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Thornbridge on Sat 16th Aug 1997

25 startersA shorter and simpler course this year from Hugh Cotton retained the Fin Cop experience. The prologue to it consisted in a gradual climb through fields to Monsal Head and descent to Monsal Dale whilst the epilogue comprised a long scenic, but sometimes uncomfortable, contour back to Ashford.

Doubts over the exact nature of the route resulted in some early bunching. When Mike Pedley and Dave Holmes did try their hand at leading they found inside knowledge (which they didn\'t have having not recce\'d the course) to be much more useful than a map (which they did have but showed a course which owed a lot to artistic licence). Consequently, their 50m lead turned into a 50m deficit!

At Fin Cop the real race began and Darrell Bradbury together with Dave Beresford pulled out a significant lead on the gruelling climb. They avoided some minor confusion afflicting others on the precise route into Ashford for Darrell to claim victory by 11 seconds.

Position	Name	Club	Class	Time	Comment	Bonus
1	Darrel Bradbury	Dark Peak	M	00:44:12
2	Dave Beresford			00:44:23
3	Roger Freeman	Dark Peak	OSEN	00:45:52
4	Andy Harmer	Dark Peak	MV45	00:46:46	1st M40
5	Chris Barber	Dark Peak	MV45	00:48:01
6	David Holmes	Dark Peak	MV40	00:48:08
7	Alan Yates	Dark Peak	MV50	00:48:12
8	Mike Pedley	Dark Peak	M	00:49:08
9	Roy Small	Dark Peak	MV40	00:49:14
12	Colin Lago	Dark Peak	MV50	00:50:50
14	Paul Sanderson	Dark Peak	M	00:51:14
15	Lynn Bland	Dark Peak	W	00:54:30	1st F
17	John Gunnee	Dark Peak	M	00:58:22
19	J. Keen			00:59:12
19	Ann Watmore	Dark Peak	WV40	00:59:16