32nd Bill Philbrook Memorial 25 Mile Time Trial
Sunday 5th May 2019
This event was promoted for and on behalf of CYCLING TIME TRIALS under their rules and regulations.
Wigmore CC and the Philbrook family would like to say thank you for supporting this year’s Bill Philbrook Memorial 25 Mile Time Trial and contributing to the success of our event.
Unfortunately, the race was shortened to a 10mile time trial on the Q10/6 due to roadworks, a blessing in disguise perhaps as there were a few sighs of relief due to the cold but dry conditions of this year’s event. The turnout was still very good for the amended course, so thanks to all the riders.
Event Sec: Martin Trice
Chris Fennell, last year’s winner of the Bill Philbrook Memorial was once again victorious, setting a new course record with his time of 20 minutes dead, removing 1m 50s from the previous course record of 21:50.
Emma Lewis produced a stunning ride to win the ladies competition and take fourth overall, taking an impressive 2m 20s off the previous record of 24:36
Neil Lauder held the course record for just nine minutes with his equally remarkable time of 20:37
The team prize was taken by VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths led by 2017 winner Andrew Meilak and supported by Mark Hill and Paul Smith.
Andrew also won the vets competition for the third year running.
The Philbrook family donate a trophy to the event for the fastest member of the Wigmore CC as the promoting club. Rodney Smith was the fastest rider home and will take the trophy at the end of the year.
As always, a big thank you to all of the timekeepers, marshals and supporters who helped to ensure everything went ahead safely and smoothly. We have a core group of people who regularly support this event, to whom we are all extremely grateful, as without them we would be in danger of not being able to run the event at all. Similarly, we also had some new faces joining us this year to help with marshalling duties, which is important for the continued success of time-trialling.
| Timekeepers: | Paul Mepham and Vic Williams |
| Recorder and assistant: | John Clegg |
| Signing in/out: | Reg |
| Pushing off: | Robert Philbrook |
| Results board: | Martin Trice |
| Chief marshal: | Antony Bee |
| Marshals (Chilham): | John Booty, Paul Buckley & Dave Bedford |
| Marshals (Canterbury): | Paul Gatenby, Kevin Ford & Jamie Harris |
| Tea and cakes: | Laura, Hanna, Anna, Jess & Alison (Philbrooks) |
A big thank you to the Philbrook family who helped to ensure all the roles on the day were covered and continued to maintain the association between Bill Philbrook and the Wigmore Cycling Club.
Prizes
| Place | Name | Club | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race Winner | Christopher Fennell | The Independent Pedaler | £50 |
| 2nd | Neil Lauder | Arctic Tacx RT | £40 |
| 3rd | Andrew Meilak | VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths | £30 |
| 4th | Emma Lewis | The Independent Pedaler | £20 |
| 5th | Nick Wilson | Rye & District Wheelers CC | £10 |
| 1st Lady | Emma Lewis | The Independent Pedaler | £50 |
| 2nd Lady | Rebecca Wilson | Rye & District Wheelers CC | £40 |
| 3rd Lady | Tracy Wilkinson-Begg | Folkestone Velo Club | £30 |
| 4th Lady | Valerie Place | 7Oaks Tri Club | £20 |
| 5th Lady | Natasha Jarman | Southborough & Dist. Whs | £10 |
| 1st Junior | - | - | £20 |
| 2nd Junior | - | - | £10 |
| 1st Junior | - | - | £20 |
| 2nd Junior | - | - | £10 |
| 1st Vet on Standard | Andrew Meilak | VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths | £50 |
| 2nd Vet on Standard | Nick Wilson | Rye & District Wheelers CC | £40 |
| 3rd Vet on Standard | Mark Hill | VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths | £30 |
| 4th Vet on Standard | Pete Elms | Colour Tech RT | £20 |
| 5th Vet on Standard | Adrian Hawkins | Thanet RC | £10 |
Fastest Team
VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths (Andrew Meilak, Mark Hill, Paul Smith), 01:08:41 – £20 each.
Place
Fastest rider in the minute 1hr01 and each minute down to 1hr10 prizes no longer applicable due to change of course.
The Bill Philbrook Memorial Trophy 2019
Donated to this event by the Philbrook Family and awarded to: Rodney Smith (Wigmore Cycling Club). Well done Rodney.
Full results
See here.
Photography
Dave Hayward was again the official event photographer on the course.
You can view Dave’s photos on his website which are available for
purchase and download, by clicking here.
Dave takes excellent photographs and his prices are very reasonable. Why not post a picture on Strava together with your ride and acknowledge Dave!
Feedback
We had some great feedback from riders, sent to Robert Philbrook. Just look at these:
Finally
Wigmore CC present:
44th Annual Hill Climb
Incorporating the KCA Championship
on
Sunday 29th September 2019
Course QHC/11 Hollingbourne Hill
Generous prize listing
Enter online at www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk
or
email martin@trice.me.uk for details.