The New Forest Cycling Club

JJ takes course record and Hugo collects some scalps

By New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe

Contact him on 01425 616525 or by email at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com

NATIONAL 12-hour bronze medallist Julian Jenkinson showed riding the half-day event at close on 25mph has not dragged the zip from his legs when he clipped seven seconds from course record for New Forest Cycling Club’s seven-mile circuit.
Jenkinson took the record for the Norleywood-East Boldre loop, set by his Utag-Yamaha team-mate Steve Whitewick five years ago, in the final evening time trial of the season, clocking 14min 58sec, 1-20 faster than Crabwood CC’s on-form Ray Claridge, who took second place.
New Forest CC’s Gary Lock continued his run of impressive performances taking third place in 16-46, 28secs in arrears of Claridge.
Lock’s clubmate James Bannister was fourth in 17-16, while the ride of the night came from 14-year-old Hugo Walters who nipped around in 17-22 for fifth place, chopping a huge 1-38 from his best for the circuit and collecting some notable scalps into the bargain.
Another sparkling performance came from Martyn Dymond, sixth in 17-38, from Martin Beale (VC St Raphael) 17-44, Geri Robinson (17-467) and Hugh Roper (17-59).
John Heffernan, who should have been up there in the top handful, suffered a puncture and finished with 25-57.
Nick O’Hara and daughter Laura, in her first race, did well to finish with 18-30 to their credit on a tandem.

Beally good

Second claim New Forest member Martin Beale finished the Wessex Veterans’ open 25 at Bognor Regis on Sunday in 58-22, a minute faster than his time for the course 12 months previously.
The following day he clocked a personal best 34-10 for 15 miles in the East Dorset CA promotion at Upton.
Beale’s VC St Raphael team-mate Simon Tout won at Bognor in 53-24, while Redhill CC’s Rupert Burbidge was fastest at Upton in a course record 31-10.

Terry still finding form

Top New Forest CC veteran Terry Jefferies travelled east to Petersfield for the rescheduled A3 Cycle Racing Group 50 in which he clocked an impressive 2-6-11. Jenkinson won with a rapid 1-42-03.

Other club seven times (NFCC unless stated): Tom Butler 18-01, Phil Underwood 18-03, R Brinsden (private trial) 18-11, Gary Plumb and Richard Rajski tied with 18-34, Nick Tattersall 18-40, Dan Mitchell 18-45, Stuart Peckham 18-55, Roger Bacon 20-51, Justin Jury (private) 21-32, Martin Balk 22-26.