Both have been in the face of windy conditions but after 22min 19sec for the first of these, he battled along the Washington-Ashington-Findon course in 22min 34sec for the second .

In the Excelsior results there were different fields trailing him and Chris Putnam was the only rider in both top fives.

Of the all-comers, only four outsped Roberton in the extra windy 11th run and only two on the 12th. Chris McNamara of Wildeside RT, a regular visitor now this season, was the quickest on both days but by himself only on the11th run, when he clocked 21min 20sec, with Steve Geran (VC St Raphael, in 21min 21sec), Steve Calland (Norwood Paragon) and Rogers Smith (VC Etoile) up there behind him in the final positions. He and Calland did the 12th run as a Two-Up and recorded 20min 34sec.

As if this was not enough, in even windier conditions, Roberton fronted the field in the Clonmore Inter-Club time trial, and his own Excelsior team in the contest against VC Godalming and Haslemere, and Bognor CC. With the first six to count, eight host-club riders were in the top 13, infiltrated by Godalming men at fifth, sixth and ninth, and Bognor at eighth and 10th.

That clinched the Trophy for Excelsior, who had Karl and son Mel Roberton, Adrian Rogers and Mark Newnham in the top four places, Nathan Gale in seventh and Chris Putnam in 11th. They combine dor a winning 6hr 28min 49sec, ahead of Godalming and Haslemere's 7-04-26. Only five of Bognor's six finished and none arrived from invited Hants RC.

The course went from Washington to Shoreham roundabout through Bramber and Upper Beeding, then back with a detour through Ashurst, Partridge Green and West Grinstead to the 24. Rain held off until a post-event downpour.

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