The South Downs Double - Hall of Fame

South Downs Double - Hall of Fame

Current Outright record holder: Mike Cotty - 19h 52m 26s

Fastest times to date (overall)

	Unsupported ('Alpine')	Supported
1st	Mike Cotty 19h 52m 26s	Neil Newell 22h 20m 25s
2nd	Rob Lee 20h 55m 51s	Mike Cotty 22h 25m 22s
3rd	Neil Newell 23h 20m 32s (singlespeed)	Ian Butler 23h 01m 00s

Singlespeed

	Unsupported ('Alpine')	Supported
1st	Neil Newell 23h 20m 32s	TBD
2nd	Carl Hutchings 26h 27m	TBD

Female

	Unsupported ('Alpine')	Supported
1st	Lydia Gould 27h 26m 52s	TBD

Pairs & Groups

	Unsupported ('Alpine')	Supported
1st	TBD	George Budd/Sharon Laws 30h (approx.)

As of 28th September 2008, two female riders has been reported as completing the full distance - Sharon Laws, paired with George Budd, covered the distance in around 30 hours in 2006, and Lydia Gould who completed the first female solo ride in 27h 26m 52s, on 23rd August 2008.

Hall of Fame (* indicates a new fastest time for the category)

Name	Time	Date	Bike
Mike Cotty*	19:52:26	26th September 2008	Cannondale Scalpel/Six13 Custom
Carl Hutchings	26:27:00 (SS)	13th September 2008	On-One Inbred 29er SS
Lydia Gould*	27:26:54	23rd August 2008	Kona Kula Supreme
Neil Newell*	23:20:32 (SS)	23rd July 2008	On-One Inbred 29er SS
Rob Lee*	20:55:51	6th May 2008	IronHorse Azure World Cup
Neil Newell*	22:20:25	29th August 2007	On-One Scandal 29er
Ian Butler	23:13:00	12th August 2007	Whyte E5
Mike Cotty*	22:25:22	14th June 2006	Cannondale Scalpel
George Budd/Sharon Laws*	30:00:00 (approx.)	May 2006	Specialized & GT
Ian Butler*	23:01:00	Sep 2005

Other notable South Downs Way x 2 rides

Steve and Andy Heading ride Buriton to Eastbourne and back - 23 hours, 1993
Tim Woodcock, John Pitchers, Bob Strawson and Chris Dodman ride Buriton to Eastbourne and back - 32 hours, 1996
George Budd and Sharon Laws - 30 hours, May 2006

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