29 June22 riders took to the start for round 9 of the Hafren CC TT series. This was the first outing of the series on the Forden circuit. Taking two laps of a very wet course, riders had to watch flooding on the bends and one stretch where the road was completely flooded. It was a dry, but cold night (for June), but the flooded roads made this a tough evening’s racing

Bryn Davies showed he is still the man to beat, a blistering 37:41 was nearly 2 minutes up on second placed Ian Nisbett 39.20 with Pete Thomas a further 25 seconds back on 39.45 to complete a familiar podium

Sam Holwill was the only junior on the night with an impressive 47:00, giving him 16th on the night

In the Women’s event Jacqui Loxam rode to top spot on the podium in her first TT of the series with a 50:50, pipping Sahrah Wilding 51:19 and Louise Downward 53:06. Kat Holwill pushed the top three hard with her 55:00 to place 4th

Tony Brooks was organizer, timekeeper and cake provider – great job Tony, thanks

Conrad Taylor, Mike Williams and Steve Taylor marshalled – thanks guys

Results

Rider Number Rider Name Overall Time Category Overall Position HCC Men HCC Women HCC Points
8 Bryn Davies 37.41 Veteran 1 1 30
17 Ian Nisbett 39.20 Veteran 2 2 29
9 Peter Thomas 39.45 Veteran 3 3 28
22 Phil Thomas 40.35 Senior 4 4 27
18 Neil Vose 42.11 Veteran 5 5 26
11 Graham Harris 42.43 Senior Vet 6 6 25
15 Paul Bufton 43.01 Senior 7 7 24
16 Ashley Banks 43.13 Senior 8 8 23
10 Mark Hill 43.17 Veteran 9 9 22
14 Mike Holwill 44.11 Senior 10 10 21
6 Thomas Fraenzel 44.37 Senior 11 11 20
20 Elwyn Turner 45.16 Veteran 12 12 19
12 Carl Evans 45.34 Senior 13 13 18
5 Andy Griffiths 45.35 Senior 14 14 17
7 Glyn Jones 46.47 Senior Vet 15 15 16
3 Sam Holwill 47.00 Junior 16 16 15
21 Andy Palin 48.47 Veteran 17 17 14
19 Jacqui Loxam 50.50 Senior 18 1 30
13 Sahrah Wilding 51.19 Veteran 19 2 29
4 Louise Downward 53.06 Senior 20 3 28
2 Kat Holwill 55.00 Senior 21 4 27
Marshall Points A big thanks to the Marshals
Conrad Taylor 10
Mike Williams 10
Steve Taylor 10