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Brian Robb arrived back in Coventry Canal Basin in 18 hours 18 minutes to win the second Warwickshire Ring Canal Race. Melissa Venables is 1st Lady in 23 hours 40 minutes. Congratulations to all finishers.

Official results can be found here and the Hall of Fame here.

45 Finishers. 89 Starters.

Unfortunately, the following had to cut short their journey:

WRCR 2024 Retirements

Name Retired on Retired at Notes
Nicholas Riggs Sat @ 10:35 22km Breathing difficulty flare-up
Pete Chandler Sat @ 13:32 CP1 Injured hip
Imke Siegerist Sat @ 14:12 CP1 Moving too slowly
Andrew Booth Sat @ 15:41 Dog and Doublet Cramp
Richard Barber Sat @ 16:11 Birmingham City Blues Football club Headache, heat.
Alex Blakey Sat @ 16:25 35 miles Bad knee
Damon Hannis Sat @ 16:28 4 miles from Hatton Top lock Can't keep food down
Darren Ryan Sat @ 18:17 CP2 Not enjoying it today
Jerram Stead Sat @ 18:35 Bridge 90
Baljit Chohan Sat @ 18:44 CP2 Feeling unwell
Sydney Worthington Sat @ 18:47 CP2 Not the right day today
Mark Grocock Sat @ 19:02 Bridge 93 Slow, not my day.
Daniel Hendriksen Sat @ 19:10 65 miles Not got the legs
Jim Burn Sat @ 19:55 CP2 Too old and too tired
Murat Agus Sat @ 20:09 CP2 Legs aren't going anywhere
Craig Chihuri Sat @ 20:17 Heartlands Lost. Not going to make CP 2
Alf Batchelor Sat @ 20:17 CP2 Knee pain
James Hayes Sat @ 20:40 CP2
Donovan Martin Sat @ 21:08 Blackboy pub
Stephen Hobbs Sat @ 21:26 Hatton Upset stomach
Helen Pike Sat @ 21:38 Hatton Not feeling well
Simon Prytherch Sat @ 21:40 Lemmington Station Legs stopped working
Paul Shakespeare Sat @ 21:45 Hatton Locks Banging head
Alayne Malkin Sat @ 21:51 Navigation Inn Hip pain
Jono Gregory Sat @ 22:47 Hatton Locks
Derren Peters Sat @ 23:19 Hatton locks Breathing difficult
Gianluca Cornalis Sat @ 23:32 Hatton Locks Knackered
Mark Anslow Sun @ 00:22 Hatton s Body wont go anymore
Mike Hughes Sun @ 00:38 Warwick parkway Moving too slowly
Steven Dowd Sun @ 00:48 Bridge 30 Legs are giving way
Alex Edmeades Sun @ 00:52 Fosse Road Too hot
Gee Rosewarne Sun @ 00:57 CP3 Sick/heat
Darren Clarkson Sun @ 01:51 Warwick cemetery Back gone
Josy Hayes Sun @ 02:25 Bridge 36 Retiring because running buddy is unwell and retiring.
Nikki Owen Sun @ 02:25 Bridge 36 Sickness
Leighton Brack Sun @ 03:05 70 miles Too tired
Barrie Williams Sun @ 03:49 Bascote Bridge Too slow to make CP3
Roz Glover Sun @ 04:07 CP3 Blisters
Patrick Simpson Sun @ 04:18 CP3 Timed out
Nick Ford Sun @ 04:27 CP3 Timed out
Kate Hayden Sun @ 06:00 Boathouse pub Can't do anymore
Tim Payne Sun @ 06:09 80 miles Sickness
Jean Walid Cros Sun @ 09:08 Rugby, Qulton Road Pushed too hard
Catherine McGregor Sun @ 11:19 Willowby Slipped and injured leg
Note: Time and place of retirement are approximate.

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