Report on the Two Counties Tour, Sunday 25 September 2011
50km and 70km off-road sportive in Essex/Herts
The second–ever Two Counties Tour, was a well-supported, successful off–road sportive of 50km or 70km on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes through pretty mid Essex and Herts, featuring woodland, farmland, streams to ford and thatched cottages.
HQ, start and finish were at the Crest Cycling Club's Stag Hall in North Hall Road, Ugley, CM22 6JD (GR 51.942689, 0.219565)(TL 5266 2946), easily accessed from M11 Stansted junctin with refreshments, toilets, showers and parking were all available at the HQ. Maps, marshals and signposts were there, along witha gpx track file for those riders with satnav. Our thanks to organiser: Simon Keen, Crest Cycling Club, and all the Crest CC members who helped before and on the day. This was a Crest Cycling Club promotion.
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Sportives are not races. The placings and times for each rider do not matter. However, most riders always want to know how well they did against the other riders so here is how each rider finished. Only those riders who finished are shown, and in rider order. The average speed was 15.61kph.
1 Jean Squires, Bishops Stortford CC, 14.37kph
2 Malcolm Squires, Bishops Stortford CC, 13.72kph
3 James Conway, Victoria CC, 14.37kph
4 Mark Massie, 15.07kph
5 Jason Gargiulo, St Ives CC, 14.85kph
6 Jack Oelmann, 9.94kph
7 George Oelmannm, Lea Valley Youth CC, 9.94kph
8 Clive Richardson, Bishops Stortford CC, 16.28kph
10 Simon Hotchkiss, Victoria CC, 17.19kph
11 Jeremy Parker, Met CC, 20.54kph
12 Colin Towers, Lea Valley Youth CC, 9.94kph
13 Adam Towers, Lea Valley Youth CC, 9.94kph
15 Phil Nightingale, 17.39kph
18 Ben Stephens, 19.87kph
19 David Car, 20.26kph
20 Paul Rogers, 15.07kph
21 Keith Murphy, Trent Park, 14.85kph
22 Howard Williams, Walden Tri, 19.74kph
23 Richard Muchmore, Crest CC, 21.25kph
24 Mark Murphy, Essex Fire and Rescue, 18.55kph
25 James Lloyd, 18.21kph
26 Gary Byford, Essex Fire and Rescue, 17.39kph
27 Daniel Judd, Mortgage Quest, 20kph
28 David Keen, Bishops Stortford CC, 14.37kph
29 Steve Bannington, Glendene CC, 13.72kph
30 Colin Monk, Bishops Stortford CC, 20.40kph
31 Alan Wilkins, Bishops Stortford CC, 18.77kph
41 Brian Glazebrook, Stortford Tri, 20.26kph
42 James Walford, 20.13kph
43 Lorraine Melton, 15.07kph
44 Kirsty Gill, Walden Tri,15.30kph
45 Sue McIntyre, Walden Tri, 15.30kph
46 John Terry Aracaer, KHS, 20.68kph
47 Paul Whiffen, Walden Tri, 20.13kph
48 Liam Brook, Newdales, 20.96kph
49 George Alexander, Walden Tri, 15.30kph
50 Ian Howlett, Walden Tri, 15.30kph
51 Matt Hinton, Walden Tri, 20.13kph
52 Richard Powell, 13.48kph
53 Andrew Rilex, Walden Tri, 20.13kph
54 Andy Bays, 15.07kph
55 Bob Griffiths, Lea Valley Youth CC, 9.94kph
56 Vincent Davison, Victoria CC, 14.37kph
57 Robert Bloxham, 13.72kph
58 Dennis Haley, 13.72kph
59 David Miller, West Suffolk Wheelers, 21.25kph
60 Jon Keefe, Timber MTB, 15.07kph
