A very dark sky greeted those arriving at Bruton for the 19 mile TT. Those clouds soon emptied their load leaving only 6 hardy soles hoping that the worst was past – and they were proved right. (and many thanks to John, Gary and Nick for the timekeeping and marshalling in these conditions).
So, not the best conditions for fast times. Sam Thompson (46:17) on a TT bike was the winner but a minute slower than his previous attempt in May. Josh Day (48:10) on a road bike was better able to maintain his time from May. Innes Wright (52:25) took advantage of the low numbers to sneak onto the podium. Geoff Percival and Jilly Wallace, both on road bikes, improved on their May times by three minutes – Jilly maintaining her stranglehold on the female category. The ever-present Vince Hounsome maintains his position at the head of the Open category.
Next week sees a second outing on the 10 mile Stour Provost course, with sign on at the Stour Provost Community School, Stour Lane, SP8 5LX at 6.30 pm, first rider off at 7.00 pm.
