Posted: 15/06/08
New Forest Road Challenge: Photographs and Sportive times
The Hillier Gardens made for a picturesque and splendid venue to start the Challenge and we thank the staff for allowing use of their grounds. Riders were treated to three distance options which had something for everyone; from far reaching views over the New Forest plains, to quiet country lanes where the traffic was more animal than vehicle, and some teasing climbs to test the legs on the final stretch from Stockbridge. Although many riders had a fine dry ride the later starters encountered a torrential rainstorm on the Sportive Route with roads rapidly turning into rivers. Fortunately the sun soon made a welcome reappearance as roads began steaming and drying out. Sportive entrants keen to know how they fared against others can compare times in the table below, which is sorted by Surname.
Our official photographer Guy Swarbrick was lurking on course and hopefully recorded most of you at some point during the day. You can download small sample images for free and purchase high resolution images for your pc or a high quality hardcopy.
We look forward to seeing you all again (on your mountain bikes though!) at the Hot MTB Challenge on Sunday 6th July, which is preceded on Saturday by a Gorrick TrailTrax Navigation Event.
Test Valley Tour welcomes your feedback, please email .
Rider Photographs at www.swarbrick.com
Elevation Profiles (the horizontal distances are not scaled comparatively between each route):
150km Sportive Provisional Timings:
| Surname | First name | Number | Start | Finish | Total time |
| Addy | Richard | 876 | 08:09:48 | 13:21:56 | 05:12:08 |
| Atkinson | Amber | 893 | 09:11:23 | 14:45:24 | 05:34:01 |
| Baines | Richard | 921 | 09:14:49 | 16:18:27 | 07:03:38 |
| Barber | Greg | 885 | 08:38:08 | 13:56:36 | 05:18:28 |
| Barden | Martin | 842 | 08:14:05 | 14:02:49 | 05:48:44 |
| Barden | Aaron | 843 | 08:14:07 | 14:13:38 | 05:59:31 |
| Barden | Adrian | 902 | 08:14:10 | 14:02:46 | 05:48:36 |
| Bossley | Kevin | 856 | 08:15:22 | 14:53:08 | 06:37:46 |
| Brigstocke | Gavin | 848 | 08:28:42 | 14:36:42 | 06:08:00 |
| Brothers | Dave | 891 | 08:32:52 | 14:23:10 | 05:50:18 |
| Brown | Paul | 903 | 08:25:05 | 15:22:14 | 06:57:09 |
| Brown | Sacha | 827 | 08:25:02 | 13:42:25 | 05:17:23 |
| Bryant | John | 900 | 08:10:55 | 13:22:00 | 05:11:05 |
| Buckley | Charles | 867 | 08:15:40 | 15:34:10 | 07:18:30 |
| Bush | Alan | 826 | 08:12:20 | 14:33:35 | 06:21:15 |
| Byers | Mike | 922 | 09:14:53 | 16:18:27 | 07:03:34 |
| Chadwick | Graham | 878 | 08:16:52 | 13:27:15 | 05:10:23 |
| Clark | Martin | 829 | 08:25:15 | 13:43:55 | 05:18:40 |
| Cole | Jon | 886 | 08:15:15 | 14:53:11 | 06:37:56 |
| Colpman | David | 890 | 08:14:29 | 14:23:37 | 06:09:08 |
| Cooper | Louisa | 884 | 08:37:43 | 14:18:11 | 05:40:28 |
| Cooper | Andy | 904 | 08:37:49 | 14:18:15 | 05:40:26 |
| Cornfield | Peter | 908 | 08:21:14 | 14:28:22 | 06:07:08 |
| Davison | Andy | 910 | 08:14:45 | 16:02:16 | 07:47:31 |
| Davison | Chris | 911 | 08:14:48 | 16:01:53 | 07:47:05 |
| Davison | Mark | 847 | 08:16:55 | 13:32:35 | 05:15:40 |
