Niamh Coulter and Alex Trippier take the honours at M&D TTA 10m time trial championships

Alex Trippier 2016 M&DTTA Junior Champion

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Niamh Coulter won the juvenile girls award, Alex Trippier the junior boys award (subject to confirmation by the M&DTTA) with personal best performances from Tom Bland and Jack Miller at the The third and final round of the Manchester & District junior 10 mile time trial championships.

The championships took place a week last Saturday and the East Lancs took two of the four awards up for grabs, plus a team award and third place overall in the 'open' section.

The final round was on the J2/3 course alongside Jodrell Bank with a strong following wind blowing the riders to the turn at Chelford, before having to retrace into a stiff headwind.

East Lancs members results: Niamh Coulter, 36:34,mins; Thomas Bland, personal best, 32:37mins; Jack Miller, personal best, 29:40mins; Noah Codling, 28:09mins; Alex Wiseman, 27:28mins; Alex Trippier, 25:19mins; David Trippier, 27:54mins; Paul Ashworth, Ben Trippier, 22:14mins; 25:15mins; Willian Howarth, 27:47mins; Jason Codling, 27:14mins; and finally Andy Regan, 27:43mins

The following day saw Ben Trippier compete in the 100 Km long Frank Morgan Memorial Road Race at Knowsley for 2/3/4 category riders. The race was undertaken in just about every weather condition the elements could throw at the riders, with many withdrawing due to the extreme cold, but Ben had a good race, avoiding a couple of crashes before finally getting into a two man breakaway for the final three laps, trying to chase the leader and another small group which escaped the bunch earlier in the race. He was eventually placed 11th out of 80 riders with a commendable performance in a tough race.

Oliver Huszar was flying the club colours in the Easter Monday track meet at the National Velodrome. Oliver came second in the senior men’s 12 lap scratch race, sixth place in the Devil, second in the 12 lap course des primes, fifth in the unknown distance race, and finally third in the group one 35 lap individual points race to complete a hard and fast day on the Track.

Last Sunday saw the beginning of the season 'Best All Rounder' competition for the touring section, with the running of the 50 mile Reliability Ride. The rules of the rde are that a rider must follow a prescribed course exactly and complete it within the time limit which in this case was four hours.

The ride and fine weather appealed to a club record turnout of 44 riders nearly all of which completed the ride to Whalley, Burnley and back in the time limit to grab their points and make ready for the 100 mile event in May.