Race of Six Friends

Here are the final placings after taking into account all (undisclosed, arcane and obscure) handicap factors.

1 Pure White Racing
2 Speed Goats
3 Lunn Ave Bicycle Club (Fast)
4 Clipped In
5 Steel Springs
6 Lunn Ave Bicycle Club (Slow)
7 Defy Evolution
8 Rode Riders (1)
9 The Right Revolution
10 Rode Riders (2)
11 Six Feet Under
12 Ngati Velo
13 Axis of Mischief
14 Team Test Cycles
15 Tim’s Hot Angels
16 The Coffee Runners
DNF The Outlaws
DNF Roy’s Rebels
DNF Exceed Coaching
DNF Hot Cycles
DNF Moments of Extreme Madness

The actual finishing times and overall places were:

1 Speed Goats 4.56.06
2 Pure White Racing 5.09.41
3 Lunn Ave Bicycle Club (Fast) 5.21.08
4 Steel Springs 5.30.56
5 Defy Evolution 5.38.01
6 Rode Riders (1) 5.52.16
7 Rode Riders (2) 6.07.31
8 Lunn Ave Bicycle Club (Slow) 6.14.00
9 Clipped In 6.21.08
10 The Right Revolution 6.29.31
11 Six Feet Under 6.54.25
12 The Coffee Runners 6.56.47
13 Axis of Mischief 7.03.36
14 Mrs Doyle & Ngati Velo 7.07.35
15 Tim’s Hot Angels 7.15.21
16 Team Test Cycles 7.37.12

Thanks to everyone who participated despite the ugly weather.

Thanks too to the sponsors, Hot Cycles, Specialized, Tea Total, Allpress Coffee, Continental, Wheelworks, Trade Tools, Rocket Kitchen and Solo.

Commiserations to those who didn’t finish, whether on account of punctures, crashes or other mishaps. Better luck next time (which is likely to be some time in Autumn 2012)