Medium Gear 72" & David Gudgin 26 Round 1 14/05/2013

After the Medium Gear event in March was cancelled due to snow, you would be forgiven for thinking you had gone back in time to March tonight. The temperature dropped to single figures, the rain fell continuously and it felt ominously dark from the very start. It was what can only be described as a thoroughly miserable evening. 

Still this didn't deter five riders from making it out, with four riders competing in the rescheduled Medium Gear 72" and a lone rider competing in round 1 of the David Gudgin 25 26 series. Due to some traffic light controlled roadworks on the B658 the usual course had to be changed to a lumpier and longer 26 mile course around Old Warden. 

After the gearing sizes had been verified (to prevent anyone sneaking an extra couple of inches) it was James Gomm who rode to victory in the Medium Gear 72" event. Nick Hickman came in second with John Traynor in 3rd place and Steve Smith finishing in 4th.

Nigel Wilson was the only rider to compete in round 1 of the David Gudgin series on the same circuit, making the most of the slow conditions for a good foundation in the competition. 

A massive thanks goes to James Spence for timekeeping, Frank Turner for assisting, Clive Collins for pushing off and to Geoff Perry for support. Paul Riley was also seen at the start for some pre race bante.

Medium Gear 72" 26 Miles
J Gomm 1:14.41, N Hickman 1:22.15, J Traynor 1:23.55, S Smith 1:30:56

David Gudgin 26 Miles
N Wilson 1:23.08