A hardy group of 16 riders ventured out on Boxing Day for our annual Fred Filby time trial. Given the typical Christmas diet, thankfully riders didn’t need to attempt a full gas effort over the 10 mile Horringer course – the format of this event allows them to pick a target time within a given pace range; their goal is then to get as close to that time as possible without the aid of any timing equipment.
It was a close one this year, with the top 4 riders each within 20 seconds of their target time – most of them being time trial regulars, so adept as gauging their pace. Matt Shingleton was ultimately the closest, finishing in 30:24, only 12 seconds away from his target time.
A reminder that our regular club time trials commence again in April on Thursday evenings – look out for the 2024 calendar shortly here: Racing | West Suffolk Wheelers
| Rider | Actual Time | Difference to Target Time |
|---|---|---|
| M Shingleton | 30:42 | 0:12 |
| D Sharman | 36:32 | 0:18 |
| D Young | 37:09 | 0:19 |
| R Farrow | 39:20 | 0:20 |
| A Purcell (CC Sudbury) | 25:01 | 1:09 |
| S Rue | 35:35 | 1:15 |
| R Rue | 35:14 | 1:56 |
| V Smith | 33:28 | 2:42 |
| S Bottomley | 33:17 | 2:53 |
| D Burnett | 35:59 | 3:01 |
| J Alcock | 35:51 | 3:09 |
| M Kerry | 30:26 | 3:34 |
| R Sweeney | 34:16 | 3:54 |
| T Jupp | 30:26 | 4:06 |
| D Blumfield | 37:48 | 10:22 |
| P Salkus | 37:28 | 10:42 |