| De Pavla | Marcello | 887 | 08:18:09 | 15:51:18 | 07:33:09 |
| Dixon | Mark | 883 | 08:10:52 | 12:50:18 | 04:39:26 |
| Dudden | James | 870 | 08:11:01 | 13:02:59 | 04:51:58 |
| Eade | Aaran | 872 | 08:34:18 | DNF | DNF |
| Eade | Sally | 873 | 08:34:21 | 14:44:53 | 06:10:32 |
| Ely | Clive | 920 | 09:55:06 | DNF | DNF |
| Foster | John | 919 | 09:03:02 | 14:32:27 | 05:29:25 |
| Fraser | Sue | 889 | 08:16:00 | 14:43:20 | 06:27:20 |
| Fratesi | Dara | 875 | 08:08:35 | 14:35:41 | 06:27:06 |
| Hammerton | Matt | 853 | 08:56:57 | 13:54:22 | 04:57:25 |
| Hayes | John | 869 | 08:33:46 | 14:30:41 | 05:56:55 |
| Hillman | David | 909 | 08:21:16 | 13:50:21 | 05:29:05 |
| Holehouse | Sean | 874 | 08:46:18 | 14:42:47 | 05:56:29 |
| Horsfall | Renwick | 913 | 08:23:00 | 15:22:38 | 06:59:38 |
| Howard | Paul | 923 | 09:55:09 | 15:22:45 | 05:27:36 |
| Ivens | Robert | 914 | 08:33:43 | 14:30:38 | 05:56:55 |
| Jobson | Adam | 818 | 08:47:10 | 14:56:04 | 06:08:54 |
| Jones | Graham | 823 | 08:12:22 | 14:03:21 | 05:50:59 |
| Keith | Ian | 825 | 08:15:42 | 16:02:44 | 07:47:02 |
| Lamb | James | 830 | 08:17:56 | 13:03:31 | 04:45:35 |
| Laugthon | Philip | 892 | 09:19:04 | 17:24:10 | 08:05:06 |
| Lett | Clive | 824 | 08:21:47 | 13:38:13 | 05:16:26 |
| Macro | Ian | 859 | 08:21:35 | 13:38:39 | 05:17:04 |
| Marcus | Rob | 905 | 08:16:49 | 12:58:35 | 04:41:46 |
| Martin | Jeremy | 840 | 08:09:54 | 13:46:07 | 05:36:13 |
| McWilliams | Ben | 841 | 08:14:03 | 14:13:33 | 05:59:30 |
| Medes | Jonathan | 838 | 08:47:07 | 14:39:46 | 05:52:39 |
| Mingo | Chris | 881 | 08:14:59 | 13:31:02 | 05:16:03 |
| Mitchell | Rob | 918 | 08:42:20 | 13:48:22 | 05:06:02 |
| Monnery | Tony | 861 | 08:46:12 | 14:36:03 | 05:49:51 |
| Mugford | Simon | 862 | 08:02:04 | 13:58:55 | 05:56:51 |
| Newton | Bill | 871 | 08:34:16 | 14:44:56 | 06:10:40 |
| Peacey | Mike | 901 | 08:16:32 | 13:46:10 | 05:29:38 |
| Pittick | Mark | 844 | 08:21:30 | 13:09:13 | 04:47:43 |
| Purser | Steven | 863 | 08:11:42 | 13:43:41 | 05:31:59 |
| Rank | Tim | 852 | 08:56:53 | 13:52:53 | 04:56:00 |
| Richards | Gareth | 828 | 08:25:21 | 13:48:57 | 05:23:36 |
| Rigby | Malcom | 912 | 08:25:56 | DNF | DNF |
| Robinson | Jason | 868 | 08:32:50 | 14:23:14 | 05:50:24 |
| Rowden | Tony | 906 | 08:23:29 | 14:28:20 | 06:04:51 |
| Saunders | Pat | 882 | 08:02:00 | 13:06:45 | 05:04:45 |
| Sawyer | William | 907 | 08:17:10 | 13:17:34 | 05:00:24 |
| Scott | Chris | 851 | 08:15:18 | 14:53:04 | 06:37:46 |
| Spence | Sheila | 865 | 08:37:37 | 14:22:49 | 05:45:12 |
| Spence | Bill | 857 | 08:57:00 | 13:54:18 | 04:57:18 |
| Stuart | James | 855 | 08:25:26 | 12:56:06 | 04:30:40 |
| Tailby | Andrew | 888 | 08:15:58 | 13:49:57 | 05:33:59 |
| Tuckett | Andrew | 915 | 08:23:02 | 15:22:32 | 06:59:30 |
| Walker | Richard | 864 | 08:11:44 | 13:43:45 | 05:32:01 |
| Walter | Richard | 880 | 08:16:20 | 14:09:10 | 05:52:50 |
| Walter | Michelle | 879 | 08:16:22 | 14:09:01 | 05:52:39 |
| Wellard | Scott | 835 | 08:17:06 | 13:15:27 | 04:58:21 |
| Wiggins | Justin | 858 | 08:25:43 | 12:50:18 | 04:24:35 |
| Wiseman | Brendan | 917 | 08:14:27 | 14:06:57 | 05:52:30 |
| Yeaty | Ant | 916 | 08:17:59 | 13:38:17 | 05:20:18 |