- Day 3 (Saturday 21st April, [en route to] Eastbourne)
- Lunchtime 5-pointers
- Evening 11-pointers
A cooler yet still gloriously sunny day greeted the crew as they set off heading south-east towards Sussex.
Still no punctures.
Country lanes, architypal English hamlets and occasional ugly over-crowded arterial highways marked their way until, one delayed rendezvous later and having been denied leave to play the lunch-time 5-pointers overlooking an ancient bridge and waterway, a village pub presented the opportunity.
BotB prevailed against BGBoy - sustaining the latter's poor tournament and the former's status as favourite for the overall BikeGammon 2018 trophy and a permanent place in backgammon history.
A win for Pilgrim would have placed him joint leader of the lunch-time tournament but he was denied this by a tenacious The Wizard.
It was busy riding through Hove then Brighton on the hottest April Saturday in living memory - who'd a thought it!?
One more drinks stop overlooking water then, as the weather cooled and seemed to threaten thunder, Eastbourne.
In a noisy, bustling gastro-pub, the evening 11-pointers took place and backgammon's capricious nature asserted itself. Upsetting recent form The Wizard and BGBoy took two each.
By defeating BotB, The Wizard triumphed in the now completed evening sub-event, securing 4 points towards his BikeGammon 2018 Grand Total and establishing himself as the new favourite for the trophy. BGBoy's double win over Pilgrim placed him third in the evening table and an unlikely outside chance at the main crown.
One day to go and all to play for. It's still anyone's trophy...
North tomorrow!
RANKINGS
Evening 11-pointers
Lunchtime 5-pointers
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