No wind………in Geraldton?
Sunday morning dawned and the usually windy and hot summer of Geraldton had been replaced with an overcast and almost still day -excellent conditions for an Individual Time Trial.
There was a good mixture of men and women to contest the 'race against yourself and the clock', with the twenty riders set off at one minute intervals. The tight circuit saw many changes of position and some very close finishing times. Paul Dodson's secret training well and truly paid off with him recording the fastest time of 25:51 for the 15km circuit, averaging some 35.5km/hr. Duane Crabb was second on corrected time of 26:39 and Mort Harslett celebrated his recent 70th birthday in style by claiming the third fastest time of 26:43 and an average of 34.4km/hr. Some comments after the event suggested that tri bars were obviously beneficial for time trials, however not all competitors felt that their physique would allow them to achieve such aero dynamic positioning! The remainder of the mens field were very close in time with just a couple of minutes separating all cyclists.
The womens event was hotly contested; new rider to Spokes Deb Wake was the fastest female in a time of 28:24, beating Julie Firth by just one second. Gabrielle Andrews came in third in an excellent time of 28:47 and an average if 31.9km.hr. Chris Kerr beat her previous time by 7 minutes on her reclining bike and was easily the most improved at the event. Paula Purcher and Barb Glenister were both keen to test themselves against each other; unfortunately the result will have to wait for the next time trial as Paula flatted into the last lap and was forced to withdraw.
Spokes had a special presentation at the conclusion of the time trial, recognising the commitment and dedication of Darryl and Vicky Sheilds to both the Club and cycling in the Geraldton and Midwest area. Darryl and Vicky don’t like to be made a fuss of however the Club was keen to ensure that their efforts over so many years were rewarded with a contribution towards their planned travels. Spokes wishes them well in their future adventures and looks forward to seeing them out on their bikes once hand over has been completed.
The Bicycle Entrepreneur is now officially in the hands of new owners Paul and Sarah and Spokes Committee and Members wish them every success. Spokes encourages all members to visit the shop and continue to enjoy your member discount.
Special thanks to Tim and Barb Glenister for putting out the signs and to Jon Tamm, Darryl Sheilds and Dom Micono for marshalling.
Full results are available below and the picasa photostream to the right has been updated with pictures from the event.
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