The final Sotonia time trial of the season was a special event, run to assist Stuart Grace with his fund raising for the Epilepsy Society. One of the stars of the show was once again Jens Voigt, the former Tour de France Yellow Jersey holder and stage winner and Hour Record holder.
Jens had offered to pace the winner of a prize draw in the race itself and this honour fell to 15 year old Samuel Hughes of VC Venta who was very pleased with his resulting time of 25.17.
Another star taking part as the 72nd partner of Sotonia’s Mary Corbett in her Tandem Tart Challenge was Marion Clignet. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and is a former cycling World Champion and two time Olympic silver medalist.
The wet weather on the day failed to dampen the enthusiasm of those taking part, particularly the fastest rider on the day. 15 year old Bobby Buenfeld of VC Venta who clocked a very fine 22.31.
The end of the event was also visited by one of our domestic stars Eddie Adkins, the former multi time trial champion and record holder, still going strong in his 70’s.
Thanks go to Graham Harman for organising. Martin Napier, Dave Crocker and Julian Gee for timekeeping
Number Name Club Finish Time Category
2 Bobby Buenfeld VC Venta 22.31 Solo
8 Sherif Attia Southampton University RC 23.46 Solo
6 Oscar Lawrence VC Venta 24.01 Solo
7 Mike Marsh Sotonia CC 24.10 Solo
3 Mark Lisk 3C 25.05 Solo
5 Samuel Hughes/Jens Voigt VC Venta 25.17 2-up
9 Hamish Hunter Sotonia CC 25.34 Solo
11 James Peckham Sotonia CC 26.04 Solo
4 Chris Hughes VC Venta 27.22 Solo
10 Oliver Hitchings VC Venta 27.22 Solo
1 Mary Corbett/Marion Clignet Sotonia CC 28.15 Tandem Trike
