Magnificent Umpteen
That title was going to be ‘Magnificent Sixty Eight,’ reflecting the number of riders who competed in the Tour de Freuchie, our sponsored cycle race on the last Saturday of 2007. Then you begin to think about all the people who made big, big contributions without getting on a bike, who sponsored, who made and served soup, who made stovies, the marshals, the supporters – it’s a list that goes on and on, and it’s an awful lot bigger than sixty eight. So it’s Umpteen.
Seventeen of the planned twenty teams made it to the starting line, and all but two of these completed the eight lap course. The weather could hardly have been kinder (for the riders at least, marshals finding it chilly at their static stations) and there were no accidents (that anyone admitted to).
Scott Munro’s team ‘Catch Us If You Can’ was a clear winner with a total time of 1 hour 50 minutes and 26 seconds, a full ten minutes up on Scott Gourlays’s team, ‘The Kebab Shop,’ at 2 hours and 36 seconds. The others ranged from 2 hours and 2 minutes to 2 hours 34. Fastest lap was 12 minutes 54 seconds by Scott Munro, who also scored the second fastest at 13 minutes 12. Max Brown won the Best Team Name prize with ‘The Roving Cyclepaths.’ (Seemingly somebody somewhere has copyright on ‘raving cyclepaths’).
We have a spreadsheet that shows each team’s start, finish and race times, plus all the individual lap times. There’s a copy on the Notice Board in the Clubhouse, and it is shown below.
Financially, the day was a great success. Entry Fees and sponsorships committed came to £2,710, the raffle and disco brought in a further £475, while prizes and costs came to £306, so we were £2,879 up on the day. Fantastic! It’s maybe unfair to single out individuals when so many people worked so hard, but credit has to go to Alan Wallace, who first suggested the idea and was the main organiser, and to Graeme Christie, who brought in £509 worth of sponsorship on his own. His grandad’s mower refurbishment is assured!
A great day in every way, and a great big thank you from Freuchie Cricket Club to every one of the Magnificent Umpteen.
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Position
|
Team
Number |
Start
Time |
Finish
Time |
Race
|
|
1
|
7
|
11:49:13
|
13:39:39
|
1:50:26
|
|
2
|
11
|
11:50:44
|
13:51:20
|
2:00:36
|
|
3
|
18
|
11:53:44
|
13:55:58
|
2:02:14
|
|
4
|
6
|
11:48:50
|
13:54:12
|
2:05:22
|
|
5
|
20
|
11:54:45
|
14:03:02
|
2:08:17
|
|
6
|
12
|
11:51:15
|
13:59:59
|
2:08:44
|
|
7
|
16
|
11:52:47
|
14:03:35
|
2:10:48
|
|
8
|
9
|
11:50:15
|
14:02:00
|
2:11:45
|
|
9
|
3
|
11:47:46
|
14:03:52
|
2:16:06
|
|
10
|
4
|
11:48:13
|
14:11:33
|
2:23:20
|
|
11
|
17
|
11:53:15
|
14:20:51
|
2:27:36
|
|
12
|
13
|
11:51:45
|
14:21:22
|
2:29:37
|
|
13
|
15
|
11:52:14
|
14:24:12
|
2:31:58
|
|
14
|
8
|
11:49:46
|
14:22:22
|
2:32:36
|
|
15
|
19
|
11:54:15
|
14:28:45
|
2:34:30
|
|
Team
|
Lap 1
|
Lap 2
|
Lap 3
|
Lap 4
|
Lap 5
|
Lap 6
|
Lap 7
|
Lap 8
|
|
7
|
0:12:54
|
0:13:30
|
0:14:03
|
0:14:28
|
0:13:12
|
0:13:50
|
0:13:45
|
0:14:44
|
|
11
|
0:12:56
|
0:15:56
|
0:15:04
|
0:15:10
|
0:13:25
|
0:16:18
|
0:15:15
|
0:16:32
|
|
18
|
0:15:21
|
0:14:22
|
0:15:53
|
0:14:52
|
0:15:38
|
0:14:55
|
0:15:58
|
0:15:15
|
|
6
|
0:16:00
|
0:14:48
|
0:15:00
|
0:15:58
|
0:16:04
|
0:15:27
|
0:15:33
|
0:16:32
|
|
20
|
0:14:55
|
0:16:08
|
0:15:12
|
0:17:20
|
0:15:58
|
0:16:47
|
0:15:50
|
0:16:07
|
|
12
|
0:18:35
|
0:14:35
|
0:16:10
|
0:13:33
|
0:18:12
|
0:16:15
|
0:16:58
|
0:14:26
|
|
16
|
0:17:50
|
0:14:35
|
0:15:28
|
0:15:27
|
0:20:43
|
0:15:00
|
0:16:03
|
0:15:42
|
|
9
|
0:14:42
|
0:16:48
|
0:15:20
|
0:18:08
|
0:14:57
|
0:17:10
|
0:16:54
|
0:17:46
|
|
3
|
0:15:45
|
0:19:27
|
0:16:34
|
0:16:08
|
0:15:23
|
0:19:37
|
0:17:22
|
0:15:50
|
|
4
|
0:16:11
|
0:22:03
|
0:17:13
|
0:18:58
|
0:17:07
|
0:18:35
|
0:16:20
|
0:16:53
|
|
17
|
0:25:20
|
0:17:06
|
0:18:50
|
0:14:39
|
0:19:05
|
0:17:55
|
0:19:55
|
0:14:46
|
|
13
|
0:18:32
|
0:18:11
|
0:17:07
|
0:20:50
|
0:18:50
|
0:19:34
|
0:17:11
|
0:19:22
|
|
15
|
0:18:11
|
0:20:45
|
0:18:25
|
0:17:40
|
0:16:45
|
0:23:25
|
0:18:55
|
0:17:52
|
|
8
|
0:19:03
|
0:21:40
|
0:19:11
|
0:14:52
|
0:21:30
|
0:21:43
|
0:19:20
|
0:15:17
|
|
19
|
0:21:50
|
0:18:14
|
0:15:16
|
0:17:25
|
0:22:25
|
0:19:35
|
0:17:57
|
0:21:48
|
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