2006
Four Thornton Road Club members entered the 2006 New Year's Day 10-mile time trial organised by Southborough & District Wheelers. Ridden on the Q10/10 Bethersden-Singleton-Bethersden course in a sharp west wind and cold squally rain, 49 riders in all completed the course. The fastest rider, unsurprisingly, was Sean Yates (In-Gear Quickvit) at 22 min 30 sec. Thornton's Gordon Davis won fourth prize for his improvement over his previous best time on the course. Results for the four Thornton RC riders are shown in the table below. Albert (Bey) Lainson rode the last 2.5 miles of the course gingerly and unhurriedly because of a punctured front tyre, which partly explains his excess over the veteran's time standard.
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Name |
Vet/Non-vet |
Age |
Previous best time |
Vet standard |
Time taken |
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Eric Bates |
Vet |
68 |
28:24 |
31:45 |
31:24 |
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Paul Gunner |
Non-vet |
|
34:18 |
|
35:52 |
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Albert Lainson |
Vet |
72 |
32:11 |
32:46 |
36:35 |
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Gordon Davis |
Vet |
68 |
41:29 |
31:45 |
41:13 |
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Note: Vet = veteran |
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There were five Thornton Road Club entries in the 10-mile open time trial organised by Southborough & District Wheelers on 18 March 2006. Seventy-two riders in all registered for the event. The course was the Q10/33 (Tenterden, Appledore, Woodchurch, Tenterden), which is normally fast because it has few turns and a rapid one-mile descent in its first half. Conditions on 18 March however were far from ideal, with an exceptionally strong cold east wind, which appeared to affect most riders. Peter Tadros (In Gear RT) recorded the fastest time of 23 minutes 33 seconds - almost 4 minutes slower than his best time. Paul gunner of Thornton RC gained third prize for his improvement over his previous time (a gain of 39 seconds), while Don Houghton was the club's fastest rider on the day (29 minutes, 45 seconds). The overall results were as follows:
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Name |
Time on 18/3/06 |
Previous best time for a 10 |
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Donald Houghton |
29:45 |
28:41 |
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Ian Fowler |
31:53 |
28:17 |
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Russ Mason |
33:27 |
30:52 |
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Paul Gunner |
33:39 |
34:18 |
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Albert (Bey) Lainson |
37:08 |
32:11 |
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Best time on the day: |
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Peter Tadros (In Gear RT) |
23:33 |
19:50 |
2006 Time Trial
Results (10 miles):
St Mary-in-the-Marsh/Newchurch/Ivychurch
course
Results of the time trials for the 2006 season,
held on the Thornton RC course on Romney Marsh, are shown below.
Early season weather was windier than normal, which meant hard riding
and protracted times. Enthusiasm was undimmed however.
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Date |
Name |
Club |
Special status |
Min:sec |
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23 May 06 |
David Williams |
V C Deal |
|
25:19:00 |
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Jeremy Temple |
Kent Cycles |
|
26:07:00 |
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Donald Houghton |
Thornton RC |
|
27:34:00 |
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David Wheeler |
Thornton RC |
|
29:43:00 |
|
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R Harrow |
Rye & Dist |
|
30:06:00 |
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Jim Holland |
Rye & Dist |
|
34:26:00 |
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Bey Lainson |
Thornton RC |
|
35:21:00 |
|
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Julie Bryant (Mrs) |
Rye & Dist |
Female |
37:19:00 |
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Kevin Hall |
Rye & Dist |
|
38:00:00 |
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Jamie Bryant |
Rye & Dist |
Juvenile |
39:17:00 |
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Weather conditions were very windy |
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03 Jun 06 |
Trevor Bridge |
Rye & Dist |
|
25:30:00 |
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Dave Spice |
Rye & Dist |
|
26:04:00 |
|
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Barney Reed |
Rye & Dist |
Juvenile |
27:39:00 |
|
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R Harrow |
Rye & Dist |
|
28:44:00 |
|
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Eric Bates |
Thornton RC |
|
29:18:00 |
|
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Tony Farmer |
Ashford Whs |
|
29:54:00 |
|
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Ian Fowler |
Thornton RC |
|
30:07:00 |
|
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Sue Spice |
Rye & Dist |
Female |
30:07:00 |
|
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Nick Reed |
Rye & Dist |
|
30:43:00 |
|
|
