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The course started on the Frithville to Sibsey road.
At Sibsey the riders took a left turn onto the A16 which
then took them to the foot of Keal Hill. At Keal hill
the riders turned left again onto the A155 to Tumby
roundabout, left again onto the B1192 through New York
towards Langrick, where left again through Gipsey Bridge
to finish back at Frithville.
First of the Cherry Valley RT riders to start was Andy
Moore who was back racing again just after returning
from holiday. Andy set the pace for everyone to beat
with a time 1.09.41.
Light winds made for an interesting race where expectations
of fast race were high on this flat course. The riders
were helped slightly by a southerly breeze on the A16
leg but the section of the course through New York was
a hard cross head wind and the poor road surface made
that section even harder.
With Ian starting at number 50 and LRRA 25 champion
Jim Boyle (Boston Wheelers) starting 5 minutes after
Ian, it was going to be a tight race between the two
out on the road. A time check at Revesby showed Ian
and Jim level but just a few miles later just past New
York Ian had started to open up a decisive gap of 20
seconds. By the finish Ian had stretched his lead to
34 seconds over Jim to take the LRRA 30 win with Jim
a close second and Andy moore 3rd.
Aaron became the all important third Cherry Valley
rider. Andy Lintin didnt start due to a trapped nerve
in his leg and Sam couldnt make it either suffering
from a cold. This was Aarons first race back after having
a few weeks off himself due to a heavy cold and he recorded
a time of 1.13.22 to ensure Cherry Valley took the team
award.
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