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After a week which included some ridiculously oppressive heat, mother nature smiled upon our little region of the state and provided us with the best weather we could possibly hope for to host a TT in the summer. With a mild breeze, and cloud cover keeping the temperatures down, the only heat to be found in Brooker today was from the competitors lighting up the road. In the Merckx field, we saw one of the most impressive performances that this series has ever seen; the cast and crew were shocked to see the Merckx record fall. "Diamond" David Gibson shattered the previous Merckx record, taking a full quarter of a minute off of the previous best time. But, even more impressive than that, he rode the last 6k with his rear tire going flat! We can't even imagine what sort of time he would have thrown down without that misfortune, and we're looking forward to see what he can do next month. In the aero field, although the leader board didn't change, Ryan Saylor ran away with the top time of the day. Second, third, and fourth were hotly contested and all within just a few seconds of each other. Although there were rumors that a group of people might show up to knock off the "Anything Goes" category this month, we had no takers today. Perhaps these guys will be here next time? And finally, we would like to congratulate Jo Weaver for coming out and giving it her all and competing in todays event. She opted to not have her time recorded, but we're positive she had a great result and had fun doing it. We need to give a shout out to the volunteers who help make this event happen! Timing was managed by the dynamic duo of Matt "no, I need to add 3 seconds to your time, trust me" Staras and Doug "what's that guys name again?" Folkerth. Traffic control at the turn-around was managed by Gerry Bouchard. And of course, photography was performed by Rob and Velvet. Without you guys, none of this would be possible, thank you. Now, on to the results and standings. Merckx 1. David Gibson, 21:27 (new course record!) 2. Lambert Vaes, 23:25 3. Ed Dunn, 23:36 4. Martin Cox, 24:33 5. Clay Cozzan, 24:54 6. Mike Gamble, 25:31 7. Matt Gluck, 26:09 8. Chris Brew, 29:26 Aero 1. Ryan Saylor, 20:42 2. Ken Sallot, 21:04 3. Tom Schneider, 21:06 4. Bob Black, 21:07 5. Graham Partain, 22:44 6. Tom Cox, 23:13 7. Claudia Penaloza, 25:02 "I rode a time trial, but am not telling you my time" 1. Jo Weaver And our current Series Leaders Merckx -- David Gibson, 21:27 (course record) Aero -- Derek Schanze, 19:49 (course record) Anything Goes -- Jim Wright & Ty Mader, 19:37 (course record)
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