Astwood '10' 2nd September 2026

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Date: Wednesday 2/09/26 18:45

Course: F5cr/10 Cranfield | Course Description and Risk Assessment | GPS course map

Meeting Point: Car parking is available in Cranfield University campus

Backup Course: Astwood F5v/10

We have moved this event from the Cranfield course to the Astwood course. The start time is 18:45, not 19:00!

Course: F5v/10 Astwood | Course Description and Risk Assessment | GPS course map

Meeting Point: Astwood High Street (https://w3w.co/digested.answer.hinted)

Notes: This is a classic sporting course. Note that we will use the start in Astwood rather than near the Bike Bus.

Notes: This course runs from Cranfield University and back, turning in Newport Pagnell.

Entries cost £5 for NBRC members, £7 for non-members. You can join the North Bucks Road Club for £10. First time riding one of our time trials?

Please note a protective helmet and front and rear lights are mandatory. Time trials are ridden on open roads, and riders must ride accordingly. Review this statement regarding safety and insurance.

The full calendar of our time trials

Results

All too soon, we reached the last evening event of our 2026 programme of club time trials. We had changed from the originally planned Cranfield course to the Astwood course (using our preferred version starting in Astwood). There was a decidedly autumnal feel to this evening's race, with thickly overcast skies coupled with blustery windy conditions and a heavy drizzle/Scotch mist/actual rain. Most of the 11 riders got a bit wet in this event. On the other hand, it wasn't terribly cold.

Dan Chambers took the win with en excellent 21:42, followed home by Chris Bradbury with 23:01. Chris was the only rider on a road bike this evening. On veteran standard, Rob Saunders took the win.

Many thanks to all the riders who turned out on this rather dreary inauspicious evening. And indeed, thanks to all those who supported our time trial series by riding. Especial thanks go to Dick Selley, who turns out week after week to place the sogns and deal with the timekeeping. Without Dick, we'd have no time trial series.

So, the usual thanks to Dick, and to Rob and Ian for admin stuff. Jim Eastment took a bunch of photos (see gallery below - the originals at higher resolution can be seen here).

To mark the last event, some of us celebrated with rehydration and excellent pizzas at The Old Swan in Astwood.

Main results table

Pos	Number	Name	Club	Time	Cat	Sex
1	10	Daniel Chambers	Elysium Kalas Race Team	00:21:42	S	M
2	9	Chris Bradbury	TeamMK/BCG	00:23:01	S	M
3	5	Stuart Hall	LBTC	00:24:07	S	M
4	6	Mark Kates	LBTC	00:24:19	V	M
5	8	Stuart Tarry	Chronos RT	00:24:36	V	M
6	7	Robert Saunders	NBRC	00:24:50	V	M
7	4	Jason Lee	NBRC	00:25:25	V	M
8	2	Martyn Douglas	Redway Runners/NBRC	00:25:42	V	M
9	3	Alan Crane	Chronos RT	00:26:01	V	M
10	1	Stephen Taylor	TeamMK	00:34:29	V	M

Results on veteran standard

Pos	No	Name	Club	Time	Cat	Sex	Vets Std	.+/-
1	7	Robert Saunders	NBRC	00:24:50	V	M	00:02:33	00:22:17
2	6	Mark Kates	LBTC	00:24:19	V	M	00:00:35	00:23:44
3	4	Jason Lee	NBRC	00:25:25	V	M	00:01:24	00:24:01
4	8	Stuart Tarry	Chronos RT	00:24:36	V	M	00:00:21	00:24:15
5	3	Alan Crane	Chronos RT	00:26:01	V	M	00:01:24	00:24:37
6	2	Martyn Douglas	Redway Runners/NBRC	00:25:42	V	M	00:00:17	00:25:25
7	1	Stephen Taylor	TeamMK	00:34:29	V	M	00:03:02	00:31:27

And here's a photo of us all tucking into pizzas.