PTW

Well after the excitement of last weeks 4-up TTT (enjoyed by all) we return you to your scheduled programme.

Mid-summer's day has come and gone and we enter the second half of our club event season with the second and final of our two Club 25's. (Wake up at the back and pay attention... we're following the club handbook).

Don't forget, we don't meet at Resolven for the 25's. Instead, we meet at the lay-by at the far end of Glynneath (go past McDonalds stay on the A465 and then take the first exit off) and please sign on at between 18.30hrs and 18.45hrs for a prompt 19.00hrs start outside The New Inn, Rhigos. Enjoy the warm-up

Start on the unclassified “Old Neath Bank” road at Cefn Rhigos village approx 26 yrds west of electricity pole No B29016. Proceed east to the former Tower Colliery rbt at the junction with the A4061 and take the 2nd exit (straight on) to the A465 rbt taking the 1st exit (left). Proceed west along the A465 dual-carriageway to the Blaengwrach rbt taking the 2nd exit (straight on) to the Resolven rbt taking the 2nd exit (straight on) to continue on the A465 dual-carriageway to the first junction left signed A4109. Bear left to take the slip-road off and curve up and around the loop to the small Tonna rbt taking the 1st exit (left) to the Aberdulais rbt. Circle the Aberdulais rbt to take the 4th exit and proceed down the slip-road with care to rejoin the A465 dual-carriageway. Retrace along the A465 dual-carriageway to the Resolven rbt taking the 2nd exit (straight on) continuing on to the Blaengwrach rbt taking the 2nd exit (straight on). Continue on the A465 dual-carriageway to take the first junction left descending the slip road to finish at the centre of the first drain on the left after crossing the 2nd river bridge.(25.014 miles)

PORT TALBOT WHEELERS – CLUB EVENT 30/06/16 – COURSE: R25/3L

POS. RIDER CLUB / TEAM TIME POINTS
1 MATTHEW SMITH PTW 59:50 20pts
2 HEATH WILLIAMS PTW 1.01:28 19pts
3 ROBERT LUCAS PTW 1.01:38 18pts
4 STUART JONES ECC 1.02:02
5 JOHN DEELEY PTW 1.02:35 17pts
6 CHRIS STEPHENS PTW 1.02:50 16pts
7 BRAD DAVIES BYNEA 1.03:56
8 SIMON DENNY PTW 1.05:49 15pts
9 KARYS HOCKIN PTW 1.07:20 14pts
10 ALEX THOMAS PTW 1.07:55 13pts
11 HOLLIE LABUNSKY PTW 1.09:02 12pts
12 JOHN THOMAS PTW 1.10:58 11pts

2-UP TEAM: ANTHONY COWDREY & LYN JONES – ECC - 53:58

It was a windy night with a headwind to the turn and whilst signing on and the start were both dry the rain started once all the riders had left and conditions (spray) on the DC made for a difficult night.

Anyway, we welcomed back our friends from ECC Cycles and I'm sure they will be regular visitors from now to the end of the season. Anthony and Lyn elected to ride a 2-up and were the first riders home with a respectable 53:58 on a horrible night. Our girls shrugged off the conditions with Karys taking the win on her new TT bike. Nice.

On such a difficult night Matt did well to dip under the hour and take the win whilst 'new boy' Chris Stephens went off course but still did a good ride and showed great potential.

Thanks to Will for pushing off and thanks to the riders for helping me piece together the result after the rain made writing impossible even when using a permanent marker on a plastic sleeve.

It's a '15' next week and I reckon good weather will return.