Week three saw a record number of West Suffolk contenders, with a total of 20 of us competing and we were represented in all the races!

The course was set out on the playing fields of the Baldock Sports Centre, with lots of long grassy straights punctuated with one pair of dismount boards and two steep banks, one rideable, one not ~ a course for the strong and fittest riders.

Oliver Griggs scored his best result so far with 5^th in the U10s with Victoria Asker 13^th, Grace Whitwell 17^th and Sophie Griggs debuting in 18^th.

We had two riders in the U12 race with Matt Whitwell 25^th and Lianna Denny 32^nd and three more in the U16 race, in which Sam Asker came 16^th and on the podium as third best U14, his brother Matt 28^th and Fraser Elsworth 32^nd.

Both the Vets and Senior races were again over-subscribed and were run with full grids of 80 starters. As usual Mike Bowen was by far the fastest of our club riders in the vets (over 45) with an excellent 8^th, next was fast improving Ian Mortlock 38^th, Adrian Grimwood 41^st, Simon Elsworth making a good debut in 46^th, Darren Baker 48^th, Barry Denny 49^th and David Griggs 63^rd.

The final event was the one hour senior race in which Richard Stiff came home 62^nd, James Asker 65^th, John Brooks 69^th and Matt Denny 72^nd.

~barrydenny@btinternet.com