Jim Holland |
Rye & Dist |
|
31:08:00 |
|
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Kevin Hall |
Rye & Dist |
|
34:52:00 |
|
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Julie Bryant (Mrs) |
Rye & Dist |
Female |
35:31:00 |
|
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Jamie Bryant |
Rye & Dist |
Juvenile |
DNF |
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Weather conditions were fine with no significant wind |
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DNF = did not finish |
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20 Jun 06 |
Dave Wheeler |
Thornton RC |
|
26:15:00 |
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Bill Waters |
Rye & Dist |
|
26:36:00 |
|
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Don Houghton |
Thornton RC |
|
27:14:00 |
|
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Michael Pumphrey |
Thornton RC |
1st time trial |
27:57:00 |
|
|
Gary Booth |
Rye & Dist |
|
30:03:00 |
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Eric Bates |
Thornton RC |
|
30:49:00 |
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Russ Mason |
Thornton RC |
|
31:22:00 |
|
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Jim Holland |
Rye & Dist |
|
31:41:00 |
|
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Ian Fowler |
Thornton RC |
|
31:48:00 |
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Kevin Hall |
Rye & Dist |
|
34:21:00 |
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Weather conditions very windy. |
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01 Jul 06 |
Steve Clarke |
Ashford Whs |
|
23:56:00 |
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Trevor Bridge |
Rye & Dist |
|
25:03:00 |
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Dave Sprice |
Rye & Dist |
|
25:08:00 |
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Jeremy Temple |
Kent Cycles |
|
25:28:00 |
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Don Houghton |
Thornton RC |
|
25:32:00 |
|
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Colin Tuckwell |
Thornton RC |
|
26:51:00 |
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Rod Harrow |
Rye & Dist |
|
28:20:00 |
|
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Tony Farmer |
Ashford Whs |
|
28:29:00 |
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Eric Bates |
Thornton RC |
|
28:52:00 |
|
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Gary Booth |
Rye & Dist |
|
28:53:00 |
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Ian Fowler |
Thornton RC |
|
28:58:00 |
|
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Jeff Lyle |
Thornton RC |
1st time trial |
29:47:00 |
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Sue Spice |
Rye & Dist |
|
30:15:00 |
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Bey Lainson |
Thornton RC |
|
32:15:00 |
|
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Kevin Hall |
Rye & Dist |
|
33:15:00 |
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Gordon Davis |
Thornton RC |
|
36:49:00 |
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Weather
conditions were excellent; a gentle east wind, |
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18 Jul 06 |
David Williams |
V C Deal |
New course record by 21" |
23:31:00 |
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Dave Wheeler |
Thornton RC |
Best time on course |
24:43:00 |
|
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Michael Pumphrey |
Thornton RC |
Best time on course |
26:30:00 |
|
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John East |
Thornton RC |
1st time trial |
28:27:00 |
|
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Eric Bates |
Thornton RC |
|
28:52:00 |
|
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Richard Foster |
Thornton RC |
1st time trial |
29:23:00 |
|
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Jim Holland |
Rye & Dist |
Fastest |
29:57:00 |
|
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Bey Lainson |
Thornton RC |
Best time on course |
31:21:00 |
|
|
Jamie Bryant |
Rye & Dist |
Juvenile |
32:18:00 |
|
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Julie Bryant (Mrs) |
Rye & Dist |
Female |
33:43:00 |
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Weather fine. |
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05 Aug 06 |
Trevor Bridge |
Rye & Dist |
|
24:46:00 |
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Jeremy Temple |
Kent Cycles |
|
25:16:00 |
|
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Dave Spice |
Rye & Dist |
|
25:37:00 |
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Eric Bates |
Thornton RC |
|
28:45:00 |
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Gary Booth |
Rye & Dist |
|
29:29:00 |
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Malcolm Strickland |
CC Bexley |
|
29:44:00 |
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Jeff Lyle |
Thornton RC |
|
30:03:00 |
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Sue Spice |
Rye & Dist |
|
30:41:00 |
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Ian Fowler |
Thornton RC |
|
30:48:00 |
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Gordon Davis |
Thornton RC |
|
38:22:00 |
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