' She didn't - sorry, Paulo!

Hazel will update us on what the standings are in the Summer Series. For tonight's race, Mark Grange was fastest club rider up Bartindale, and the winner on handicap was me. 

I haven't updated my spreadsheet that's tracking actual and best improver times. But I'm pretty sure that Matthew Enticknap can't be beaten as fastest overall, with Paul Hickman almost certainly second. Calumn Norris is definitely fastest junior. 

Tonight's times… Great first rides by Matt Machouki, Jackie and Siobhan (41:39 is an average speed of a little under 15mph). Calumn did well in the wind, which disproportionately affects smaller, lighter riders (who have less absolute power and also a larger surface area relative to mass than bigger riders). Kevern is going well too, scant seconds behind Tony Graves.

Actual time

1  24:41 Andy Askwith (BCC)

2  25:34 M Blackford (BCC)

3  25:40 Matthew Enticknap (TEF-RRT)

4  25:49 S Pickard (BCC)

5  25:55 Mark Grange (TEF-RRT)

6  26:42 S Waterall (BCC)

7  26:50 S Pickard (BCC)

8  27:31 Dan Joyce (RCC)

9  27:36 M Wooley (BCC)

10  28:01 Barrie Cappleman (SPCC)

11  28:39 B Parling (BCC)

12  28:41 S Kneeshaw (MW)

13  31:13  J Thurley (BCC)

14  32:24 Tony Graves (SPCC/RCC)

15  32:36 Kevern Stafford (RCC)

16  33:07 Pete Macauley (RCC)

17  33:32 Matt Machouki (RCC)

18  34:25 Calumn Norris (RCC, J)

19  35:59 Simon Norris (SPCC/RCC)

20  41:39 Jackie Hough (RCC, W, MTB)

21  43:12 Siobhan Taylor (RCC, W, MTB)

DNF Jeff Francis (RCC)

DNF Paul Hickman (TEF-RRT)

Handicap time (RCC only)

1  22:07 Dan Joyce 

2  23:07 Pete Macauley

3  23:25 Mark Grange

4  23:25 Calumn Norris (J)

5  23:28 Matthew Enticknap

6  23:56 Kevern Stafford

7  26:02 Matt Machouki 

Not sure about Jackie and Siobhan

Hill climb time

1  08:53 Andy Askwith

2  09:10 S Pickard

3  09:11 M Blackford 

4  09:17 S Kneeshaw

5  09:19 Mark Grange

6  09:22 S Pickard

7  09:26 Paul Hickman

8  09:28 Matthew Enticknap

9  09:41 S Waterall

10  09:57 Dan Joyce 

11  10:00 M Wooley

12  10:23 Barrie Cappleman

13  10:26 Jeff Francis

14  10:37 B Parling

15  11:47 J Thurley 

16  12:06 Kevern Stafford

17  12:12 Tony Graves

18  12:23 Pete Macauley

19  12:26 Matt Machouki

20  12:59 Calumn Norris (J)

21  13:15 Simon Norris

22  16:25 Jackie Hough (W, MTB)

23  16:54 Siobhan Taylor (W, MTB)