HONC 2010 · Sunday 11th April · 100 or 50km

At 09.00 hr on Sunday 11th April over 1000 riders readied themselves at Winchcombe School for the traditional mass start of the event, this year carried out by Councillor Kevin Willett, Chairman Winchcombe Town Council.

The very wet weather of the previous weeks had thankfully changed – dry and sunny conditions ensured that the going was good. A large number of riders completed the event within the time limits and were presented with a certificate and commemorative medal.

This year the traditional route maps were supplemented by signs rather than the usual route instructions and the feedback from riders has been overwhelmingly positive.

The age range of entrants was again impressive – from 10 to 72! 41 U18 riders and nearly 200 over 50’s with riders from as far as Scotland, Wales, London, Cornwall and Suffolk as well as locals.

First Riders Back
100km – Jon Gammage (325) finished with a time of 4:32
50km – Nigel McLoughlin (256) and William Macke (248) were the first two male riders back and Nicola Westgate was the first lady.  

Marin Bike Draw
Congratulations to Taylor Johnson, Age 15 yr from Evesham. He will soon be the proud owner of a new Marin Shoreline Trail Hardtail  

Collection
A collection on the day raised £358 for the County Air Ambulance. The organisers will be making further donations to this and a range of other charities to be announced on our web site.

THANK YOU !!
A big thank you to:

• Over 60 volunteer marshals and other helpers on the day from Winchcombe CC and Cheltenham & County CC and their friends and families
• St. John Ambulance team
• Gloucestershire Police for their help with the start of the event
• Winchcombe School
• Cleeve Common Conservators
• Cleeve Ranger Dave Stevenson
• Local landowners
• Chapel Hay Catering
• Ryan and Jake from Leisure Lakes for their excellent mobile repair service
• Marin and ATB Sales Ltd. for their generous support

Without their incredible support our event would not be possible.

A big thank you to all the riders who support our event – we hope to see you again next year.

John Taylor
Event Secretary

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