An early morning ride from the Inn on the Pond to Godstone, followed by an excellent ride by Alan.

In Redmon CC's open 10 on Saturday the team prize was won by the Redhill CC trio of Paul Read, David Motton and new member Mark Gidney.

The event was run on course G10/42 at North Holmwood.

This must be the first time in a long while that we have taken a team prize.

Congratulations to all three!

Jon Masters was declared winner of Redhill CC's 2007 Time Trial series after the final round on Wednesday evening. Steve White takes the handicap prize for most consistent improvement during the series.

In the Scratch competition, Masters scored the maximum 80 points from his best 8 rounds. Trevor Chilman was second with 68 points from 8 rounds, and Steve White third, with 60 points from 8 rounds.

The final round, at Horne, near Smallfield, was won by David Motton in a time of 21:19. Duncan Murdoch was second in 21:26, followed by Chilman in 21:36.

6 of us Chipped over to Hindhead to check out the hills and trails in West Surrey -- Devils Punch Bowl, Black Down and Gibbet Hill lay ahead on this 32M loop around Haselmere..


Alex

With all the recent rain, a sunny day was forecast making it a perfect day for getting out on your bike. Alex had taken a number of regular riders to the Devil’s Punchbowl, so here was an opportunity to for a gentler ride to encourage any newcomers.



A big welcome to Rana, Alan, Tony & Matt who joined us for the first time, Catherine who has recently joined the club, and to Cheryl who is now becoming a regular rider. It was also good to see Mark back in the saddle for the first time since he dislocated his shoulder.

Reflecting on 2007

Leaves falling from the trees and the crunch of frost underfoot means that the audax season has just ended. Perhaps you will indulge me if I reflect on the ups and downs of the past 12 months or so.

My audax season really began in March, having returned to the bike after 5 months of little or no riding. My indulgence in beer and good food over winter meant I was packing some extra pounds, something that was commented on in early spring club runs....

A few months late posting this! Better late than never! I did the ride, a pretty wet start. There were 187 entrants, 60 people blew out on the day probably because of the rain so 127 starters and only 102 finishers! Later in the day the weather was perfect: cool. This would be hard on a hot day! There were lot's of punctures & broken wheels.

21 riders gathered at Godstone Green on a slightly misty but pleasantly warm morning for a ride in the glorious August sunshine. We crossed the A22 bridge and along the gravel track (where we won’t mention John Griffith’s fall because no doubt he’d be embarrassed about it!) and on to the familiar NCR 21 but we soon turned right and emerged on War Coppice Lane in Chaldon.

Jon Masters won Round 15 of Redhill CC's 2007 time trial series at Horne, in a time of 21 minutes and 13 seconds.

Duncan Murdoch was second and Trevor Chilman was third.

Masters also posted the best time improvement of the evening, to take 10 points in the handicap competition.

All of Helen's promises of an exciting and challenging weekend were more than fulfilled. The venue for our 'FastTrackMTB' experience was a two-storey camping barn dug into the hillside above Dulverton; it's an extension of a working farm complete with watermill. The rustic accommodation was basic but comfortable with views across to the Exe valley where we would enjoy the delights of off-roading in Exmoor.