Warninglid and its environs thankfully missed the pouring rain which hit the coast and we enjoyed a dry, warm day for this years edition of the Giles Ree Memorial Road Race.
My view of proceedings was, understandably, limited but Messers Smith, Perryman & McNamara were all pushing hard in their various groups as they passed by me firstly by the junction at the HQ and lastly by the flyover at the A23.
But it was that man Coyle though who, despite a minor logistical problem with his bottles, bided his time and got himself up in the front group.
By the last lap at the junction with Slough Green Lane, he was in a group of 3 furiously chasing young Tom Copeland (In Gear Dev) who had broken away to gain 5-6 seconds advantage.
By the finish, though, Tom was caught, Steve Calland (Norwood Paragon) took first place and Mike crossed the line in 7th place.
With 10 seconds covering the first 9 riders it was a close run thing and hats off to Mike for a stellar performance.
Final Result
1 Steve Calland Norwood Paragon
2 Dave Creagan VC Muedon
3 Tom Hemnant London Dynamo/Cyclefit
4 Keith Lilley Team Certani - 1st Veteran
5 Matt Melville AW Cycles
6 Kevin Chambers API
7 Mike Coyle VC Etoile
8 Andy Betts Twickenham CC
9 Tom Copeland Ingear Dev Team - 1st Junior
10 David Kenant Norwood Paragon (1 minute+ back)
King of the Hills
1 Tom Hemnant London Dynamo/Cyclefit
2 Tyrone Walters Sigma Sport
3 Kevin Chambers API
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