Although the strong winds of the weekend had eased, it was still cool in Millisle for tonight’s club 10 mile time trial. John Rafferty (Ards CC) took the win with a fast 22:23, but he might need to look over his shoulder as Peter Doggart (Ards CC), riding his first club 10, was only just over a minute behind in second place.
Barry is impervious to the cold, the timekeepers less so…
There was a close battle for third, with Graham McConnell (Dromara) just shading it by one second from Barry Mitchell (Ards CC), with Niall Brown (Ards CC) a further second behind.
William Orr takes an early lead in the 10 mile handicap cup, with a time just three seconds slower than his personal best. After this promising start, we’ll be expecting improvements from William once the weather improves :-).
| Name | Club | Time | H’cap | HC pts | McF pts | |
| 1 | John Rafferty | Ards CC | 22:23 | -12 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Peter Doggart | Ards CC | 23:36 | npt | 7 | |
| 3 | Graham McConnell | Dromara | 24:04 | |||
| 4 | Barry Mitchell | Ards CC | 24:05 | -25 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Niall Brown | Ards CC | 24:06 | -50 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Robin Millar | Ards CC | 24:15 | -128 | 2 | |
| 7 | Andrew Jess | Ards CC | 24:53 | -47 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Stewart Millar | North Down | 25:07 | |||
| 9 | Michael Rowan | Northern | 25:21 | |||
| 10 | Andrew Evans | Killinchy | 25:45 | |||
| 11 | William Orr | Ards CC | 26:19 | -3 | 10 | |
| 12 | Mark Hodgins | North Down | 26:28 | |||
| 13 | Alan Rodgers | Ards CC | 26:38 | -57 | 1 | |
| 14 | Gillian Orr | North Down | 26:48 | |||
| 15 | Stephen Beattie | Ards CC | 26:52 | -58 | ||
| 16 | Colin Wilson | Ards CC | 27:02 | -111 | ||
| 17 | Dean Bradley | Ards CC | 27:10 | -62 | ||
| 18 | Alastair Martin | Ards CC | 36:53 |
Thanks as always to the marshals, time keepers and pusher off.
