The National 50 visited the south this year, taking place on the P885/50 course with the womens event on Saturday evening and the men the following morning. 9 PBscience riders competed over the two days in the event, a big thank you to DCB and the …a3crg team for another outstanding promotion.
Lesley recovered well from the ’25′ to put in a strong ride on her local course, finishing in 1:57:26 for a superb 5th place. Close behind were Juliette in 2:04:06 (15th), Danuta in 2:05:42 (20th), Sara in 2:08:56 (23rd) and Jill in 2:17:24 (31st). Julia Shaw again showed her class taking the win with close to 8 minutes in hand over her nearest rival. Her winning time of 1:46:46 also set a new comp record, taking 3 seconds off the mark she set last year.
The following morning saw the turn of the men. Jerone backed up his excellent performances in the shorter distances, clocking 1:44:44 for 7th place. Seb finished in 1:48:05 (23rd) with Mark in 1:56:54 (73rd). Michael Hutchinson took the title in 1:38:55.
Also in action over the last week, Chris Long has been putting in the racing miles, taking 1st in the Bognor Regis 10 on Thursday, 3rd in the Farnborough and Camberley 10 on Saturday and another top 5 in the Farnham 25 on Sunday! On the road, Nathan made the winning move in the SERRL event on the Tenterden circuit, eventually finishing in 12th.
