FUN TOUR SEVEN
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saturday’s fun tour was ride seven in the 13 week series. Another dry morning and another big turnout with 66 present going out in three groups.
The touring section completed a 37 miles ride to Broughshane, Buckna, Sheddings, Glenarm and Carnlough and back up Glencloy and in through the Braid.
Alan Blair’s 13 rider group completed a 53 miles ride at 18mph, to Antrim, Mallusk, Hightown road, Crumlin road, Nutts Corner and back down the Sevenmile straight to Antrim.
John Maxwell led a 19 rider group on a 50 miles ride at 17.1mph average to Larne, Ballygally, and Glenarm and up the glen to the Sheddings and the Braid.
Another twelve riders qualified for their bronze medals having completed five tours.
They were – Geoff Bell, Laura Blair, Maura Bradley, Ray Burbage, Fergus Byrne, Jackson Currie, Ronnie Grant, Hazel Hughes, Gerry McCullagh, Owen McLaughlin, Paul McQuillan and Sean Wright.