It’s looking a bit black over there – 13 May 2026
Was it the forecast that kept the Serious (Slow) Warts away from the outing? We were three, and about to set off early when Moz appeared over the horizon to Dennis Knoll to swell the Read more
With 3 big climbs, some rough ground, plenty of glutinous mud and quite a long outing the winter race was challenging enough. Young Josh hurtled down the heather as the early starters cautiously pottered down the fence line to Grindsbrook, and he was 3 minutes clear of Pete at the end. A worthy winner, however the Eric Mitchell trophy was won by Pete Gorvett who won by 3 seconds on the Dave Holmes formula!
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Peter Davies | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:27:32 | ||
| 3 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:30:21 | ||
| 4 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:38:21 | ||
| 5 | Kristian Groom | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:42:29 | ||
| 6 | Lewis Ashton | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:56:30 | ||
| 7 | Roland Allatt | Dark Peak | OSEN | 01:56:34 | ||
| 8 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:56:49 | ||
| 9 | James Halse | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:58:20 | ||
| 10 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:58:27 | ||
| 11 | Phil Crowson | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:00:00 | ||
| 12 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:06:16 | ||
| 13 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M70 | 02:09:17 | ||
| 14 | Tim Rippon | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:10:36 | ||
| 15 | George Yates | Dark Peak | M45 | 02:12:00 | ||
| 16 | Fiona Fullwood | Dark Peak | W40 | 02:13:30 | ||
| 17 | Robert Moore | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:15:00 | ||
| 18 | Victoria King | Dark Peak | W40 | 02:15:55 | ||
| 19 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:18:21 | ||
| 20 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M70 | 02:30:00 |