Although at times it may not have felt like it, we were once again lucky with the weather for this year’s Yorkshire True Grit Dark Skies p/b Fenwick’s Bike Products. As I write this, from my window I can see fields covered in snow; there’s thick fog; and it’s freezing cold outside. So a little bit of a breeze and the occasional shower are relatively perfect conditions! 😉
Thanks to everyone who came along and got into the spirit of the event – travelling from all over the UK to join in the fun – Kent, Cornwall, Newcastle, York!
Massive thanks to our sponsors Fenwick’s Bike Products – who took on an active role with Jon providing spannering service at the Feed Station (and provided the freebies at the end); and Vielo, where Trevor took on an enviable job of giving out the finish line beers. I suspect he also did some kit checks too!
Thanks to LR Motors for popping along with a 4×4 in case any of you needed recovering (none of you did!); and to Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team for coming out to provide medical cover for the event (none needed!).
The marshals and volunteer team were, as always, awesome! Lots of love for them coming from the riders – thank you 🙂
I hope you’re all still smiling about your achievement, about the brilliant gravelly trails and the lovely fun ascents. We’ve popped some Strava segments in (three of them prefaced YTG Dark Skies) for you to rank yourselves on (it’s not a race!).
Below are the Times that you finished the event (ie not time taken); start time was 4:00pm.
Other Events:
Next event is Yorkshire True Grit summer (19th-21st June) – and I’m super pleased to announce that the HQ will be in the village of Hawnby. Nestled between Sutton Bank and Helmsley this is a fantastic location with access to some amazing (previously unridden and private) gravel tracks. Don’t miss out – entries are open now for that one.
Five Forests – our new one….(thanks for patience on this)…hope to open this week but you know how I love I.T….formal announcement when actually open!
Rider Number | Surname | Time at finish |
1 | Adams | 20:35 |
2 | Adamthwaite | DNS |
3 | Aldridge | 21:42 |
4 | Allan | 21:05 |
5 | Alvarez-Buylla | DNS |
6 | Armitage | 22:17 |
7 | Ashton | 20:33 |
8 | Atkinson | 20:43 |
9 | Barlow | 21:06 |
10 | Barnes | 21:50 |
11 | Barry | 20:28 |
12 | Barton | 21:42 |
13 | Barton | DNF |
14 | Batty | 21:24 |
15 | Bell | 20:41 |
16 | Birkitt | 21:18 |
17 | Black | 22:27 |
18 | Blyth | 22:27 |
19 | Bowley | DNF |
20 | Broome | 22:17 |
21 | Browell | 19:47 |
22 | Byrne | DNF |
23 | Collins | 22:21 |
24 | Cooper | DNF |
25 | Cussons | 21:47 |
26 | Davies | 20:35 |
27 | Daley | 19:57 |
28 | Dixon | 21:15 |
29 | Douglas | 22:25 |
30 | Drakeley | 21:16 |
31 | Drysdale | 21:22 |
32 | Duffin | 21:25 |
33 | Duffin | 21:25 |
34 | Emmerson | DNS |
35 | Fairbairn | 20:53 |
36 | Ferrier | 20:46 |
37 | Foott | 20:48 |
38 | Gibbons | 21:46 |
39 | Gott | 20:32 |
40 | Guy | 21:28 |
41 | Hallas | 20:07 |
42 | Harrison | 20:48 |
43 | Haw | 20:32 |
44 | Hickey | 20:51 |
45 | Hodson | 22:02 |
46 | Holding | 21:29 |
47 | Home | 22:04 |
48 | Hodd | 21:00 |
49 | Hope | 20:36 |
50 | Horlock | 20:13 |
51 | Horlock | 20:23 |
52 | Howell | 21:08 |
53 | Jackman | 20:33 |
54 | Jackson | 22:02 |
55 | Johnson | 22:13 |
56 | Jones | 20:48 |
57 | Jonsen | 22:45 |
58 | Kaye | DNS |
59 | Kelsey | 19:47 |
60 | Kesteven | DNS |
61 | Kettlewell | 22:14 |
62 | Kilgour | DNF |
63 | Kraemer | 21:08 |
64 | Levell | DNF |
65 | Lumb | 19:47 |
66 | MacPherson | DNS |
67 | MacSween | DNF |
68 | Martin | 21:19 |
69 | McCarthy | 21:24 |
70 | McManus | DNS |
71 | Miller | 20:11 |
72 | Milligan | DNS |
73 | Milsom | 20:28 |
74 | Moore | 20:55 |
75 | Newman | 22:00 |
76 | Nuttall | 20:42 |
77 | Oliver | 21:10 |
78 | Oswald | 21:27 |
79 | Pennock | 20:14 |
80 | Pridmore | 20:07 |
81 | Roberts | 21:47 |
82 | Reed | 21:56 |
83 | Robottom | DNF |
84 | Sedgewick | 20:54 |
85 | Sloan | 21:19 |
86 | Smith | 22:03 |
87 | Smith | 20:31 |
88 | Smith | DNF |
89 | Sullivan | DNF |
90 | Tate | 20:55 |
91 | Taylor | 21:29 |
92 | Thorne | DNF |
93 | Tomlinson | 20:45 |
94 | Tregidgo | 20:49 |
95 | Walker | 22:03 |
96 | Watkins | 21:48 |
97 | Wheeler | DNS |
98 | Whittaker | 19:35 |
99 | Wilsdon | 22:04 |
100 | Wilson | 22:21 |
101 | Winter | 22:03 |